Type 5 Ke-Ho

Type 5 Ke-Ho stats at a glance

The Type 5 Ke-Ho has 416 hit points , 20mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 75 damage per shot with 87mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1875. The vehicle can equip 2 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Ke-Ho can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.3:1. The Ke-Ho has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (2)

With the top-tier gun, the Ke-Ho can theoretically output up to 1875 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How Ke-Ho compares to its peers

There are 18 tier 4 light tanks in WoT, including the Ke-Ho. Its 416 HP places it in the top 71% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 367). Frontal hull armor of 20mm ranks in the top 100% for the class (peer average: 34mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 29% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 75 damage per shot, higher than 76% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 87mm puts it in the top 29% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Ke-Ho vs M5 Stuart — tier 4 light tank from USA
• Ke-Ho vs M5A1 Stuart — tier 4 light tank from China
• Ke-Ho vs Škoda T 15A — tier 4 light tank from Czechoslovakia
• See full tier 4 light tank tier list — all 18 vehicles ranked

Related tier 4 light tanks

• 14TP — Poland
• A25 Harry Hopkins I — UK, premium
• Alpha Rabbit — Germany
• AMX 40 — France
• BT-7 — USSR
• Cruiser Mk. IV — UK
• Light Tank — USSR
• Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs (Story Mode Stealth) — Germany
• All Japan tanks · Tier 4 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

By 1945 the design of the Type 95 Ha-Go was already obsolete. In 1942 the Hino Jidosha company started to develop a new tank. A prototype designated the Type 5 Ke-Ho was built in 1944. The design of the tank was similar to that of the Czech LT vz.38 and the Japanese Chi-Ha. However, the vehicle did not go into mass production.

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