High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Type 97 TK tankette (???????, Ky?-nana-shiki kei s?k?sha ?) was a tankette used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in World War II. It was designed as a replacement for the earlier Type 94 TK.The origins of the Type 97 lay in a prototype diesel-engine version of the Type 94 Te-Ke developed by Hino Motors in 1936. Although the prototype had a more powerful engine and larger gun, initial trials were not successful and the Japanese Army demanded numerous changes before acceptance. Hino responded with a modified prototype in November 1937, in which the engine was moved towards the rear of the chassis. This design was accepted and full production began in 1938. A total of 557 units were produced from 1938 to 1942 (56 units in 1938, 217 units in 1939, 284 units in 1940).
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