page_title: Type 4 Chi-To medium tank
section_title: Variant
hierarchical_section_title: Type 4 Chi-To medium tank / Variant
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 試製十糎対戦車自走砲 カト 側面 起案図、1943年 English: Imperial Japanese Army Experimental 105mm anti-tank self-propelled gun (tank destroyer) Ka-To. A plan illustrating the side view.
context_page_description: The Type 4 medium tank Chi-To was one of several medium tanks developed by the Imperial Japanese Army towards the end of World War II. While by far the most advanced Japanese wartime tank to reach production, industrial and material shortages resulted in only a few chassis being manufactured and only two known to be completed. Neither Type 4 Chi-To tank saw any combat.
context_section_description: Another 105mm SP gun planned was the Ka-To or Ka-To Sha 105 mm SP AT Gun. Ka-To's development was ordered in 1943. The engine placement was forward, while the gun placement was in the rear section of the hull. The open top superstructure was based on the Type 5 Na-To. Two main guns for the Ka-To were completed in 1945. According to several sources, the Ka-To hull was based on the Type 4 Chi-To, which needed to be extended in length to accommodate the main gun. An extra road wheel was added to each side of the chassis. However, according to another source, the incomplete Ka-To hull was based on the Type 5 Chi-Ri medium tank.
caption: Drawing of Ka-To 105 mm SP AT Gun
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