Type 3 Chi-Nu

  My work was among the top three winners of the WoT Japanese Tank FanArt Contest forum.worldoftanks.asia/index.…!!!

                

And with it the 2000 in-game gold is mine!!!      

Turns out I still got what it takes to draw tanks. And now on to more serious things

A platoon of Type 3 Chi-Nu tanks roll through a road past the burning wrecks of a large platoon of American M4 Sherman tanks.

Up to that point in the Pacific War the American tankers had encountered nothing more than tankettes and the inferior Ch-Ha light tanks. This was true during the initial days of Operation Olympic after the largely unopposed Allied invasion of the Japanese Home Islands, and the US Marine tankers were mostly worried about ant-tank squads and AT mines. But the IJA suddenly unleashed their new Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tanks, and armed with the 75mm gun the Japanese had a tank that was a match against the M4 Sherman. Employing surprise and ambush tactics, initial Allied reports thought that they had encountered concealed anti-tank guns. But the Marines that were sent in to deal with these gun crews quickly confirmed that they had encountered a far deadlier tank than they had expected. The Allies had heard reports that the Japanese were developing a new tank, but did not expect these to function or run at all, similar to what had happened to the German's E-series tanks. And contrary to reports the Japanese had a substantial number of these new tanks ready. And the IJA would be sure to employ these to devastating effect.

A little story to go with this for fun, where if despite the atomic bombings the Japanese had not surrendered, if the Russians didn't intervene in Manchuria and Operation Olympic had gone through.

The top three winners could get 2000 in-game gold , so here's to hoping that i win.