F B

F B Swamp Vehicle

Place of origin	Empire of Japan
Specifications
Weight	4.5 tons
Length	6.90m
Width	2.80m
Height	2.20m
Crew	2 or 3

Armor	-
Main armament	-
Secondary armament	-
Engine	Diesel 100PS
Power/weight	-
Suspension	-
Speed	(Ground) 30 km/h, (water) 8.5 km/h (mud) 15.0 km/h

The F B was a Imperial Japanese Army military transport/personnel carrier used for crossing difficult swampy terrain.^[1] First produced in 1935, 146 units were made.^[2] It had a two-to-three-man crew and had rubber floats attached to its track links to prevent it from sinking into the quagmire. It could also be used to transport men across water ways, powered by a drive propeller shaft.^[1]^[3]

Notes

References

Taki’s Imperial Japanese Army: Swamp Vehicle "FB"
Tomczyk, Andrzej (2003). Japanese Armor Vol. 3. AJ Press. ISBN 978-8372371287.

Japanese armored fighting vehicles of World War II

Tankettes	Type 6 Kijusha Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha Type 94 tankette Type 97 Te-Ke

Light tanks	Ko-Gata Sensha Otsu-Gata Sensha Type 95 Ha-Go Type 98 Ke-Ni Type 2 Ke-To Type 4 Ke-Nu

Medium tanks	Type 89 I-Go Type 97 Chi-Ha Type 97 ShinHoTo Type 1 Chi-He Type 3 Chi-Nu

Amphibious tanks	Type 2 Ka-Mi Type 3 Ka-Chi

Self-propelled artillery (including tank destroyers)	Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track Type 1 Ho-Ni I Type 2 Ho-I Type 3 Ho-Ni III Type 4 Ho-Ro Type 4 Ha-To Short Barrel 120 mm Gun Tank

Armored cars	Chiyoda armored car Type 91 Broad Gauge Railway Car Type 93 Armoured Car

Other	F B Swamp Vehicle Type 94 Disinfecting and Gas Scattering Vehicle Type 95 So-Ki Type 98 So-Da Type 100 Te-Re Type 1 Ho-Ha Type 1 Ho-Ki Type 4 Ka-Tsu

Prototypes	Type 95 Heavy Tank Type 97 Chi-Ni Type 98 Chi-Ho Type 3 Ke-Ri O-I Type 98 20 mm AA tank Special Number 3 Ku-Ro Type 5 Ke-Ho Type 4 Chi-To Type 5 Chi-Ri Type 5 Na-To Type 5 To-Ku

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