Although us and japanese tank forces first clashed in 1941 it was on in 1944 that tank vs tank action became more common as both sides poured larger numbers of tanks into the combat zone these battles were a means of demonstrating each sides latest tank technology for the us the pinnacle of their tank machinery came in the form of the m4 sherman and for the japanese their most notable . The japanese type 97 tanks were no match for the m4 sherman tank or even the m7 priest 105mm hmc which many commanders peferred over the m4 because of its heavier firepower in fact this book could have been called m4 sherman m7 priest vs type 97 chi ha but i guess osprey wanted the better known sherman to get all of the attention . The japanese type 97 tanks were no match for the m4 sherman tank or even the m7 priest 105mm hmc which many commanders peferred over the m4 because of its heavier firepower in fact this book could have been called m4 sherman m7 priest vs type 97 chi ha but i guess osprey wanted the better known sherman to get all of the attention . The 47mm gun on the type 97 could only penetrate the shermans frontal armor at close range or the weaker side armor if presented with that opportunity as a result the japanese were reluctant to deploy them in tank vs tank situations preferring to use them as dug in pillboxes the m4a3 on the other hand had a far superior fire power advantage able to penetrate the type 97s armor at . M4 sherman vs type 97 chi ha the pacific 1945 by steven j zaloga series duel buy the ebook list price 1760 usd your price 1449 usd add to cart buy now add to wishlist remove from wishlist or get it for 8000 kobo super points see if you have enough points for this item sign in synopsis expand collapse synopsis although us and japanese tank forces first clashed in 1941 it was