The Type 95 Ha-Go (九五式軽戦車 ハ号, kyūgo-shiki kei-sensha Ha-Gō) was a light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battles of Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union, and the Second World War. It is seen in Medal of Honor: Rising Sun and Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault. It was armed with a Type 97 57 mm tank gun as well as two Type 97 machine guns. It was the most numerous tank Japan made.
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun[]
In the mission Fall of the Philippines the player finds three tanks. The first tries to stop the player from entering the school house using its main gun. The second blocks the way to the US demolition truck and can be destroyed with a Type 11 machine gun. The final one chases the truck as it makes its escape. Grenades and shooting fuel barrels it drives past, will destroy it. Later during Midnight Raid On Guadalcanal, the player will be faced with one at the depot. It can be destroyed with the Type 96 AA gun. The Ha-Go makes its last appearance in Pistol Pete Showdown if you storm the howitzer. The tank also appears in the Historical Movie for Fall of the Philippines and Singapore Sling.
Type 95's in the Philippines have a mostly brown camouflage with some light green, whereas Type 95 tanks in Guadalcanal have darker green and brown camouflage. Pistol Pete is slightly darker than Midnight raid.
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Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault[]
The Ha-Go appears throughout the game, alongside the Type 97 Chi-Ha. The first appearance of this tank was on the level Mandown B where it blocks the entrance to the fuel depot. It does not attack the player but can be destroyed with a Satchel Charge. The first battle against this tank was on the level Mandown C where one attacks the player in a camp. It needs to be destroyed with TNT. Two more appear in the level in the tank camp. They do not attack the player but can be destroyed with charges. The Type 95 Ha-Go tank then fought against the player on the levels Henderson Field C where one needs to be destroyed with a Type 96 Howitzer. They also appear Tarawa B were they attack the captured Type 95 Scout Car at the end of the level. In Tarawa C two tanks defend a command centre and can be destroyed with TNT and one more appears destroyed in the level near the MG nest. One shows up and destroys an M4 Sherman support tank before getting destroyed by mortars. Some appear destroyed in Tarawa D.
Trivia[]
- For the entire franchise, the player is able to destroy 12 Type 95 tanks. 5 in Rising Sun and 7 in Pacific Assault.
- In Rising Sun, it is possible to jump on the tank.
- All Ha-Go models in Rising Sun have open hatches but if the player looks inside, the entrance will be blocked.
- All Ha-Go models in Rising Sun also have the number 5255 on them.
- In Rising Sun, the Ha-Go can be easily destroyed with grenades and machine gun fire not unlike the German tanks in previous games (particularly, Underground and Frontline), a largely unrealistic trait. They also rarely attack the player with there machine guns, instead opting for its main gun instead. which is unrealistic as the machine guns were designed to take on infantry.
- The height of Ha-Go in Pacific Assault is greatly exaggerated. In reality, Ha-Go was lower than Chi-Ha, while in the game the opposite was true. It also is generally larger than it should be.
- Only three Type 95s were on Makin, while four appear in game, and none were destroyed during the Raid on the island so they should not be enemies in those levels.
- In Tarawa C, a Type 95 is shown destroying a M4 Sherman, this would be extremely unlikely as the Type 95 is heavily outdated and outclassed compared to the M4 Sherman.