Ishikawajima 108

Overview

Ishikawajima 108Ju-Ni
General Data
Type	Heavy Tank
Place of Origin	Empire of Japan
Designed by	Ishikawajima
Designed	~1941
Manufacturer	Ishikawajima
Number Built	?
Development
Developed From	Heavy Tank, Vickers Independent
Armament
Main Gun	75mm tank gun
Hull Mounted Gun	3 x machine gun 1 x flamethrower (?)
Left Hull Mounted Turret Gun	Forward turret: 1 x 37mm cannon Rear turret: 1 x machine gun (shared 15,000-rnds)
Right Hull Mounted Turret Gun	Forward turret: 1 x 37mm cannon Rear turret: 1 x machine gun (shared 15,000-rnds)
Defence
Armour Layout	20 - 35mm (?)
Misc Specs
Crew	12
Dimensions
Weight	38,000kg
Length	2.8m
Width	3.5m
Height	2.8m
Automotive
Engine	12-cyl, water-cooled, 350hp
Speed	48km/h

The Ishikawajima 108, confidential name Ju-Ni (?), is a Japanese design for a heavy tank.

Development

Development began after the Japanese purchase of A.1E1 Vickers Independent documentation. The design was largely similar, with geometric changes including being larger and wider, armament changes, and other equipment changes.

Land Vehicles of Imperial Japan 1919 - 1945

Tracked Vehicles
Light Tanks	Tankettes	Type Kā • TB • TK • Type 92 • Type 94 • Te-Ke
	Standard Light Tanks	Ishikawajima Type 98 • Kawasaki Type 92 • Mitsubishi Type 99 • Model Kō Tank • Model Otsu Tank • Ha-Gō • Ke-Nu • Ke-Ni (Kai) • Ke-To • Ke-Ri • Ke-Ru • Ke-Ho
	Railroad Tanks	Type95 So-Ki
Medium Tanks	Standard Medium Tanks	No. 1 • (Revised) • I-Gō (Kō • Otsu) • Chi-Ni • Chi-Ha (Kai) • Chi-Ho • Chi-He • Chi-Nu (Kai) • Chi-To Prototype I • Chi-To Prototype II • Experimental Type5 Medium Tank 'Chi-Ri' • Chi-Se
	Medium Command Tanks	Type 97 Shi-Ki
Heavy Tanks	Standard Heavy Tanks	Aichi-96 • Ishi-108 • Ju-Ni • Mitsu-97 • Mitsu-104 • Type 91 Heavy Tank • Type 95 Ro-Gō • Type 96 Ju-I • Type 97 Ju-Ro • Type 97 Ju-Ha
	Super Heavy Tanks	O-I • Mi-To
Amphibious Tanks	Standard Amphibious Tanks	Kawasaki Type 94 • SR Amphib • SR-I • SR-II • SR-III
	Special Motor Launches	Type2 Ka-Mi • Type3 Ka-Chi • Type4 Ka-Tsu • Type5 To-Ku
Self-Propelled Guns	Tank Destroyers	Type1 Ho-Ni I • Type1 Ho-Ni II • Type3 Ho-Ni III • Experimental Type5 Gun Tank 'Ho-Ri' • Experimental Type5 47mm Self-Propelled Gun 'Ho-Ru' • Type5 Na-To • Type5 Na-To II • 'Ji-Ro'
	Self-Propelled Gun / Assault Gun	So-To • 12cm Short Gun • 12cm Long Gun • Ho-I • Ka-To • Ho-Ro • Ha-To • Ho-Chi
	Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	Ki-To • Ta-Se • So-Ki • Ta-Ha
Miscellaneous	Amphibious Transport	FB Swamp Vehicle
	Remote-Controlled Explosives	Type98 Miniature Engineer Otsu
	Transport & Towing	Chi-Ke Tractor • Holt 30 • Komatsu 3 ton Tractor • Type92 I-Ke • Type92 Ni-Ku • Type94 Yo-Ke • Type95 Ho-Fu • Type98 Six Ton Prime Mover • T-G Crawler Truck • Type98 Ro-Ke • Type98 Shi-Ke • Type98 So-Da • Type 1 Ho-Ki
	Misc	Brasso-Ki • So-Ra • Type94 Disinfecting Vehicle • Type94 Gas Scattering Vehicle • Type 95 Ri-Ki • Type 97 Ho-K • Type97 Cable Layer • Type97 Pole Planter • Type 97 Chi-Yiu • Type 96 Se-Ri • Type 1 AOV • S-K Trench Excavator • Sōkō Sagyō Ki • Chō Gō Ki TG • Type100 Te-Re

Half-Track Vehicles
Combat	Amphibious Offensive	Chenilette St-Chamond M1921 • Inoma-Kaminishi • Sumida AMP
	Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	Type 98 Ho-Ki SPAAG
Utility	Transport & Towing	Type95 Kurogane • Type98 Ho-Ki Prime Mover • Type1 Ho-Ha
	Amphibious Transport & Towing	Ishikawan Jime

Wheeled Vehicles
Combat	Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	Type98 Ta-Se (truck)
	Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Gun	Nissan 80
	Armoured / Scout / Patrol Cars	Austin Model 1918 • British Crossley Mk I • Type92 Osaka • Type87 Armoured Car • Type3 Sumida • Type92 Chiyoda • Type92 Chokei Sensha • Type92 Kokusan
Utility	Transport & Towing	Nissan 180 • Nissan Model 97 • Toyota KB • Toyota KC • Type94 Truck • Type97 Truck • Type1 Truck • Type2 Truck
	Staff Cars	Nissan 70 • Toyota Syoki • Type92 Chiyoda • Model93 Staff Car • Model95 Kurogane • Nissan Model97 Staff Car • Type98 Staff Car
	Amphibious Transport & Towing	Su-Ki Amphibious Truck
	Motocycles	Model 97 Kurogane • Sanrinsha

Sources
Books	Online	Documents
• Forgotten Tanks & Guns of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s - David Lister, 2018	• Reddit - Seon Eun Ae