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Type 4 Ho-Ro Platoon (JBX08)

Type 4 Ho-Ro Platoon (JBX08)

Type 4 Ho-Ro Platoon (JBX08)
Includes Three Type 4 Ho-Ro Self-propelled guns.

Armed with a 15cm howitzer, the Type 4 Ho-Ro could lob a 36kg shell over six kilometers, destroying enemy defences and slow-moving targets.

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Designed by Evan Allen,
Painted by Aaron Mathie

Banzai
The Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor has awoken the Americans.
Now they must fight with determination to hold their gains, to push the westerners back and consolidate Japanese control. Every inch of ground, each beach, village and airfield, are defended with a ferocity against which no enemy can stand.

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Banzai – Imperial Japanese Forces in the Pacific
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The mechanisation of Japan’s armed forces proceeded at an extremely slow pace during the war. Lacking the resources to develop dedicated self-propelled artillery, they instead turned to expedient adaptations of existing designs.

One such vehicle was the Type 4 Ho-Ro, designed as a tank destroyer mounting the 150mm Type 38 howitzer and equipped with shaped charge rounds capable of defeating the Sherman.

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The Type 4 Ho-Ro Platoon in Flames of War

      Armour    
Name  Mobility  Front Side  Top   
Weapon
Range

ROF

Anti-tank
Firepower  Notes
Type 4 Ho-Ro  Standard Tank 2 1 0  
Type 38 150mm howitzer

16"/40cm

1 13

1+

Hull mounted, Bunker buster, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 56"/140cm - 5 2+ Smoke bombardment.

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Type 4 Ho-Ro Platoon (JBX08) Type 4 Ho-Ro Platoon (JBX08)
Type 4 Ho-Ro Platoon (JBX08) Type 4 Ho-Ro Platoon (JBX08)

Type 4 Ho-Ro Platoon Box Contents
Type 4 Ho-Ro Platoon (JBX08)
a. 3x Type 1 Ho-Ni Self-propelled gun hulls.
b. 3x Right track.
c. 3x Left track.
d. 3x Superstructure roof.
e. 3x Crew sprue.
f. 3x Type 38 150mm howitzer.
g. 3x Engine vent cover sprue.

Step 1: Start by gluing on the tracks. The left and right tracks have different sized tabs and corresponding notches, to ensure placement on the correct side. Below: The tracks attached correctly.
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Step 2: Clip the engine vent covers from their sprue and glue them in place. Step 3: This small bump fits into a divot underneath the 150mm howitzer to help ensure correct placement.
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Glue the 150mm howitzer in place. Step 4: Glue the roof onto the superstructure.
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Step 5: Clip the crew figures off their sprue. Note: the figures have no feet, to allow you to position them at the correct height. This won't be visible inside the vehicle. Step 6: Add the figures on either side of the gun. You may prefer to paint the figures separately to the vehicle and then glue them in place.
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Below: The fully assembled Type 4 Ho-Ro Self-propelled gun.
Type 4 Ho-Ro Platoon (JBX08)


Last Updated On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 by James at Battlefront