Combat Record
Most of the Type 1s were allocated to the Japanese home islands to defend against the projected Allied Invasion. Records regarding deployment outside of Japan are uncertain, but it appears that some Type 1 tanks were with the IJA 2nd Division at the Battle of Leyte in the Philippines towards the closing stages of the war. Despite Type 1's superiority in terms of armor and firepower over the earlier Type 97, it still underperformed against the American M4 Sherman.
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