Warlord Games Type 4 Ho-Ro Self-Propelled Gun - 1:56 / 28mm Scale Model Tank for Bolt Action Highly Detailed World War 2 Miniatures for Table-top Wargaming

• Contains one plastic, resin & metal Ho-Ro assault gun
• Bolt Action stat card, vehicle damage markers, full-colour decal sheet and Bolt Action Order dice.

Inspired by German self-propelled guns the Type 4 Ho-Ro assault gun was based on a reinforced Type 97 Chi-Ha tank chassis. The Type 4 Ho-Ro mounted the Type 38 150mm howitzer. Surrounding the front of the howitzer was 25mm of armour plating – the open rear leaving the crew susceptible to close combat and shrapnel. The 150mm gun predominantly fired Type 88 APHE (armour-piercing high explosive) rounds although it could also fire HEAT (high explosive anti-tank) shells. Ammunition was stored in a container on the rear engine deck. Rushed into service towards the end of World War II, the Ho-Ro was deployed in batteries of four vehicles. It saw action during the Philippines Campaign and during the American assault on Okinawa where it was heavily outnumbered by US artillery assets.