IJ Fiat 3000

Overview

The Fiat 3000 is an Italian light tank. One Fiat 3000 tank was bought by the IJA for testing purposes. The tank was an improved version of the Renault FT-17 with a stronger engine and larger turret. The results of the test are not known, but at the same time the IJA was cooperating with Renault, which had recently designed the NC-27. The Italian model was deemed obsolete.

Additional Fiat 3000 were taken over from the armed forces of the local warlord Zhang Zuolin, ruler of the northeast regions of China. He was killed by a bomb planted by a Japanese Kwantung Army officer on 4 June, 1928. The Japanese took over a number of the Fiat 3000, and they were used by the Japanese Kwantung Army to build up a temporary Armoured Car Company. The tanks saw use in the Manchurian Incident in 1929. After Manchukuo's formation in 1931 the tanks were handed over to the Manchurian army.

The armament of the Fiat 3000 varies, but they were not rearmed in Japan.

Japanese Land Vehicles of WWII - Tracked
Light Tanks	Tankettes	Type Ka MG Vehicle • Type 92 Jyū-Sōkōsha • Type 94 Tokushu Keninsha • Type 97 Te-Ke
	Standard Light Tanks	Kō Gata Sensha • IJ Fiat 3000 • Otsu Gata Sensha • Type 95 Ha-Gō • Type 98 Ke-Ni Kō • Type 98 Ke-Ni Otsu • Type 98 Ke-Ni Production • Type 2 Ke-To • Type 3 Ke-Ri • Type 4 Ke-Nu • Type 5 Ke-Ho
	Railroad Tanks	Type 95 So-Ki (Armoured Railcar)
Medium Tanks	Standard Medium Tanks	Medium Mark A Whippet • Experimental I • Vickers Medium C • Experimental II • Type 89 I-Go Prototype • Type 89 I-Go Kō • Type 89 I-Go Otsu • Type 97 Chi-Ni • Type 97 Chi-Ha • Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai • Type 98 Chi-Ho • Type 1 Chi-He • Type 2 Ho-I • Type 3 Chi-Nu • Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai • Type 3 Chi-Nu II • Type 4 Chi-To I • Type 4 Chi-To II • Type 4 Chi-To III • Type 5 Chi-Ri I • Type 5 Chi-Ri II • Type 5 Chi-Ri III • Chi-Se
	Medium Command Tanks	Type 97 Shi-Ki
Heavy Tanks	Standard Heavy Tanks	Mark IV Female • Type 91 Heavy Tank • Type 95 Ro-Go • Type 96 Ju-I • Type 96 Ju-I Kai • Type 97 Ju-Ro • Type 97 Ju-Ro Kai • Mitsu-104 Ju-Ha • Ishi-108 Ju-Ni • Heavy Tank No. V • Heavy Tank No. VI
	Super Heavy Tanks	O-I • Type 4 O-Ro • Type 5 O-Ro Kai
Amphibious Tanks	Standard Amphibious Tanks	SR Amphib • SR-I • SR-II • SR-III
	Special Motor Launches	Type 2 Ka-Mi • Type 3 Ka-Chi • Type 4 Ka-Tsu • Type 5 To-Ku
Self-Propelled Guns	Tank Destroyers	So-To • Type 1 Ho-Ni I • Type 1 Ho-Ni II • Type 3 Ho-Ni III • Type 5 Ho-Ri I • Type 5 Ho-Ri II • Type 5 Ho-Ri III • Type 5 Ho-Ru • Type 5 Na-To • Type 5 Na-To II
	Self-Propelled Gun / Assault Gun	Ji-Ro • • Type 97 Chi-Ha Naval Short Gun • Type 97 Chi-Ha Naval Long Gun • Type 2 Ho-I • Type 5 Ka-To • Type 4 Ho-Ro • Type 5 Ho-Chi • Type 5 Na-To I • Type 5 Na-To II
	Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	Ki-To • Ta-Se • So-Ki • Ta-Ha
	Self-Propelled Howitzer	Type 4 Ho-Ro • Type 4 Ha-To
Miscellaneous	Amphibious Transport	FB Swamp Vehicle
	Transport & Towing	Chi-Ke Tractor • Holt 30 • Komatsu 3 ton Tractor • Type 92 I-Ke • Type 92 Ni-Ku • Type 94 Yo-Ke • Type 95 Ho-Fu • Type 98 Six Ton Prime Mover • T-G Crawler Truck • Type 98 Ro-Ke • Type 98 Shi-Ke • Type 98 So-Da • Type 1 Ho-Ki
	Misc	Brasso-Ki • So-Ra • Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle • Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle • Type 95 Ri-Ki • Type 97 Ho-K • Type 97 Cable Layer • Type 97 Pole Planter • Type 97 Chi-Yiu • Type 96 Se-Ri • Type 1 AOV • S-K Trench Excavator • Sōkō Sagyō Ki • Sōkō Sagyō TG • Type 100 Te-Re

Japanese Land Vehicles of WWII - Half-Tracks
Transport & Towing	Type 95 Kurogane • Type 98 Ho-Ki Prime Mover • Type 1 Ho-Ha
Amphibious Transport & Towing	Ishikawan Jime
Amphibious Offensive	Chenilette St-Chamond M1921 • Inoma-Kaminishi • Sumida AMP
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	Type 98 Ho-Ki SPAAG

Japanese Land Vehicles of WWII - Wheeled
Armoured / Scout / Patrol Cars	British Crossley Mk I • Type 92 Osaka • Type 87 Armoured Car • Type 3 Sumida • Type 92 Chiyoda • Type 92 Chokei Sensha • Type 92 Kokusan
Transport & Towing	Nissan 180 • Nissan Model 97 • Toyota KB • Toyota KC • Type 94 Truck • Type 97 Truck • Type 1 Truck • Type 2 Truck
Staff Cars	Nissan 70 • Toyota Syoki • Type 92 Chiyoda • Model 93 Staff Car • Model 95 Kurogane • Nissan Model 97 Staff Car • Type 98 Staff Car
Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun	Type 98 Ta-Se (truck)
Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Gun	Nissan 80
Amphibious Transport & Towing	Su-Ki Amphibious Truck
Motocycles	Model 97 Kurogane • Sanrinsha