Chi-Ni
Tier II Medium Tank Japan

Chi-Ni

Tank ID 353

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed by Osaka Artillery Arsenal as a replacement for the Type 2589. The Chi-Ni and the Chi-Ha underwent combined trials in 1937. The Chi-Ha was deemed more successful. One prototype was manufactured.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

380

Weight

9.7 t

Forward speed

30 km/h

Reverse speed

12 km/h

View range

300 m

Signal range

350 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 25 12 10
Turret 30 20 20

Engine: Mitsubishi A6120VDe · 120 hp

Radio: Type 94 Mk. 4 Hei

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

13 mm Autocannon Type Ho

Calibre 13 mm
Reload time 10.0 s
Aiming time 1.5 s
Dispersion 0.56
Rate of fire 129.81 /min
Ammo capacity 2,070

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 6 / 8 / 10

Penetration 17 / 23 / 29 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 6 / 8 / 10

Penetration 27 / 36 / 45 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
413
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
601
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
777

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)
Avg. damage 251
Avg. spotted 1.19
Avg. kills 1.33
Avg. defence 1.47
Exp. win rate 57.26 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

54.55 %

Avg. WN8

754

Battles

1,032

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 10 of 51 at Tier II

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

# Player WN8 Battles Win rate
1 Callum_GT eu 1,340 79 63.29 %
2 nashorn1 eu 1,196 70 68.57 %

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