Renault Otsu
Tier I Light Tank Japan

Renault Otsu

R. Otsu

Tank ID 609

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed from 1925 through 1928 in France as an upgraded modification of the Renault FT. The modernization project was finished and the vehicle saw mass production. In 1929, a total of 10 vehicles were purchased by Japan and were designated the Otsu-Gata Sensha (Tank B Model). The Japanese vehicles were slightly modernized and were widely used both in action and for training purposes.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

240

Weight

8.4 t

Forward speed

23 km/h

Reverse speed

8 km/h

View range

280 m

Signal range

300 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 30 30 22
Turret 20 20 20

Engine: Mitsubishi A475VD · 100 hp

Radio: Type 94 Mk. 4 Otsu

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

13 mm Autocannon Type Ho (NC)

Calibre 13 mm
Reload time 5.8 s
Aiming time 2.0 s
Dispersion 0.48
Rate of fire 117.39 /min
Ammo capacity 1,665

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 6 / 8 / 10

Penetration 25 / 33 / 41 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 6 / 8 / 10

Penetration 38 / 50 / 63 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
377
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
549
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
709

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 229
Avg. spotted 1.11
Avg. kills 1.51
Avg. defence 1.81
Exp. win rate 57.75 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

55.99 %

Avg. WN8

1,169

Battles

1,929

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 6 of 12 at Tier I

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 __FEH0MEH__ eu 5,384 111 91.89 %
2 RedHagen eu 2,375 98 75.51 %
3 F6L3X eu 1,436 97 54.64 %
4 FeNIKsII eu 927 52 40.38 %
5 ArtistFormerlyKnownAsMak eu 704 75 53.33 %
6 thesakal eu 329 64 48.44 %
7 marius1567 eu 300 76 52.63 %

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