Type 3 Chi-Nu
Tier V Medium Tank Japan

Type 3 Chi-Nu

Chi-Nu

Tank ID 1377

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

The Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank is a modification of the Type 1 Chi-He with a new turret and gun. The tank was the most powerful among wartime Japanese mass-produced vehicles. However, only 60 vehicles were manufactured due to shortages of components and materials.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

670

Weight

17.8 t

Forward speed

44 km/h

Reverse speed

18 km/h

View range

340 m

Signal range

550 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 50 25 20
Turret 50 35 25

Engine: Type 100 Kuurei V-12 · 290 hp

Radio: Type 3 Otsu

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

Experimental 57 mm Tank Gun Shin (10)

Calibre 57 mm
Reload time 3.0 s
Aiming time 2.3 s
Dispersion 0.36
Rate of fire 20.00 /min
Ammo capacity 120

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 68 / 90 / 113

Penetration 83 / 110 / 138 mm

AP · armour-piercing Damage 68 / 90 / 113

Penetration 104 / 139 / 174 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 83 / 110 / 138

Penetration 22 / 29 / 36 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
804
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
1,169
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
1,510

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 487
Avg. spotted 1.19
Avg. kills 0.92
Avg. defence 1.11
Exp. win rate 54.39 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

54.33 %

Avg. WN8

1,876

Battles

12,930

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 47 of 87 at Tier V

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 m00h eu 6,462 126 78.57 %
2 Rasierer32 eu 5,081 62 56.45 %
3 skill4ltu eu 5,028 77 67.53 %
4 ArmorSlayerCA na 4,523 1,171 61.66 %
5 Goldun eu 4,187 91 69.23 %
6 3rdMarker eu 3,698 66 60.61 %
7 Cauti0n eu 2,979 51 66.67 %
8 favorius eu 2,949 57 68.42 %
9 Eumelmad eu 2,878 81 67.90 %
10 Banned eu 2,799 69 69.57 %

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