Tier VIII Tank Destroyer Japan

Type 5 Ka-Ri

Ka-Ri

Tank ID 53345

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

From 1942, Japanese engineers began to take an active interest in German tanks in general, as well as in their components. By 1943, a large amount of materials was accumulated, which served as a basis for creating their own projects, one of which was the Type 5 Ka-Ri heavy tank destroyer.
Its very powerful armament allowed it to hit any American tank, and its thick frontal armor provided reliable protection from most tank destroyers. The presence of such a vehicle would have significantly strengthened Japan's defense potential, but its development began too late. It existed only in blueprints due to the war ending.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,250

Weight

45.0 t

Forward speed

40 km/h

Reverse speed

18 km/h

View range

380 m

Signal range

750 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	220	50	50
Turret	–	–	–

Engine: Ha-9-V · 750 hp

Radio: Type 3 Ko

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

12.7 cm Gun Type 89A

Calibre 127 mm

Reload time 13.3 s

Aiming time 2.0 s

Dispersion 0.34

Rate of fire 4.51 /min

Ammo capacity 40

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 375 / 500 / 625

Penetration 189 / 252 / 315 mm

AP · armour-piercing Damage 375 / 500 / 625

Penetration 224 / 298 / 373 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 473 / 630 / 788

Penetration 68 / 90 / 113 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

2,581

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

3,754

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

4,849

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 1,564

Avg. spotted 0.58

Avg. kills 1.06

Avg. defence 0.62

Exp. win rate 52.15 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

58.73 %

Avg. WN8

2,559

Battles

14,115

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 17 of 228 at Tier VIII

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	Yzne eu	5,132	139	67.63 %
2	mailand eu	5,120	89	68.54 %
3	skill4ltu eu	4,754	120	63.33 %
4	moimoi12_FIN eu	4,738	70	71.43 %
5	Dualistiq eu	4,721	89	69.66 %
6	Baby eu	4,640	349	73.07 %
7	IThree_starsI eu	4,580	145	64.83 %
8	EvilQuintessence eu	4,550	55	78.18 %
9	marty_vole eu	4,521	87	62.07 %
10	Xilense eu	3,935	1,679	70.22 %