Type 98 Ke-Ni
Tier III Light Tank Japan

Type 98 Ke-Ni

Ke-Ni

Tank ID 2401

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

A further modification of the Ha-Go developed by Hino Jidosha Kogyo. Despite the improved dynamic characteristics, the tank did not replace the Ha-Go. About 100 tanks were manufactured by Mitsubishi and Hino.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

405

Weight

7.2 t

Forward speed

50 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

310 m

Signal range

350 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 16 12 10
Turret 30 16 16

Engine: Type 100 Kuurei V-6 · 130 hp

Radio: Type 94 Mk. 4 Hei

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

37 mm Gun Type 100

Calibre 37 mm
Reload time 2.1 s
Aiming time 1.5 s
Dispersion 0.41
Rate of fire 28.57 /min
Ammo capacity 185

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 34 / 45 / 56

Penetration 37 / 49 / 61 mm

AP · armour-piercing Damage 34 / 45 / 56

Penetration 52 / 69 / 86 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 45 / 60 / 75

Penetration 14 / 18 / 23 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
490
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
713
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
921

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 297
Avg. spotted 1.58
Avg. kills 1.16
Avg. defence 1.54
Exp. win rate 56.73 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

54.90 %

Avg. WN8

1,305

Battles

1,235

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 20 of 64 at Tier III

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 kvintonr1 eu 1,763 240 60.42 %
2 marius1567 eu 223 59 52.54 %

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