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After it was decided, that the CI-32L will be put out of service, the CADO (Chinese Army Design Office) investigated the possibility of another use of these vehicles.
On the other side there was the requirement of a self propelled anti-tank gun, a so called "tank hunter", so the TH-1 was born.

A total of 50 vehicles were built.

TH-1:
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rebuild of the CI-32L

Weight: 6,4 tons
Crew: 3 men
Dimensions: Length: 4,42m / Width: 1,85m / Height: 2,25m
Engine: Huang-Po NL-38 TRKM, 6-cylinder, watercooled, diesel, 3790ccm, 120 hp
Speed: 40 km/h
Range: Street 180km, Terrain 130km
Armament: 5,0cm AT-Gun L/43,4 [86 cartridges on board]
Fuel reserve: 150 litres
Armor: 6-14mm

Since the serial production of the actual Tankdestroyers TD-28A is just getting started, but the High Command of the Chinese army decided to equip most of their divisions with tank destroyers, it was decided to create a further transitional solution. Based on in large numbers still existing, but decommissioned tanks of the type TM38M, the subsequent conversion was done.

A total of 120 vehicles were built till June 1943.

Yuán / TH-2
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rebuild of the TM38M

Weight: 10,5 t
Crew: 4 men
Engine: six cylinder water-cooled motor with 125 hp (Diesel)
Road Speed: 47 km/h / Rough Speed: 20 km/h
Road Range: 200 km / Off-Road Range: 150 km
Main Gun: 1x 7,5cm PaK 40/3 L/46 (main gun ammo: 38 )
Secondary Weapons: 1x 7,92mm MG (Loose - 600 rounds)
Armour: Hull Front: 45 mm / Hull Sides: 15 mm/ Turret Front: 15 mm

With the success of the new medium tank Tung Meng presents the next part of the tank family. Based on the MT-25A they build a tank destroyer, the TD-28A.

A first batch of 10 vehicles were build and the test phase started in the summer of 1942 at the army test site near Beijing. Upon successful completion of the testings it was decided to produce this vehicle in mass production. This started in March 1943.

TD-28A
Tank Destroyer

Informations:
crew: 4 (Driver, gunner, loader, commander)
weight: 28,6 metric tons
armament: 5,7 cm MBK-4-3, 1x machine gun
ammunition: 63 shots for the gun, 600 rounds for the MG
engine: V-12 diesel-engine, 305 hp
speed: on-road= 43 Km/h
range: 330 Km
armor:
hull front = 65 mm
hull sides = 40 mm
hull rear = 35 mm
hull downside = 15 mm
hull topside = 15 mm
turret front = 70 mm
turret sides = 40 mm
turret rear = 25 mm
turret topside = 15 mm



[size=1]thanks to Daidalos for the drawing[/size]