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 | | The Japanese, though, came to also use the tankette in their infantry divisions, performing a direct reconnaisance role either as a substitute for the horse cavalry, or as a supplement to what was available. |
 | | The chief Japanese tankette during World War II was easily the Type 97, also known as the "Te-Ke" (I believe this was just a Japanese phoneticizing of the abbreviation "TK" for "tankette"-- as opposed to tank-- a designation which was also retained by the Poles for their vehicles of this class). |
 | | The Japanese generally did not group their tankettes into units larger than a company, which would be anywhere from 10 to 17 vehicles, and a total of at least 80 men including the organic supply and maintenance personnel and the command staff. |
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