1938 Kato unknown

1938 Kato unknown in World War II in Colour, Documentary, 2009 Ep. 5

Class: Others, Construction & Engineering vehicle — Model origin:

00:48:09 Background vehicle

Author	Message
lightninboy ◊ 2022-04-12 16:30	Oh, boy, another oddball World War 2 roller!
lightninboy ◊ 2022-04-12 22:22	Wouldn't a roller be a construction vehicle?
mike962 ◊ 2023-05-17 00:10	lightninboy wrote Oh, boy, another oddball World War 2 roller! the infamous Guadacanale captured japanese roller Link to "commons.wikimedia.org" it's a japanese Watanabe , construction vehicle Quote he road roller left by the Japanese army in Guadalcanal, probably used for leveling the Lunga Airfield. The car body is a Macadam (type) roller developed by Watanabe Machine Industry in 1939. https://twitter.com/caravanserai/status/875669199254822912/photo/1 other japanese ww2 vehicles https://javehicles.weebly.com/others.html -- Last edit: 2023-05-17 19:50:24
lightninboy ◊ 2023-05-17 15:26	And isn't a roller a construction vehicle?
mike962 ◊ 2025-01-24 20:06	MIS-ID needs a correction , the source was wrong found a much higher res pic of it and you clearly see KATO writing Link to "www.littlerock.gov" should be listed as Kato with 1938 Kato was established in 1895 -- Last edit: 2025-01-24 20:24:24
mike962 ◊ 2025-01-24 20:12	from their history it fits together Quote 1938 Began manufacture of engines, tractors, road rollers, cranes, etc. Link to "www.kato-works.co.jp" -- Last edit: 2025-01-24 20:13:40