The special Type 4 Launch Ka-Tsu (特四式内火艇 カツ, toku-yon-shiki uchibitei Ka-Tsu) was a Japanese amphibious landing craft of World War II. The first prototype was completed in late 1943 and trials were conducted off Kure in March 1944. == History == Japan's combat experience in the Solomon Islands in 1942, which revealed the difficulty of resupplying Japanese forces in such situations, prompted the IJN to commence an amphibious tractor program in 1943, as the Ka-Tsu.
The special Type 4 Launch Ka-Tsu (特四式内火艇 カツ, toku-yon-shiki uchibitei Ka-Tsu) was a Japanese amphibious landing craft of World War II. The first prototype was completed in late 1943 and trials were conducted off Kure in March 1944. == History == Japan's combat experience in the Solomon Islands in 1942, which revealed the difficulty of resupplying Japanese forces in such situations, prompted the IJN to commence an amphibious tractor program in 1943, as the Ka-Tsu.
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