* The Transport Phase and the TP bar is a hint and historical reference to the tanks that will play a role in the planned Hokkaido Defense Operation. The Type 97 Shinhōtō Chi-Ha (colloquially named Type 97 Kai or Chi-Ha Kai), Type 1 Ho-Ni I, and the Imperial Japanese Army 11th Tank Regiment units all were key players in the planned Hokkaido Defense should the Soviet Union have implemented their northern invasion operation. Thus the plan of Japanese Military was to reserve their best units in the defense of the mainland and they did have a number of both these armored vehicles and they were to supplement other more advanced weaponry that were still being produced such as the Type 3 Chi-Nu, Type 1 Chi-He, Type 4 Chi-To, Type 1 Ho-Ni II and the Type 3 Ho-Ni III.
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* The 11th Tank Regiment did in fact engage the Soviets in the Kuriles and there they proved that they were a match with their Type 97 Shinhōtō Chi-Ha's against the Soviet T-34's that were used in the land operation. This was also the case in Manchuria where the Soviets thought they will face an inferior force but were met with heavy resistance from the Type 97 Shinhōtō Chi-Ha and Type 1 Ho-Ni I which were already proven against American tanks in the engagements in the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.