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figure 17. japanese armored vehicles are parked, and there seem to be two crosley armored vehicles with vickers tops on the right.
this was no mere imitation. ishikawajima's engineers, working with their british colleagues, built on the chassis and transformed it into a powerful weapon adapted to battlefield needs. they used a metal frame as the basis, with an average steel plate thickness of about 6 mm, and a traditional layout. the small front compartment was used for the engine, while the larger rear compartment was used for the crew and the hemispherical machine gun turret carrying the weapon.
figure 18. a photo of a japanese armored convoy taken on south street in shenyang. the building in the background of the japanese armored convoy was converted into the shenyang library after the founding of the people’s republic of china.
this armored vehicle became one of the important equipment of the japanese army in the northeast battlefield. its powerful firepower and solid armor brought some advantages to the japanese army, especially during the september 18th incident. however, in actual use, the weaknesses of the sumida armored vehicle were also exposed.
figure 19. a photo of a japanese armored convoy taken on south street in shenyang. the building in the background of the japanese armored convoy was converted into the shenyang library after the founding of the people’s republic of china.
in harsh outdoor environments, the mobility and off-road performance of the sumida armored vehicle showed obvious deficiencies. the thin and fragile armor thickness made it difficult to withstand the impact of 7.92mm rifle bullets in close-range attacks. coupled with the lack of flexible combat strategies, the sumida armored vehicle gradually lost its advantage on the battlefield and was eventually abandoned by the japanese army.
figure 20. wolseley armored vehicles used to fight against the volunteer army in the suburbs of shenyang.
although the actual application of the sumida armored vehicle did not continue in the actual combat test, it left a deep mark. it witnessed the difficulties of the japanese army on the northeast battlefield at that time, and also reflected the characteristics and limitations of the development stage of the japanese army at that time.
in the 1930s, the sumida armored vehicle was widely used in the area around shenyang, but as the war progressed, it was gradually abandoned by the japanese army.
figure 21. wolseley armored car, the photo is from the japanese army postcard of the september 18th incident.
although it was not produced in the end, the wolseley-sumida armored car left a valuable historical record. it witnessed the development of the japanese army on the northeast battlefield at that time, and also reflected the impact of the war on military technology and social structure.
the wolseley-sumida armored car has no direct literary or film version. however, it plays an important role in history and culture. it is considered a symbol of the development of japanese military equipment and a representative technology that reflects the development trend of the times.
