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Development and design
Multiple layouts appear in surviving documentation, including rear- and center-superstructure concepts. Modern popular depictions often go beyond what the archival record can securely support, so this profile treats Ho-Ri as a project family rather than a fielded production vehicle. 1, 2
Operational use
The gun was developed and tested, and production planning documents discussed Ho-Ri vehicles, but the available historical evidence does not establish a completed operational prototype before the war ended. 1, 2
Role and significance
Keeping the project in the archive—with its status clearly marked—helps distinguish real Japanese late-war design work from later hypothetical “production” interpretations created for games or secondary media. 1, 2
Sources and further reading
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