{"id":181,"date":"2023-05-01T17:41:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/?p=181"},"modified":"2023-05-02T05:58:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T05:58:10","slug":"type-4-ho-ro-self-propelled-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/?p=181","title":{"rendered":"Type 4 Ho-Ro Self-Propelled Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japan, 1944 (593MB download, please be patient!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class='imgover'>\n    <div class='container'>\n    <style>\n        \/*[class^=\"icovrm-\"], [class*=\" icovrm-\"]  {*\/\n        [class^=\"icovrm-\"], [class*=\" icovrm-\"] {\n            color:#99CC99;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n    <i id='s1F' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-android-locate' ><\/i>\n    <i id='s1R' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-loop' ><\/i>\n    &nbsp;\n    <i id='s1Zu' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-arrow-up-b' ><\/i>\n    <i id='s1Zd' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-arrow-down-b' ><\/i>\n    &nbsp;\n    &nbsp;\n    <i id='s1FS' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-android-expand' ><\/i>\n    <!-- i id='s1FS' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-android-contract' ><\/i -->\n    <!-- i id='icovrm icon-refresh' 'icovrm icon-ion-desktop'><\/i -->\n    <div id='s1Spin'>\n        <img class='imgpreloader' src='https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/vrm360\/drag2spin.svg'>\n        <img class='imgpreloader' src='https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/vrm360\/ajax-loader.svg'\/>\n        <!-- changed svg viewBoxinside the svgs -->\n    <\/div>\n    <div id='s1S' class='s1' style='cursor:pointer;border: #D9D9D9; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; background-color: #D9D9D9'>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <script>\n    var autostart = false, backgcolor = '#D9D9D9', canvas_name = 's1';\n    var lightcolor = '#FFFFFF', light_intensity = 0.9, amb_lightcolor = '#9D9D9D', amb_light_intensity = 0.9;\n    var canvas_nameR = 's1R', canvas_nameFS = 's1FS', canvas_nameF = 's1F';\n    var canvas_nameS = 's1S', canvas_nameSpin = 's1Spin', canvas_nameM = 's1M';\n    var canvas_nameZu = 's1Zu', canvas_nameZd = 's1Zd', hide_cmds = 'zoom,fullscreen';\n    var model_url = 'https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/3d_scans\/Ho-ro.fbx', aspect_ratio = '1.33333', initial_offset = '1.15', speed = '1.0';\n    var touchtime = 0, info_text = '', info_link = '', ground= false, ground_offset = 0.0;\n    var rx = 0.0, ry = 0.0, rz = 0.0, grid= false, back_image_url = '';\n    var lx = 2.0, ly = 2.0, lz = 10.0, isOnMobile = 'false';\n    var mesh_color = '#FF5533', ground_color = '#999999', debug_vrm = 'false';\n    <\/script>\n    <script src='https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/vrm360\/js\/main.js'\/><\/script>\n    \n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ho-ro-1024x603.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ho-ro-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ho-ro-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ho-ro-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ho-ro-1536x904.png 1536w, https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ho-ro-1568x923.png 1568w, https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ho-ro.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18xQeRZqGkkJ-xPeni5CfN-OJKrUEcRHm\/preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The Type 4 Ho-Ro was a Japanese Artillery Piece used during the Philippines campaign and the Battle for Okinawa. 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