Its anti-aircraft machine-gun mount could be stowed inside the top turret.

[1] The Type 93 was originally made for use by the Japanese Navy marine units of the Special Naval Landing Forces.

[1] The vehicle was considered a superior design to the Chiyoda armored car.

The "gable-roof bonnet" was designed to deflect grenades and the front sloping plate of its turret allowed it to fire at the high angle needed to reach the top floors of buildings on the narrow Chinese streets.

[7] IJN armored cars were to be used in tactical deployment in the coastal regions of China near ports and Japanese bases.