The Type 95 heavy tank (Japanese: 九五式重戦車, kyūgo-shiki jūsensha) was the final result of Japanese multi-turreted tank design and was in commission during the time period between World War I and World War II.

[4] The Imperial Japanese Army made the decision to develop heavy combat vehicles, which was prompted by the increasing threat posed by the Soviet Union, a potential enemy of Japan in East Asia.

The tank had a maximum armour plate thickness of 17 mm; same as the prior Type 87 Chi-I prototype.

[8] This first design was not successful, as it was considered to be underpowered, under-armed and lacked sufficient armour.

However, this project became a stepping stone in the development of the Type 95 heavy tank.

It proved to be a complicated design with poor mobility and had a lower top speed than desired.