[Tallguy]

This might be Zukov’s battle where he demolished the entire Japanese armored in Siberia, no survivors.

Did the Japanese have much armor up there? I was thinking that was their main problem -- that the Soviets had armor & the Japanese basically didn't?

[RightWhale]

Japan’s armor was never much, although this was considered an armored division. The Russians outgunned, out-maneuvered, out-armored, and crushed them.

[BroJoeK]

"Did the Japanese have much armor up there?"

Typical Japanese tanks of the 1939 era:

Type 89 Chi Ro medium tank:

Type 95 Ha Go light tank:

[skeeter]

Did the Japanese have much armor up there? I was thinking that was their main problem -- that the Soviets had armor & the Japanese basically didn't?

The Japanese had no armor in this battle. The outcome was entirely predictable.