Independent antitank battalion. The medical unit consists of a headquarters and train and 3 collecting companies of 3 stretcher platoons and 1 ambulance platoon each. This battalion consists of a headquarters (divided into an administrative staff and a headquarters operational group) and 3 companies of four 150-mm howitzers. This was enacted by the Japanese in order to prevent militarism, which had led to conflict. b. Cavalry-brigade tank unit. The platoons are divided into 3 sections each equipped with a searchlight and a sound locator. DIVISION SIGNAL UNIT. Reports have been received of independent tank companies. These units consist of a headquarters and 2 platoons of 3 or 4 sections each. The company consists of a company commander, usually a captain, a company headquarters, 3 rifle platoons, a heavy weapons platoon, and an ammunition platoon. 12. The three-company regiment. A runner or liaison section may be included. Apart from the antitank units included in infantry organizations, there are a number of independent antitank gun battalions and companies as well as cavalry brigade antitank units. e. Water purification unit. c. Independent mixed-brigade tank unit. 2 gun sections (noncommissioned officer and 11 men), Runners and orderlies (including buglers), 3 rifle-Light machine gun sections (noncommissioned officer and, 3 rifle-light machine gun sections (noncommissioned officer and 14 men), 1 grenade discharge section (noncommissioned officer and 14 men), 2 heavy machine gun sections (noncommissioned officer and 10 men) (2 7.7-mm heavy machine guns), 2 antitank rifle sections (noncommissioned officer and 10 men) (2 20-mm antitank rifles), Platoon commander, first or second lieutenant, 4 gun sections (noncommissioned officer and 10 men), Noncommissioned officer in charge of the observers, Noncommissioned officer in charge of liaison, Signal section (noncommissioned officer and 8 men), Observation section (noncommissioned officer and 10 men), Platoon commander--First or Second Lieutenant, 2 gun sections (noncommissioned officer and 14 men). Ww2 Aircraft Military Aircraft Military Drawings Imperial Japanese Navy Pearl Harbor Attack War Thunder Airplane Art Ww2 Planes Aviation Art. Each sector contains an infantry unit, an artillery unit, and an engineer unit. The total company strength is about 250 men. (a) Company commander--captain or first lieutenant. These are usually under command of a colonel or lieutenant colon el, except in the larger theaters of operations (Asiatic Mainland) where a major general commands. It is noteworthy that the Japanese recently have been stressing the amount of military information that can be gathered from prisoners of war and from captured documents. (1) The General Staff section is composed of about 75 officers and enlisted men. Ordnance personnel are responsible for providing arms, ammunition, engineer stores, and supplies not furnished by the intendance service. Its total personnel strength is about 950, and there are 769 horses. Anchorage units. These band do not appear to have any secondary duties. In such case the heavy machine guns and antitank rifles are found in the machine gun and antitank companies. (7) Field searchlight battalion. The battalion gun platoon consists of a headquarters, a firing unit of 2 gun sections, and an ammunition section. Cavalry-brigade tank units are reported to consist of a headquarters, 2 companies of light tanks, and a unit train. The regimental antitank company consists of a headquarters, a firing unit of three platoons, and an ammunition platoon. d. Field hospitals. The truck company has about 50 vehicles. This consists of a commander, 6 sections, and a material section. DIVISION CAVALRY. It draws parallels with Nazi Germany’s Gestapo, in that it was a secret police force rather than overt operation. The approximate signal equipment in the company is 12 to 20 telephone sets, 11 to 30 miles of insulated wire, 3 to 5 light radio sets, 2 to 3 ground to air sets, ground to air panels, dog sections, pigeons sections, heliograph, and other usual signal equipment. (4)> The special division. Independent transport companies (horse). (1) General. In addition there is an antiaircraft section, or headquarters guard, and a color guard. Organization. Prior to organization of the technical service (Gijutsu Bu) in 10941, ordnance duties in the Japanese Army were performed by personnel detailed from various branches, usually artillery and engineers, who functioned under general supervision of the ordnance bureau of the War Ministry. 000 men. During the war another 117 were raised for foreign service and 56 were raised for national defense. The purpose of this handbook, which constitutes a revision of TM 30-480, 21 September 1942, is to give in a single publication the broad outlines as well as pertinent details of the organization, equipment, and training of the Japanese Army. In addition to divisional medical service, the following units are known to exist: Casualty clearing stations. The Japanese Army in the field is organized into groups of armies, area armies, armies, and forces with special missions which initially do not come under command of any army. Troops supplemented the Kempei Tai and were considered part of the organization but were forbidden by law to rise above the rank of Shocho (Sergeant Major). Army hospitals. (1) General. He has a signal officer, a code officer, a gas officer, and an ordnance officer as assistants. 18 men. e. Independent light-armored-car (tankette) companies. guns, or are mixed and have one battalion of guns and one of howitzers. They are organized into headquarters, including observation and signal squads, gun platoons, and gun squads. Noncommissioned officer and 49 men. 3. 2 and 3 platoons the same). It consists of a staff, made up of administration, code and intelligence,ordnance, and intendance sections. A lieutenant colonel and one or two other veterinary officers. The decontamination unit may be either motorized or pack; basic organizations of each type are similar. a. A Homen Gun ("Area Army" or "Theatre Army") was equivalent to the field armies of other nations and a Gun ("Army") was equivalent to a corps in other armies. The transport regiment has two battalions which may be draft, pack, or motorized. Organization. Strength and weapons of standard division. The infantry rifle companies are found without the heavy weapons platoons of the strengthened type division, decreasing the rifle company strength from 262 to 205. Controlled all army units in central and southern China. The regiment is composed of a headquarters, several wire companies (motor, draft, or pack), several radio platoons (motor, draft, or pack), a fixed radio unit, a radio intercept unit, and a field pigeon unit. Strength and organization of the Imperial Army and Air Force 1939 and 1940, before the Japanese entry in the Second World War. (1) General. f. Artillery in the strengthened divisions. h. Regimental antitank company. In the mid-19th century, Japan had no unified national army and the country was made up of feudal domains (han) with the Tokugawa shogunate (bakufu) in overall control, which had ruled Japan since 1603. Its total strength is 55 officers and enlisted men. A machine-gun section for defense also is reported. 2 Platoon (radio or W/T). In addition there are searchlight and other miscellaneous units. (2) Independent mixed brigades (motorized). Independent motor transport companies. One type of unit encountered was organized into a regimental headquarters; a regimental train; and 2 battalions, each of 3 firing companies and a train. In 1941, however, an Inspectorate of Communications was set up directly subordinate to the War Department General Staff. The company has four 70-mm battalion guns and eight 20-mm antitank rifles. and a company train. (a) Company commander--Captain. The unit also utilizes pigeons, dogs, helio lamps, semaphores, and ground panels, as well as plane pickups. Respectively, these companies are probably a stevedore company of approximately 350 officers and enlisted men, a barge and lighter operations company of the same strength, and a general construction engineer company probably also of the same strength. (3) Regimental headquarters consists of a colonel or lieutenant colonel in command and 4 to 6 other officers; it has a total of approximately 100 officers and enlisted men. Medium artillery also is organized into independent battalions. 11. Strength and weapons of "strengthened" (modified) division. Total strength is 181 officers and enlisted men. (c) No. They are believed to be organized into three or four platoons and a company train, with a total of from 80 to 120 personnel. Armored train units. d. Identified Japanese divisions and their principal components. This personnel also can be formed into special "smoke" companies for the laying of smoke screens, and it is probable that in some cases they are capable of handling chemical warfare agents as well. II, par. Twenty-nine men. General. Mountain artillery. The Japanese Army in the field is organized into groups of armies, area armies, armies, and forces with special missions which initially do not come under command of any army. Tabular strength of the unit is approximately 575 officers and enlisted men, with eighteen 75-mm. The unit consists of a headquarters, one light-tank company, two medium-tank companies, and a combat train. Nambu also designed the military’s machine guns including the squad light machine guns and the heavier machine guns found at battalion level. (3) Six-gun units are generally similar, with strength decreased proportionately. The Japanese are known to have a chemical warfare service and. At present, however, ordnance personnel belong to the technical service. The green wool cap has a cloth Imperial army star sewn to its from along with its leather chinstrap. (4) Equipment. In addition to the infantry brigades assigned to the "special" division (see fig. Each of the draft companies approximates 350 officers and enlisted men and is divided into 3 transport platoons and a combat platoon. The battalions are commanded by majors or captains and probably are divided into 3 companies. (1) General. Thus one battalion headquarters and train operated with 210 officers and enlisted men equipped with 16 machine guns. A pack horse company, consisting of approximately 450 officers and men, is similar in organization to the draft company. (4) Equipment. These fortresses are commanded by officers ranging from lieutenant general to colonel, according to importance of the fortress. (4) Equipment. There are several types of medium artillery regiments in the Japanese Army. a. or 47-mm guns. They control shipping ordnance, shipping antiaircraft artillery, and shipping signal units, detachments of which are assigned for the defense of intercommunication between vessels and convoys. m. Infantry rifle company ("B") type. Independent infantry regiments and battalions. THE INFANTRY GROUP. The division signal unit, commanded by a captain, is composed of a headquarters, two wire (line or L/T) platoons, one radio (wireless or W/T) platoon, and a material (equipment) platoon. These are reported to consist of about 500 officers and enlisted men (infantry, artillery, and engineers) and to operate armored trains. Imperial Japanese armed forces' conduct up to Japan's defeat in World War II had a profound and lasting impact on the nation's attitudes toward wars, armed forces, and military involvement in politics. Intelligence of a more general nature flows to the High Command through a complex organization, at the top of which is the Intelligence Department of the Imperial General Headquarters. Their estimated strength is 4,900. e. Independent mixed brigades. b. As the name implies, this service includes the various types of technicians in the army, such as gunsmiths, mechanics,, electricians, saddlers, etc., all of whom may be attached or assigned to units as required. 1 and 2 gun platoons. Later four tank and one parachute division were formed. c. Independent antitank company. Intelligence received from armed forces in the field is routed through the usual military channels to the 2nd bureau of the General Staff. 19. Deployment, divisions, equipment and aircraft. 22. In certain instances field post offices may act as paying agencies for the army, in addition to accepting and delivering military mail and handling postal money orders and military postal savings. e. Field road construction units. Twenty-seven men. These consist of about 1,500 officers and men with 300 vehicles. (3) Each wire (line or L/T) platoon is divided into four sections. Field artillery. Functions. This type of division so far has not been encountered in its entirety in the field. The fortress commander is responsible either to the commander of the army district or to the army commander in the area concerned. When horse-drawn, the regiment numbers approximately 2,380 officers and enlisted men. The domains of WW2 German army vs WW2 Japanese army who were tougher? ), Sergeant major in charge of personnel records, Sergeant major in charge of arms and equipment, Sergeant major in charge of orders (liaison), Noncommissioned officer in charge of supply, Noncommissioned officer in charge of arms and equipment, Noncommissioned officer in charge of weapons and equipment, 2 gun sections (noncommissioned officer and 26 men). (1) General. The draft battalion will be made up of three or four companies, with each company divided into three transport platoons, each of which in turn is divided into three sections. guns, 2 light machine guns, 5 riding horses and 76 pack horses. These may be tank companies, either light or medium, detached from a tank regiment for temporarily independent operations. (1) General. This is a separate service which functions under the horse administration section, military administration bureau, of the War Ministry. Within both the standard and the strengthened divisions, the regimental cavalry is organized basically along the same lines. The battalion train is generally similar in equipment and function to the regimental train. Military band. The cavalry regiment. Independent transport regiments (Horse). The 1st Amphibious Brigade had supporting artillery tank, engineer, machine cannon, and signal units directly under brigade headquarters, bringing total personnel strength to about 4,000. General. b. (3) Strength analysis of "A" type gun company. The ammunition train, equipped with horses and two-wheeled transport carts, carries a day's unit of fire for the regiment. These attitudes were immediately apparent in the public's acceptance of not only the total disarmament, demobilization and the purge of all the military leaders from positions of public influence after the war, but also the constitutional ban on any rearmament. There are about 80 trucks included in the train. f. Amphibious brigades. GROUPS, BRIGADES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. 1 Southern Army Command (Indochina HQ) 2 Japanese Forces in Hong-Kong 3 Conformation of Indochina Army Garrison 3.1 Commanders-in-Chief Indochina Army Garrison 3.2 Chief of Staff Indochina Army Garrison 3.3 Staff officers, Indochina Army Garrison 3.4 Commander of Transportation regiment Imperial Guards, … Transport is divided into road (animal and mountain), railway, and water units. (5) The battalion. These consist of military and civilian personnel, whose duties are to supervise and control locally commandeered transport. General. The parachute force has been described as composed of a headquarters, two parachute battalions, and an artillery unit. (3) Strength analysis. These are estimated at about 800 officers and enlisted men divided into a headquarters and three companies. (1) General. The section includes a captain or lieutenant in charge of promotions, appointments, personal records of officers and noncommissioned officers, personnel, and administrative details of mobilization; a captain or lieutenant in charge of all affairs connected with the departmental services, and who is responsible for administrative orders; and a captain or lieutenant in charge of documents and the secretarial work of the division. specialized engineer units are attached for the purpose. WWII German Army Heer Waffen K98 98K DAK Rifle Carry Sling - Reproduction G605. General In its basic form the Japanese infantry division is composed as follows: b. General. General. Update: I mean tenacity,expertness in combat,training etc. Regimental antitank gun company. The normal artillery component of a standard division is a 36-gun regiment of 75-mm field or mountain artillery which may be motorized, horse-drawn, or pack. Most of the other border garrisons are not subdivided into sectors and contain only the three units, the infantry and artillery units being commanded by lieutenant colonels, and the engineer units by captains. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE.The Japanese Army's postal system operates through networks of central, field, and branch post offices set up in forward and rear areas. First or Second Lieutenant. The regiment is believed to consist of two battalions, a company of light antiaircraft and a searchlight battalion. Similar to German Kampfgruppen, these detachments were usually a force of infantry, artillery, armor, and other support units which were temporarily assigned for independent action and had a special mission. (3) Battalion train. The Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army is responsible for the general direction of the army forces in the field. Units are commanded by lieutenant colonels and majors; companies are estimated to have about 125 officers and enlisted men. guns. 186 officers and men. (4) Equipment. GROUPS OF ARMIES. General. 1. If motor transport is used it will normally be reduced. r. Battalion machine-gun company (4-gun company). Figure 14. They also may be used for front-line transport. The Japanese independent mixed brigades, as they were formed in China in 1937-38 for garrison and anti-guerrilla duties, are believed to be organized as follows: The battalions consist of 3 or 4 companies, and their strength has been reported to be about 700 to 900 men. 2. General. (c) 3 Rifle platoons (each 62). They supervise engineer activity and control independent engineer units in a theater of operations. When the location of the depot differs from the headquarters of the divisional district, the depot location is also shown in parentheses. Such units, formed by assigning combat or service elements other than transport to provisionally formed transport units, will be found operating behind the lines. a. e. The medium artillery battalion. The unit ammunition train carries chemical warfare material and has 6 reserve light tanks. (3) Strength analysis. There are approximately 677 rifles, 36 grenade dischargers, 37 light machine guns, 12 (8) heavy machine guns (7.7-mm), 2 battalion 70-mm guns. field guns each), and machine cannon companies (six 20-mm. One noncommissioned officer and two men. 50. Field transport commands. These companies are similar in organization to those of the battalions. Size of the unit depends on the volume of shipping in the theater. One ordnance noncommissioned officer and six technical noncommissioned officers. Total-- 122 men. The fourth, sometimes called the field reserve hospital, has been identified functioning as a convalescent and evacuation station on the line of communications. The regiment is equipped with 150 to 200 landing craft of all types. However, within the modified strengthened division there is a marked difference of organization; accordingly, a separate detailed organization has been shown for the modified cavalry regiment. Such regiments are designed to operate and guard railways. The infantry battalion normally is commanded by a major and consists of a headquarters and train, 4 rifle companies, and machine gun company, and. a. However, this does not constitute a hard-and-fast rule whereby all Japanese divisions are composed exclusively of any one type of units. There are approximately 750 rifles, 37 light machine guns, 49 grenade dischargers, 12 heavy machine guns (7.7-mm), eight 20-mm anti-tank rifles, and four 70-mm battalion guns. The company consists of a company commander, usually a captain, a company headquarters, and three rifle platoons. The division cavalry regiment consists of a headquarters and train, 3 rifle and saber companies, and a machine gun company. This service furnishes the personnel for the Japanese army bands. (4) Equipment. All equipment is carried on trucks. These units also have been seen in operations well overstrength and with additional machine guns. b. The former, commanded by infantry officers, are mobile units; the latter, commanded by artillery officers, are probably siege, or heavy, semifixed, defense units. If motorized, the unit's total strength approximates 150; a pack unit will have a personnel of about 250. c. No gas or decontamination units are known to exist in other type divisions. Strength for the company is approximately 140 with an armament of six 75-mm. It numbers from 100 to 200 men, and its duties consist of general construction work. While they appear to have no permanently organized units for collecting combat intelligence, geographic areas are assigned to various regular units which are made responsible for the usual items of information sought in combat intelligence. 25,99 EUR. Japanese shipping artillery regiments are designed to afford transports and other shipping protection from attack by aircraft or submarines. Three of these sections and a small HQ made up a standard British infantry platoon. (1) General. Strength and weapons of special division (all figures are estimates.). The heavy-weapons section has a heavy machine gun section of 9 men, and a cannon section of 6 men. Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution renounced the right to use force as a means of resolving disputes. Total strength is estimated to be about 1,750. c. Parachute battalion. Division engineers include among their personnel men trained in tank trap construction, demolition work, and small river crossing operations. c. 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