Japanese Imperial Japanese Army Shobu Force Ida Detachment Troop Quality: Experienced (10) Detachment HQ: 1 command stand, 1 staff radio truck 6th Tank Regt, 2nd Tank Div: HQ Company 1 command Type 97i Tank 1 Recon Type 95 1 MMG stand 1 Lt. Truck Lt. Tank Co. 2 Type 95 Tanks 3 Med. Tank Companies, each with: 2 Type 97i Tanks Artillery Battery, Med. Bn, 2nd Tank Div: Spotter 1 105L24 howitzer 1 gun crew (ds) 1 med. tractor Battery, Anti-Tank Bn, 2nd Tank Div 1 47L44 Type 1 AT gun 1 gun crew 1 4-ton tractor 356th Independent Inf. Bttn, 103rd Inf. Div. Bttn HQ: 1 command stand Infantry Gun Company 1 75L36 field gun 1 gun crew (ds) 1 limber Machine Gun Company 2 MMG stands 3 Infantry Companies, each with 1 command stand 1 weapons stand 2 infantry stands Japanese Notes A. Subordination: All units are subordinate to the Ida detachment command stand and staff stand. B. TO&E Notes: The 6th Tank Regt is missing one tank company. The 356th Infantry has consolidated one infantry company to boost the strength of the other three units. C. Ammunition and Supply: There are 5 tons of ammo for the 105mm howitzer battery. The 75mm field gun has one ton carried by the crew and 2 tons in Munoz. The 47mm AT gun has 1 ton of ammo with the crew and 2 tons in Munoz. The tanks of the 6th tank Regt have enough fuel for 4 hours of movement. US US Army Troop Quality: Infantry: Veteran (8), Others Experienced (8) Elements, US 6th Inf. Div, I Corp, 6th Army Divisional Artillery HQ Battery 1 comand stand 1 jeep 1 staff radio medium truck 1 lt. observation aircraft 80th FA Bn (155mm, gs) 1 command stand 1 car 1 staff lt radio truck HQ and Service Battery with 2 Med. Ammo trucks with trailers 3 Firing Batteries, each with 1 command stand 1 crew (ds) 1 jeep 1 Hvy truck with AAMG 1 155L20 howitzer 1 lt truck 1 support stand with bazooka (attached) FA Bn 155mm howitzer (gs) As 80th Field Art. Bn. Elements, 98th Chemical Mortar Bttn with Checmical Mortar Company 1 command stand 1 jeep 3 4.2" checmical mortars 3 gun crews (ds) 3 med trucks with trailers 1 med ammo truck with trailers 20th Regimental Combat Team HQ Company 1 command stand 1 jeep 1 staff lt radio truck Service Company: 1 med Ammo truck with trailer Cannon Company 1 command stand 1 jeep 1 med truck 1 gun crew (ds) 1 med truck with AAMG 1 105L16 pack howitzer 1 support stand Antitank Company 1 command stand 2 gun crew stands 1 bazooka stand 1 jeep 2 lt trucks 1 lt truck with ammo trailer 2 57L52 AT guns 1st/20th Inf. Bttn HQ: 1 command stand, 1 jeep HQ Company 1 command stand 1 gun crew 1 bazooka stand 1 jeep 1 lt trucks 1 57L52 AT guns 1 flame thrower stand 1 assault flame thrower stand Company, 6th Engineer Combat Bttn 1 command stand 1 jeep 2 dump trucks 1 dump truck with engineer supply trailer and AAMG 2 engineer stands 1 engineer flamethrower stand Attached: Company, Med Tanks 1 comand M4 (75) 2 M4 (75) Detachment Lt Tank Co: 2 M5A1 tanks US Notes 1. Chemical Mortars: The TO&E is provisional, representing the aggregate capabilities of troops allocated to support the 20 RCT, and not an actual TO&E for a chem. mortar bttn. 2. Subordination: All artillery and checmical moratars are subordinate to the 6th Div. The armor and engineers are subordinate to the 20 RCT. 3. Activation: The Bttns of the 20 RCT become available as follows: 0800: 3/20th, 0900: 1/20th, 1100: 2/20th. All artillery and tanks are available at 0800. 4. General Support Artillery: The 155mm batteries may be tasked to provide either harassment or interdiction fire or counter battery fire. The fire may be pre planned and can only be aborted, not delayed. If aborted, there is a two-hour delay before the guns become available again. (Rule 16.2). Alternatively the 155mm maybe directed by a forward observer working in coordination with the divisional artillery staff. The FO can then direct multiple bttns of artillery on one target (Rule 8.66) 5. Flame Throwers: The veteran 6th learned the value of flamethrowers. Flame throwers may be refueled if the stand exits the US baseline and spends one hour off board--regaining its flamethrower rating and able to return. Back to Munoz Back to Table of Contents -- Courier #67 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1995 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com