The last type of Infantry Division to be created was the 1945 Coastal Defense Division. The divisions were deployed in the Home Islands only, and so these formations never saw active service. These were static divisions, which were designed to slow up any Allied attack until such time as the mobile reserves could arrive. TROOP QUALITY: Artillery - Trained, All other Elements - Green MORALE 9 DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS: 1 Command Stand DIVISIONAL TRANSPORT BATTALION: 4 Limbers 3 INFANTRY REGIMENTS, each with: REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS, with: 1 Command Stand 1 Flag Stand INFANTRY GUN COMPANY, with: 1 Infantry Gun 1 Gun Crew Stand (DS) 3 INFANTRY BATTALIONS, each with: BATTALION HEADQUARTERS, with: 1 Command Stand 3 INFANTRY COMPANIES, each with: 2 Infantry Stands 1 MACHINE GUN COMPANY, with: 3 MMG Stands 2 LIGHT ARTILLERY BATTALIONS, each with: 1 Command/FO Stand 2 75mm Field Guns 2 Gun Crew Stands (DS) 1 MEDIUM ARTILLERY BATTALIONS, with: 1 Command/FO Stand 1 105mm Howitzer 1 Gun Crew Stand (DS) 1 MORTAR BATTALION, with: 1 Command Stand 2 150mm Mortars and 2 Gun Crew Stands (DS) or 4 90mm Mortar Stands NOTES 1. All transport for the artillery was grouped under the divisional headquarters, and was to be assigned as needed. It was not intended to actually move the divisional guns on the battlefield, but rather dig them in before the invasion started in fixed works. 2. The Command/FO Stands may not be moved once placed on the board. Back to Table of Contents -- Command Post Newsletter WWII Japanese Army Supplement To Command Post Quarterly List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1991 by Greg Novak. 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