WWII
Japanese Infantry Division Type B

1939-1945 Japan, Burma, Pacific

List J1

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, 1x 50mm Type 89 mortar
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds
      3 platoons@
        3(13 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG
        1(13 man) rifle sqd, 3x 50mm Type 10 or Type 89 mortars
      0-1 platoon:
        1(13 man) rifle PHQ sqd
        1(11 man) rifle sqd, 3x 50mm Type 10 or Type 89 mortars
        2(11 man) rifle sqds, 4x 20mm Type 97 A/T rifles

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1-2 platoons@ 2x 70mm Type 92 infantry guns, pack horses
      0-1 platoon: 4x 37mm Type 94 A/T guns, horse tows
      1 battery: 2x 81mm Type 99 mortars

    1 MG Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1-3 platoons@ 4 MMG
      0-1 platoon: 2x 20mm Type 97 A/T rifles

Divisional Recce Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 3 rifle sqds, horses
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x 50mm Type 89 mortar, horses
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 50mm Type 10 or 89, horses
      1 platoon: 4 MMG, pack horses

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      0-1 platoon: 2x 37mm Type 94 A/T guns, horses
      2 platoons@ 4 MMG, pack horses

Divisional Tank Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Type 95 Ha-Go, 3x Tankettes
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x Tankette
      4 platoons@ 3x Tankettes

2. Regiment Support

    Infantry Regiment HQ: 5 rifle sqds with up to:

    1 Gun Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      2 platoons@ 3x 37mm Type 97 or 47mm Type 1 A/T guns, horses
      0-1 platoon: 2x 20mm Type 98 AA, back packed

    1 Battery: 4x 75mm Meiji 41, horse tows

    1 Mortar Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      2 batteries@ 4x 81mm Type 99 or 90mm Type 94 mortars, horses

3. Divisional Support

Up to:
    3 Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 5 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 flamegun, 1 LMG

    3 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm Type 90, Type 95 or Type 38M field guns OR 4x 75mmL21 Type 94 pack howitzers, horses

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all Bttn HQs and above, if at all,and in AFV CHQ. Artillery is Assigned or Obsolete FC.
    b) From late 1941 infantry have Type 2 rifle A/T grenades, and Type 3 thrown A/T grenades from 1943. In 1944 can have Lunge mines.
    c) In 1941-1942, up to 4 infantry companies can be on cycles.
    d) 47mm A/T gun is not available until December 1941.
    e) The Division has 3 Regiments each of 3 battalions.
    f) The Type 10 50mm mortar was not used after 1941.

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