WWII
Japanese Infantry Division Type A

1937-1945 North China, Manchuria

List J2

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, 0-1x 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 89, 1x 20mm A/T rifle

      1 Support Company:

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

      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 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

0-1 Attached Tankette Company

    CHQ: 1x Tankette or CHQ: 2x Tankettes
    3 platoons@ 3x Tankette or 3 platoons@ 5x Tankettes

OR

0-1 Attached Light Tank Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1-2x Medium Tanks, 1-3x Light Tanks
    2 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x Medium Tank, 2x Light Tanks
      4 platoons@ 4x Medium Tanks

    1 Company:
      CHQ: 1x Light Tank
      3 platoons@ 3x Light Tanks

2. Regiment Support

    Infantry Regiment HQ: 5 rifle sqds with up to:

    1 Gun Battery: 6x 75mm Meiji 41, horses

    1 Gun Company:

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

3. Divisional Support

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

    0-1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses
      3 batteries@ 4x 150mm Type 94 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.
    c) Medium Tank is Type 89B Otsu, Type 97 Chi-Ha (1938), Shinhoto Chi-Ha from mid 1942; Type 1 Chi-He (1942) or Type 3 Chi-Nu in 1944.
    d) Light Tank is Type 95 Ha-Go or Type 98 Ke-Ni (1942), or Type 2 Ke-To (1944).
    e) Tankette is Type 94 Te-Ke, Type 97 Te-Ke or Type 92 Combat Car.
    f) 47mm A/T gun is not available until December 1941. 20mm A/T rifle from 1939.
    g) The Division has 3 or 4 Motorised Regiments each of 3 battalions.
    h) The Division could be rarely motorised, with up to one company per battalion in 13x Type 98 Ho-Ha (1939) or Ho-Ki (1942) APCs.

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