List J7
by Mark Bevis
1. Teeth ArmInfantry Battalion
3-4 Companies@
3 platoons@ 3(13 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3x 50mm Type 89 mortars 1 platoon: 2 rifle sqds, 3x 50mm Type 89 mortars, 2x 20mm A/T rifle 1 Support Company:
3 platoons@ 4 MMG 0-1 platoon: 2x 81mm Type 99 mortars or 70mm Type 92, Obsolete FC 0-1 platoon: 4x 20mm Type 98 AA or 4x 37mm Type 94 A/T guns or 3x 47mm Type 1 A/T guns, horses National Volunteer Service Battalion (Japan only, 1945+)
3-5 Companies@ 150 civilians with spears, swords, molotovs, lunge mines, longbows and/or crossbows 2. Brigade Support
1 A/T Company:
2-4 platoons@ 2x 37mm Type 97 or 47mm Type 1 1 Engineer Company:
2 platoons@ 5 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 flamethrower, 4 LMG 1 Artillery Regiment:
3 batteries@ 4x 75mm Meiji 38M or 105mm Type 91 howitzers OR 4x 75mm Type 94 or 150mm Type 97 mortars OR 8x 90mm Type 94 or 8x 81mm Type 99 mortars; horses 1 AA Battery: 6x 20mm Type 98, pack horses 1 Tank Company:
3 platoons@3-4 tanks as in CHQ 3 AA Batteries@ 4x 75mm Type 88, static 3. Notes
b) Infantry have Type 3 A/T grenades, with Lunge mines in 1944-45. c) The Brigade has 4 battalions, and possibly up to 8, battalions, with up to three being National Service Volunteers if in Japan in late 1945. d) Such brigades were common in the Pacific. Back to MicroMark WWII Japan List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark WWII National List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark Period List of TO&Es Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2003 by Mark Bevis and MicroMark. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com |