WWII
Japanese Raiding Group Division

1944-5

List J19

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Paratroop Battalion/Regiment

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle/SMG sqds
    3-4 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle/SMG sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/SMG sqds, 3 LMG, 1 flamegun, 1x 50mm mortar

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      2 platoons@ 4 MMG
      1 platoon: 4x 81mm Type 99 mortars, Obsolete FC

Glider Infantry Battalion/Regiment

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqd
    2 Companies@
      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 LMG, 3x 50mm Type 89 mortars
      1 platoon: 3 rifle sqds, 3x 50mm Type 89, 2x 20mm A/T Rifles

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 5 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 LMG, 1 flamegun

    1 Battery: 4x 75mm Meiji 41 field guns, Obsolete FC, 4 trucks

    1 A/T Platoon: 4x 47mm Type 1, 4 field cars

2. Brigade Support

    Raiding and Flying Brigade HQ: 4 rifle/SMG sqds

    Paratroop Raiding Brigade HQ: 6 rifle/SMG sqds with:

    1 MG Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 4 MMG

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      4 platoons@ 5 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 flamegun, 4 LMG

3. Divisional Support

    Up to:

    50x Ku-7 'Buzzard' gliders@ capacity of 32 troops or 1x 8t tank or 1x 75mm/47mm gun with towing vehicle

4. Notes

    a) Radios are at CHQ and above.
    b) Infantry have Type 3 A/T grenades.
    c) The Group has 1 Paratroop Raiding Brigade of 2 Paratroop Battalions and 2 Glider Infantry Regiments; and one Raiding and Flying Brigade of 2 Paratroop Regiments and one Glider Infantry Regiment.
    d) The Group was never fully used due to insufficient transport and glider tug aircraft.


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