List J19
by Mark Bevis
1. Teeth ArmParatroop Battalion/Regiment
3-4 Companies@
3 platoons@ 4 rifle/SMG sqds, 3 LMG, 1 flamegun, 1x 50mm mortar 1 Support Company:
2 platoons@ 4 MMG 1 platoon: 4x 81mm Type 99 mortars, Obsolete FC Glider Infantry Battalion/Regiment
2 Companies@
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:
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
Paratroop Raiding Brigade HQ: 6 rifle/SMG sqds with: 1 MG Company:
3 platoons@ 4 MMG 1 Engineer Company:
4 platoons@ 5 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 flamegun, 4 LMG 3. Divisional Support
50x Ku-7 'Buzzard' gliders@ capacity of 32 troops or 1x 8t tank or 1x 75mm/47mm gun with towing vehicle 4. Notes
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. 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 |