HQ
HQ
Company HQ• Commander (Pistol and sword)• 18 Cooks, clerks, and supply personnel (Rifle)
Platoon HQ• Platoon Leader (Pistol and sword)• Runner (Rifle)
Rifle Squad• Squad Leader (Rifle)• Light Machinegunner (Model 96 (6.5mm) or Model 99 (7.7mm) machinegun)• Assistant Gunner (Rifle)• 12x Riflemen* (Rifle)
JAPANESE RIFLE COMPANY
Heavy Weapons Squad• Squad Leader (Rifle)• 3x Mortarmen (Rifle and Model 89 50mm “knee mortar”)• 3x Loaders (Rifle)• 3x Spotters (Rifle)
*Squadswere15menintheTypeAdivision,13menintheTypeBdivisionorSpecialNavalLandingForces(SNLF),andperhapsjust10menin“fieldstrength.”**TheMachinegunplatoonispartoftheMachineguncompanyatthatbaMalionlevel,whichcouldhave8-12guns.ThereisnotpermanentplatoonorganizaRonwithinthemachineguncompany.
Machinegun Platoon**• Platoon Leader (Pistol and sword)• Runner (Rifle)• 2 or 3 Machinegun Teams• Team Leader (Rifle)• Machinegunner (Type 92 (7.7mm) light machinegun)• 3x Crewmen (Rifle)
ArisakaRifle
Type96
Type89
Type99
PlatoonLeader
Runner
Platoon HQ
SquadLeader
Rifle Squad
3x
1x
Riflemen*
LightMachineGunner
AssistantGunner
HQ
Platoon HQ• Platoon Leader (Pistol and sword)• Runner (Rifle)
Rifle Squad• Squad Leader (Rifle)• Light Machinegunner (Model 96 (6.5mm) or Model 99 (7.7mm) machinegun)• Assistant Gunner (Rifle)• 12x Riflemen* (Rifle)
Heavy Weapons Squad• Squad Leader (Rifle)• 3x Mortarmen (Rifle and Model 89 50mm “knee mortar”)• 3x Loaders (Rifle)• 3x Spotters (Rifle)
JAPANESE RIFLE PLATOON
*Squadswere15menintheTypeAdivision,13menintheTypeBdivisionorSpecialNavalLandingForces(SNLF),andperhapsjust10menin“fieldstrength.”
Heavy Weapon Squad
SquadLeader
Mortarman Loader Spotter
1x
PlatoonLeader
Runner
Platoon HQ
SquadLeader
Rifle Squad3x
1x
Riflemen*
LightMachineGunner
AssistantGunner
HQ
Platoon HQ• Platoon Leader (Pistol and sword)• Runner (Rifle)
Rifle Squad• Squad Leader (Rifle)• Light Machinegunner (Model 96 (6.5mm) or Model 99 (7.7mm) machinegun)• Assistant Gunner (Rifle)• 12x Riflemen* (Rifle)
Heavy Weapons Squad• Squad Leader (Rifle)• 3x Mortarmen (Rifle and Model 89 50mm “knee mortar”)• 3x Loaders (Rifle)• 3x Spotters (Rifle)
ALTERNATE* JAPANESE RIFLE PLATOON
Heavy Weapon Squad
SquadLeader
Mortarman Loader Spotter
1x
Rifleman No. 1
Riflemen**TherearedisagreementsoverthecomposiRonofaJapanesesquad.ThisistheorganizaRonIpreferforCombatPatrol™.JapaneseInfantryArmsinWorldWarIIbyRiMaNakanishi(publishedinJapan,1998,distributedbyArmourDistribuRon,PortGlasgow,Scotland)says"AtypicalJapaneseinfantrysquadconsistedon3infantrysecRonsand1machinegunsecRon(Type11-4men,Type96-5men).ThetotalnumberofsoldiersincludingthesecRonleader(usuallyasergeant)amountedto13-14men.”Alsoseeh9p://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=195850
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