During World War II, the army of various countries' armies were organized step by step with squads, platoons, companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, divisions, and armies. However, the Japanese army was different from the usual familiar arrangements, and was organized by squadrons, squadrons, brigades, gangs, and divisions.

Many people may have some doubts about the Japanese army's organization and its number. After verification, Xiongqi will give you a detailed introduction to the number of Japanese army's organization and its weapon equipment. If there is anything wrong, readers can point it out in the book review area so that Xiongqi can correct it when creating the book in the future. Thank you.

One, team

The Japanese infantry squad has a machine gun group (two light machine guns), a grenade launcher group (two grenade launchers) and two rifle groups. Each light machine gun has four people (low-level commander, main shooter, two deputy shooters carrying ammunition), and each grenade launcher has two people. The number of people in the squad is generally between 50 and 70 people.

Second, Squadron

The Japanese infantry squadron has three infantry squadrons under its jurisdiction, with a number of between 200 and 250 people.

A standard infantry squadron of the Japanese army consists of the following members: a 19-person squadron unit: the squadron leader, executive officer, about 3 sergeants, 4 sanitation officers, officer orders, and about 8-10 communicators. The main combat personnel consist of 3 squadrons.

Third, brigade:

A standard brigade of the Japanese army was organized by about 1,100 people, including: a brigade of 30 people, a transport squadron of about 110 people (big carts, mules and horses, etc.).

There are 3 aforementioned infantry squadrons (some only have 3). A machine gun squadron of about 170 people (divided into a squadron of more than 10 people, 3 machine gun squadrons, and 1 ammunition squad), each team has 4 heavy machine guns, a total of 12. A gun squadron of more than 50 people (including a squadron of more than 10 people, a 15-person ammunition group, and two 15-person artillery squadrons are equipped with 1 70mm Type 92 infantry artillery).

Four, United:

A standard Japanese army corps, with about 3,800 people, consisting of a command center of more than 5 people; a transport team of about 12 people (big trucks, mules, horses, etc.), usually only carry one-day supplies for the corps headquarters and each squadron directly under them; a squad with more than 80 people carrying ammunition; the main battle is three infantry brigades;

An artillery squadron of more than 120 people, including a 25-man squadron headquarters, an observation squad, an ammunition squad of more than 30 people, and three artillery squads of more than 30 people (each with 2 15-man artillery squads, equipped with 1 70mm 92 infantry artillery). A very small number of corps have an artillery brigade of 364 people, and two 170-man squadrons, each with 4 artillery squadrons.

The anti-tank squadron belongs to the wing, which has more than 120 people: a 20-person squadron, an ammunition squadron with more than 2 people, and three artillery squads with more than 30 people (each has two 37mm anti-tank guns).

The communications squadron has a telephone team (4 to 6 telephone shifts, 3 telephones per shift, and one switch), and a radio team (5 to 8 radio stations). During the battle, the telephone and radio station are assigned to each brigade and each direct team.

The wing's health system is very weak, with only 2 doctors and 2 health officers in the wing, 3 doctors and four health officers in the brigade, and 4 health officers in the squadron.

Five, Division:

Generally, the Japanese army's main regular army division, which is fully equipped, can have a force of 24,000-28,000 people.

The Japanese division units mainly include: 3 infantry corps, one field artillery corps, one reconnaissance corps, one engineer corps, one transport corps, and communication corps.

The field artillery gang has a total of about 2,300 people, and there are three artillery brigades of more than 680 people, each equipped with 12 75mm field cannons or mountain cannons. Of course, some divisions have replaced one of the brigades with 105mm cannons.

The reconnaissance wing has a structure of about 730 people, including a 130-person wing headquarters, a 130-person cavalry squadron (4 30-person squadrons), two 160-person motorized squadrons, and a truck transport squadron of more than 100 people. This reconnaissance wing can also be replaced by a 950-person cavalry gang.

The engineering corps is about 900-1,000 people, with almost no mechanical equipment, and can only undertake very few tasks. More professional tasks are mainly responsible for the independent engineering corps attached.

The size of the transport wing depends generally on the number of trucks available, theoretically consisting of a truck brigade and a mule and horse brigade. The truck brigade consists of 2 to 3 squadrons, each with up to 50 trucks with a load of 1.5 tons. Many divisions lack trucks, and some do not.

A Japanese division has 54 75mm field guns or mountain guns. A few divisions replaced 75mm guns with 12 105mm guns. In terms of trucks, a Japanese division has a maximum of 100-150 trucks.
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