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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