japanese rifle company

JAPANESE
RIFLE COMPANY
HQ
Type89
Type99
Company HQ
• Commander (Pistol and sword)
• 18 Cooks, clerks, and supply
personnel (Rifle)
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)
HQ
Heavy Weapons Squad
• Squad Leader (Rifle)
• 3x Mortarmen (Rifle and
Model 89 50mm “knee
mortar”)
• 3x Loaders (Rifle)
• 3x Spotters (Rifle)
Type96
*Squadswere15menintheTypeAdivision,13men
intheTypeBdivisionorSpecialNavalLandingForces
(SNLF),andperhapsjust10menin“fieldstrength.”
**TheMachinegunplatoonispartoftheMachinegun
companyatthatbaMalionlevel,whichcouldhave
8-12guns.Thereisnotpermanentplatoon
organizaRonwithinthemachineguncompany.
Platoon HQ
• Platoon Leader (Pistol and
sword)
• Runner (Rifle)
ArisakaRifle
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 PLATOON
HQ
Platoon HQ
• Platoon Leader (Pistol and sword)
• Runner (Rifle)
Platoon
Leader
Runner
Heavy Weapon Squad
1x
Squad
Leader
Heavy Weapons Squad
• Squad Leader (Rifle)
• 3x Mortarmen (Rifle and Model
89 50mm “knee mortar”)
• 3x Loaders (Rifle)
• 3x Spotters (Rifle)
Rifle Squad
• Squad Leader (Rifle)
• Light Machinegunner
(Model 96 (6.5mm) or
Model 99 (7.7mm)
machinegun)
• Assistant Gunner (Rifle)
• 12x Riflemen* (Rifle)
Platoon HQ
1x
Mortarman
Loader
Spotter
Rifle Squad
3x
*Squadswere15menintheTypeA
division,13menintheTypeBdivisionor
SpecialNavalLandingForces(SNLF),and
perhapsjust10menin“fieldstrength.”
Squad
Leader
Light
Machine
Gunner
Riflemen*
Assistant
Gunner
ALTERNATE* JAPANESE
RIFLE PLATOON
HQ
Platoon HQ
• Platoon Leader (Pistol and sword)
• Runner (Rifle)
Heavy Weapons Squad
• Squad Leader (Rifle)
• 3x Mortarmen (Rifle and Model
89 50mm “knee mortar”)
• 3x Loaders (Rifle)
• 3x Spotters (Rifle)
Rifle Squad
• Squad Leader (Rifle)
• Light Machinegunner
(Model 96 (6.5mm) or
Model 99 (7.7mm)
machinegun)
• Assistant Gunner (Rifle)
• 12x Riflemen* (Rifle)
Platoon HQ
1x
Platoon
Leader
Runner
Heavy Weapon Squad
1x
Squad
Leader
Mortarman
3x
*TherearedisagreementsoverthecomposiRonofaJapanesesquad.Thisis
theorganizaRonIpreferforCombatPatrol™.JapaneseInfantryArmsinWorld
WarIIbyRiMaNakanishi(publishedinJapan,1998,distributedbyArmour
DistribuRon,PortGlasgow,Scotland)says"AtypicalJapaneseinfantrysquad
consistedon3infantrysecRonsand1machinegunsecRon(Type11-4men,
Type96-5men).ThetotalnumberofsoldiersincludingthesecRonleader
(usuallyasergeant)amountedto13-14men.”Alsoseeh9p://
forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=195850
Loader
Spotter
Rifle Squad
Squad
Leader
Light
Machine
Gunner
Assistant
Gunner
Riflemen*
Rifleman
No. 1
Riflemen*