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The standard equipment of the Japanese infantry included a rifle, a bayonet, front and rear magazines (1 rounds), four grenades, a steel helmet, a cap, a military uniform, a pair of leather shoes, a water bottle, a lunch box, a set of bedding, a 1 to 120 day ration, and a first aid kit. The full set of equipment weighed 4 to 1 kilograms.

Organization: detachment, squad, company, battalion, regiment, brigade, and division.

Team: 13 people, 1 leader, 4 machine gun team members [team leader, shooter, two ammunition assistants, all equipped with pistols, except for the shooter, they may also be equipped with rifles],

Infantry squad: 7-man squad headquarters, 3 small teams, 8-man squad with 3 grenade launchers, a total of 54 people. When reinforced, the squad has 15 people, plus an additional grenade launcher, a total of 62 people.

炮兵小队：1个10人的小队部，1个15人的弹药分队，两个15人的炮分队各装备1门70毫米九二步兵炮，55人。

Infantry squadron: 19-man squadron headquarters, squadron leader, executive officer, 3 sergeants, 4 medics, officer's orderly, bugler, 8 signalmen, 3 squads of 54 people, a total of 181 people, 139 rifles, 9 light machine guns, 9 grenade launchers, sometimes reinforced with 2-4 heavy machine guns or even 1-2 90 mortars or infantry guns.

机枪中队：有14人的中队部和3个机枪小队和1个弹药小队，每个小队4挺重机枪，共12挺，174人。

Artillery squadron: 25-man squadron headquarters, an observation unit, a 31-man ammunition squad, a 27-man ammunition squad, two 31-man artillery squads each equipped with 2 infantry guns, 122 people. A very small number of people are assigned to the 20mm anti-tank gun unit, which can be organized into 4 24-man squads equipped with 2 anti-tank guns.

反坦克中队：122人，包括20人的中队部，21人的弹药小队，3个33人的炮小队（各有两门37毫米反坦克炮）

Communications Squadron: A telephone squadron (4 to 6 telephone teams, each with 3 telephones and a switchboard), a radio squadron (5 to 8 radios). In combat, telephones and radios are assigned to each battalion and each direct team.

Infantry battalion: 30-man battalion headquarters, a 110-man transport squadron (with carts and mules), 4 infantry squadrons [some 3], a machine gun squadron [12 heavy machine guns, independent brigades and guards 8 or 4 heavy machine guns], an artillery squad [2 70mm infantry guns], very few equipped with an artillery squadron. 27 light machine guns, 12 heavy machine guns, 90 Type 4 1100mm mortars, people

Artillery Battalion: 3 squadrons of 170 men (mountain artillery and infantry artillery), each with 4 guns.

Cavalry Battalion: Two cavalry squadrons and a machine gun squad.

Infantry regiment: the largest combat unit of a single branch of the military, with a 54-man headquarters, 12-14 infantry guns, equivalent to the regiment level, 3800 people, a 54-man headquarters; a 121-man transport team (with carts and mules and horses), carrying a day's supply of supplies for the regiment headquarters and each company directly under it, and a field kitchen that may be assigned to the division; an 81-man ammunition team carrying a day's supply of ammunition. Three infantry battalions (108 light machine guns, 36 heavy machine guns); a 122-man artillery squadron [4 mountain guns], a small number of 364-man artillery battalions, a rapid-fire gun squadron [4 37mm rapid-fire guns], 1 regiment-affiliated anti-tank squadron, a communications squadron, plus a health system [2 doctors and 2 medics for the regiment, 3 doctors and 4 medics for the battalion, and 4 medics for the squadron]

炮兵联队：四单位制挽马师团下辖炮兵联队，由1个配备12门105毫米榴弹炮（早期配备的是120毫米榴弹炮）的炮兵大队和3个配备12门75毫米野战炮的炮兵大队组成。

四单位制驮马师团下辖炮兵联队，由1个配备12门75毫米野战炮的炮兵大队和3个配备12门75毫米山炮的炮兵大队组成。

三单位制挽马师团下辖炮兵联队，由1个配备12门105毫米榴弹炮的炮兵大队和2个配备12门75毫米野战炮的炮兵大队组成；

三单位制驮马师团下辖炮兵联队，由1个配备12门75毫米野战炮/105毫米山炮的炮兵大队和2个配备12门75毫米山炮的炮兵大队组成。

Ordinary three-unit infantry divisions and security divisions do not have artillery regiments, only artillery battalions.

The field heavy artillery regiment is under the jurisdiction of a military unit or a heavy artillery brigade. The reason why the field heavy artillery regiment is called "field" is that this type of artillery regiment is generally equipped with heavy artillery with good mobility, which is suitable for field combat conditions. The field heavy artillery regiment is divided into two types: A and B.

The Type A regiment consists of two artillery battalions equipped with 2 12mm howitzers, with a total of 150 guns. The Type A field heavy artillery regiment is the most powerful combat unit of the Japanese Army artillery. On the one hand, it is because the 24mm howitzer is extremely powerful, and on the other hand, it is also because this regiment has a large number of mechanized vehicles and strong mobility.

乙种联队由2个配备8门105/150毫米加农炮的炮兵大队（下辖2个炮兵中队）组成，全联队一共有16门炮。

Heavy artillery regiments are under the jurisdiction of army-level units or heavy artillery brigades. The mobility of heavy artillery regiments is not as good as that of field heavy artillery regiments. Heavy artillery regiments are mostly equipped with bulky large-caliber artillery, which are also divided into two types: A and B.

Type A regiment is mobile and consists of 2 artillery battalions (4 artillery squadrons) equipped with 240 2mm howitzers. The entire regiment has a total of 8 240mm howitzers. The 240mm howitzers are equipped with mobile chassis and can carry out mobile operations.

乙种联队只能依托固定阵地作战，由2个配备4门280/305毫米榴弹炮的炮兵大队（下辖2个炮兵中队）组成，主要用于要塞防御和海岸炮台。

Independent artillery regiments are under the jurisdiction of army-level units. Independent artillery regiments are generally composed of three artillery battalions, but the types of artillery they are equipped with are quite diverse. There are the following types:

1. 36 75mm mountain guns;

2. 36 120mm howitzers;

3、12门105毫米山炮+24门75毫米山炮编制；

4、12门105毫米榴弹炮+24门75毫米山炮编制；

5. Organization of 36 75mm field guns (Type 90 mobile).

Brigade: 2 infantry regiments, plus one regiment each of cavalry, artillery, engineering, and logistics. The brigade of a Class A division has 7600-8000 people.

Division: The cornerstone of the Japanese army, the highest level of fixed organizational units. Before the July 17 Incident, there were 13.15.17.18 permanent divisions [Guards, excluding the 1-20 divisions of 2 that were not effective in combat], Class A divisions - people, Class D people. It has 4 brigades with a total of infantry regiments, and one regiment each of cavalry, artillery, engineering, and logistics.

一为山地师，驮马制，炮兵联队辖有四个大队（36门75mm山炮与12门75mm野炮），步兵联队辖有一个联队炮中队（4门75mm山炮）与一个步兵炮中队（4门50毫米步兵炮），总编制人数为人；

二为平原师，挽马制，炮兵联队有四个大队（36门75mm野炮与12门120毫米榴弹炮），步兵联队辖有一个联队炮中队（4门75mm野炮）与一个速射炮中队（4门37毫米速射炮），总编制人数为人。

独立特种部队：骑兵旅团（辖2个骑兵联队与1个骑炮兵联队、1个装甲车队）、坦克联队、独立工兵联队、独立野炮联队（36门120毫米榴弹炮与12门75毫米野炮）、独立野战重炮兵联队（24门150毫米重榴弹炮）、野战（攻城）重炮兵联队（16门100毫米加农野炮）、独立（攻城）重炮兵大队（8门150毫米加农野炮）、迫击炮大队（中型迫击炮36门）、独立山炮兵联队、电讯联队、铁道联队等等。

There were originally 17 divisions. After the Anti-Japanese War, special divisions were added. They were the reserve of the regular divisions. 100 was added to the front of the number. The cavalry regiment was changed to the cavalry battalion. The number of people was similar, the fighting spirit was not strong, and they were old. After 1940, they were gradually cancelled. 101-120 were the reserves of 1-20 divisions, 121-199 were new recruits, etc. The special forces and supplementary personnel could reach 4 people.

In the later period, it was inconvenient to fight against the 33rd Eighth Route Army and the Soviet Army, so North China came up with a three-unit security division, that is, a division consists of three infantry regiments, a field artillery regiment, a reconnaissance regiment, an engineering regiment, a transport regiment, and a communications team. The regiment has three infantry battalions and an infantry artillery squadron (3 infantry guns), the infantry battalion has no battalion artillery squad, the artillery regiment has 4 mountain guns or field guns, the cavalry regiment is changed to a search team, and other logistics troops such as baggage and engineering are also greatly reduced, with a staff of 24 person.

独立混成旅团：下辖五个独立步兵大队及炮兵、工、通、辎重队，全旅团约8280人，配备军马1800匹、步骑枪4050支、掷弹筒120个、轻机枪120挺、重机枪30挺、平射炮10门、山炮20门、野炮12门等武器装备，是具相当野战能力的作战单位。

Independent Guards: Six independent infantry battalions, with a total of 5450 soldiers, equipped with 420 horses, 3660 rifles, 144 grenade launchers, and 24 heavy machine guns. Since this type of troops does not have heavy weapons, they are generally only responsible for rear guard missions.

独立骑兵旅团：下辖两个骑兵联队，共有兵员5600人，配备军马5668匹、步骑枪3705支、重机枪12挺、野炮36门等武器装备。

Field Heavy Artillery Brigade: Army Reserve Artillery, generally has more than 8000 officers and soldiers, equipped with more than 100 large-caliber howitzers or cannons ranging from 240 mm to 70 mm, often used for key offensive tasks. These troops are often assigned to various troops for combat as the combat missions change.

战车师团：1942年6月组建第一，第二，第三战车师团。1944年国内组建第四战车师团。轻型坦克100辆、中型坦克335辆、各种汽车1272辆、加农炮36门、高射炮12门、野炮4门、速射炮12门、平射炮6门、重机枪18挺、轻机枪144挺、步骑枪2900枝等。

During the period when the Japanese army was preparing for the "decisive battle on the mainland", they also successively formed 7 independent tank brigades, namely the st, nd, rd, th, th, th, th, th and th. However, since the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were far behind those of advanced industrial countries in Europe and America in terms of firepower, speed and armor protection, they were vulnerable in all the battles against the Soviet Union and the United States in World War II.

(1) Type A Division: Also known as the Horse Division, it is a 44-man system, with 2 brigades (each brigade has 2 infantry regiments), one regiment each of engineering, cavalry, artillery, and baggage, a total of 8 regiments, plus non-combat personnel from one division headquarters and two brigade headquarters. It has 7630 war horses, cavalry rifles, 144 grenade launchers, 288 light machine guns, 54 heavy machine guns, 16 mountain guns, and 36 field guns. Guards Divisions, 1-12, 14, 16, 19, 20.

（2）乙种师团：1938年建立，又称驮马师团，由于后期马匹不足，在甲种师团的标准上压缩了骑兵联队，改为大队（个别不设骑兵）。辖2旅团（每旅团2个步兵联队），工、炮、辎重各一联队，共7个联队，加上一师团部、两旅团部的非战斗人员共人。2065匹战马、8940支步骑枪、216个掷弹筒、216挺轻机枪、54挺重机枪、18门平射炮和12门山炮等武器装备。 21-49，【13.15.17.18在1937年重建，建制和甲种一样】50-110，1944年后下降至1.4万人。

(3) Type C Division: Established after 1941, 2 brigades, no regiments, 8 infantry battalions, 2550 horses, 6500 rifles, 192 grenade launchers, 192 light machine guns, 48 ​​heavy machine guns, 16 flat-fire guns, 32 mortars, 12 field guns and other weapons and equipment. 1942-50 Divisions in 109, no artillery and cavalry, guard and garrison tasks, no field combat capabilities.

(4) Type D Division: This was also expanded from a mixed brigade. It only had three infantry regiments, while other arms were only organized into battalions or squadrons. It had about 3 people. Due to its flexibility, it was mainly used to sweep the Eighth Route Army's base in North China.