Ukrainian who is interested in military history (mainly of Japan and Ukraine).
Українець, який цікавиться воєнною історією (переважно Японії та України).
@viacheslav_XDD Будь ласка.
Більше про теми, що Вас цікавлять, можна прочитати у цій моїй книзі: https://t.co/8uvHWowzlY
Можливо у співавтора Миколи Чмира ще залишились екземпляри.
This "gun-infantry" company, apparently, was not mentioned in any tactical manuals, as it was provisional organization until more heavy weapons will be available.
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TO&E drawing, Japanese regimental gun company of Type B infantry regiment (1929).
More in my blog: https://t.co/QOJsPv7uhD
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The Imperial Japanese Army faced shortages of infantry heavy weapons. This led to the situation, when new organization was created...
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...without providing all the weapons, necessary for it.
Sometimes shortages were so severe, that quite unusual units were created. This company lacked mortars and there was no weapons to replace them. So 2 mortar platoons were armed with rifles and were used as infantry.
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https://t.co/Doeq5PXgtk update.
Prices of IJA weapons and equipment, 1941 - https://t.co/AoZEpNzHA8
Pay of the military personnel of the Imperial Japanese Army, 1945 - https://t.co/8Xxion8kSS
(this one based on the data, published by @ZedWZhang)
@KulasanM "Rapid-fire" (速射) means exactly that - rapid fire. Type 31 gun fire around 3 shots per minute, while gun without recoil mechanism could fire only around 1 shot per minute.
1933, Tokyo: Members of the Admiral Togo Appreciation Society (an organization comprised of former naval personnel from the Chuetsu region of Niigata Prefecture) pay a courtesy visit to the residence of Admiral Togo Heihachiro.
Interesting organization 0_o
TO&E drawing, Japanese regimental gun company of Type A infantry regiment (1929).
This organization was introduced for the new weapons: Type 11 37 mm infantry gun and Type 11 70 mm infantry mortar, adopted in the 11th year of the Emperor Taishō's reign (= 1922).
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