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THERIFLEPLATOONThis Japanese Rifle Platoon represents thestandard unit organisation, described by theAllies as Type B. It is the organisation usedduring fighting in Manchuria in 1938, Malaya,HongKongandthePhilippines in1941and1942andduringtheirexpansionthroughthePacific inthoseearlyyears.AllJapaneseunitscountasRegular.
PLATOONFORCERATING:Regular:+1CommandDice:5
SQUADSONETOTHREECorporal,JuniorLeader,withrifle
LMGSQUADOneLMGwiththreecrewNineriflemen
JAPANESESUPPORTLISTLISTONE
EngineerMineClearanceTeam,3menEngineerWireCuttingTeam,3menEngineerDemolitionTeam,3menSatchelchargeMinefieldBarbedWireRiflegrenadelauncherType100EntrenchmentsforoneTeam
LISTTWORoadblockTankKillerTeam,2menPreGameBarrageRuse
LISTTHREEEngineerFlamethrowerTeam,3menSniperTeamType92MMGontripodmount20mmType97ATrifleTeam,5menType95HaGotankwithJuniorLeaderOsakaM92armouredcarwithJuniorLeader
LISTFOUREngineerSectionwithJuniorLeaderRegularInfantrySectionwithJuniorLeaderForwardObserverand7.5cmType41infantrygunbattery7cmType92 infantrygunwith Junior Leaderandfivecrew3.7cm Type 94AntiTank gunwith five crewandJuniorLeaderType89ChiRotankwithJuniorLeaderType97ChiHatankwithJuniorLeaderType92combatcarwithJuniorLeaderType 89 VickersCrossley armoured car withJuniorLeaderGRENADEDISCHARGERSQUADTheType89GrenadeDischarger istreated likearifle grenade on theMaster Arsenal Table, buthas aminimum range of 12 and nomaximumrange. Theymay targetanyunitwhich canbeseenby friendly troopsbut it counts any target
PLATOONHEADQUARTERSRikugun Shi (Second Lieutenant)orRikugunChi (First Lieutenant), Senior Leader, withpistolandswordGuns(Sergeant),SeniorLeader,withrifle
GRENADEDISCHARGERSQUADCorporal,JuniorLeader,withrifle
MORTARTEAM
MORTARTEAM
MORTARTEAM
One Type 89GrenadeLauncherFourcrew
One Type 89GrenadeLauncherFourcrew
One Type 89GrenadeLauncherFourcrew
JAPANESENATIONALCHARACTERISTICS
JUNGLEFIGHTERSIn the first year of war against the Allied forces the Japanese developed a reputation for beingaudacious jungle fighters,abletomoverapidlyandsilently throughdifficult terrainandsurprisetheiropponentwithanattackfromclosequarters.Toreflectthisintheperiod1941and1942theJapanesePatrolMarkersuse14 asboth theirmovedistance and thedistance from a friendlyPatrolMarkerwithinwhichtheymustremain.Otherthanthisadditional2theyoperateasnormalPatrolMarkers.WhendeployingfromaJumpOffPoint,regularJapanesetroopsmustdeploywithin9ofthatpointandelitetroopswithin12.FIXEDBAYONETSThe Japanesesoldierwasdrilled inbayonet fightingmore thananyothernation, itbeingseenas thedecidingweapon incombat. Japanesetacticsweretopinatargetwithpartoftheirforcewhileotherunitsmoved to their flanks todeliveranunstoppablecharge. Toreflect this training the Japanese in1941and1942arealwaysconsideredAggressivetroopsinCloseCombat.
which it can see as being in close range, and itcannot see as being at effective range. If anenemyiswithin12thecrewmayusetheirriflestoengagetheenemy.The Type 89 is predominantly armed with H.E.shells, but does have a small number of smokerounds. To reflect this eachweapon is allowedone roundofsmoke. Ifmoresmoke roundsarewanted then the team may resupply withindividual rounds froma friendly JumpOffpointasnormal.JAPANESELMGThe Japanese light machine guns all sufferedissueswith jamming and as such they firewith5D6. They are, however, equippedwith a slingand bayonet for use in the assault and areconsequentlytreatedasanSMGinclosecombat.JAPANESESUPPORTOPTIONSMost of the support options on the listwill beselfexplanatory and their qualities covered bythe National Arsenal Table. All tanks andarmoured cars come with a Junior Leader.Transport only vehicles, such as the car aresimply vehicles which come with no crew.Remember, you will need to allocate men todrivethese.SATCHELCHARGE&TANKKILLERTEAMSThe satchel charge is shown on Table Seven,HandHeldAntiTankWeaponsasaretheMoltovcocktailsusedbyTankKillerteamsinthisperiod,
which are listed there as PetrolBombs. Unlessissued to a specific AntiTank Team or Section,the satchel charge may be used once by anySection on the table when commanded by theSenior Leader commanding the platoonwho is,weassume,carryingitwithhimuptothatpoint.HowthechargeworksisdetailedinSection9.3.4,TankHunters.RUSETheJapanesewerenorespectersoftheEuropeanview that wars should be fought according tocertain legal rules andprinciples. Consequentlythey were happy to use any number of tricks,ruses and general deceptions to gain anadvantage over their opponent. As the warprogressed their foesgrewwise to these,but toreflecttheirabilitytowrongfoottheirenemiesintheearlystagesof thewar theoptionofaRusewill allow the Japanese player to either deployoneunitanadditional6furtherfromaJumpOffpoint thanwould normally be the case (15 forregulartroops,18forelitetroops)ORtomoveajumpoffpointupto18inanydirection,solongasitisfurtherthan12fromanyenemytroopsorJumpOffPoint.THEJAPANESEARSENALTABLETheArsenalTablebelow coversawide rangeofJapanesesupportoptions. For infantryweaponsandsomearmouredvehiclearmamentseeTableFour,TheMasterArsenalTable.
JAPANESEARSENALTABLEARMOUREDVEHICLES
VEHICLE ARMOUR A.P. H.E. SPEED NOTESType89ChiRo 3 5 4 Slow Rearfacing turretMG. No forward
turretMGType95HaGo 2 3 3 Average Type97ChiHa 4 5 4 Average Type92CombatCar 2 1 HMG Average SmallType87VickersCrossley 2 Two
MGsWheeled NoHullMG
OsakaM92ArmouredCar 2 MG Wheeled ANTITANKGUNS
ANTITANKWEAPONS A.P. H.E.3.7cmType94AntiTankgun 4 37cmType92infantrygun 3 5Type97ATrifle 3 1