TO&E drawing of the infantry company of the Type “A” IJA infantry regiment, 1936

TO&E drawing of the infantry company of the Type “A” infantry regiment of the Imperial Japanese Army, based on the original TO&E from Mobilization plan for 1937, approved in 1936. This is the organization in which IJA infantry went to war with China in 1937.

Organization of the infantry company of the Type “B” infantry regiments, which were formed on mobilization (they didn’t existed in peace-time), was essentially the same, but with only 4 grenade dischargers: which means two of three grenade discharger squads had only 1 grenade discharger each.

For purists: grenade discharger squads were not considered squads in IJA manuals (only “groups” or “units”). Probably that was the reason they were not led by non-commissioned officers.

Note, that IJA TO&Es does not provide detailed organization below company level – only general guidance and overall number of specialist personnel. That’s why some guesstimation was involved in making this TO&E.

I’ve made two versions of the TO&E drawing: one, based on well-known NATO symbols, another, based on symbols of my own design, which shows details on individual armament and special assignments.

UPDATE: Added another version of the TO&E drawing, combining NATO and mine symbols.

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