TO&E drawing, Japanese regimental gun company of Type B infantry regiment (1929)

The Imperial Japanese Army constantly faced shortages of infantry heavy weapons. This led to the situation, when new organization was created without providing all the weapons, necessary for it.

Sometimes shortages were so severe, that quite unusual units were created - like this regimental gun company of Type B infantry regiment in 1929.

Unlike regimental gun company of Type A infantry regiment, described here: https://vijsko.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-drawing-japanese-regimental-gun.html - company lacked mortars and there was no weapons to replace them. So 2 mortar platoons were armed with rifles and were provisionally used as infantry.

This "gun-infantry" company, apparently, was not mentioned in any tactical manuals, as it was provisional organization until more heavy weapons will be available.