IJA Type C infantry regiment organization 1943

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Organization and armament of the IJA type "C" infantry regiment for the Mobilization plan for 1944 (August 1943)

Type "C" infantry regiment was created in 1943 for the several new divisions, reformed according to the Mobilization plan for 1944. It's main difference was its infantry battalions had only 3 infantry companies instead of usual 4. Besides this and corresponding reductions in trains type "C" regiment wasn't much different from the standard IJA infantry regiments.

Below are general organization scheme of the regiment and a detailed breakdown of personnel, horses and weapons of the regiment by subunits.

Breakdown of personnel, horses and weapons of the regiment by subunits:


Unit/sub-unit	Officers						Warrant officers		Non-commissioned officers							Other ranks				TOTAL:	of them
	Line	Train	Ordnance	Supply	Medic	Veterinary	Line	Ordnance	Line	Train	Ordnance	Supply	Tailors	Medic	Veterinary	Line	Train	Medic	Horse handlers		officers	WO	NCO
Regimental HQ
men	7	1	1	1	2	1		1	7	2	7	1	2	1	2	31	123	2	8	200	12	1	22
riding horses	3	1	1	1	1	1				2						4	10			24	8
draught horses																	94			94
pistols	7	1	1	1				1		2										13	10	1	2
rifles																31	10			41
Battlaion HQ
men	3			1	3	1			7	2	1	1		3	2	28	123	2	4	181	8		16
riding horses	2				1	1				2							10			16	4		2
draught horses																	35			35
pack horses																	59			59
pistols	3			1						2										6	4		2
rifles									2							28	8			38
Infantry Coy
men	4						1		19							162		4		190	4	1	19
pistols	4						1													5	4	1
rifles									18							135				153			18
heavy weapons																9 LMG, 9 GD				9 LMG, 9 GD
MG Coy
men	5						1		12							122		3	1	144	5	1	12
riding horses	1																			1	1
pack horses																36				36
pistols	5						1		11							5				22	5	1	11
heavy weapons																8 HMG				8 HMG
Bn gun platoon
men	1								6							60		1	1	69	1		6
riding horses	1																			1
pack horses																21				21
pistols									4											4	1		4
heavy weapons																2 battalion guns				2 bn guns
Regt. gun Coy
men	3						1		9							106	12	3	3	137	3	1	9
riding horses	3															2	1			6	3
draught horses																28	8			36
pack horses																	1			1
pistols	3						1		8											12	3	1	8
rifles																1				1
heavy weapons																2 a/t guns, 2 mountain guns				2 ATG, 2 mtn guns
Signal Coy
men	3						1		15							116	2	2	3	142	3	1	15
riding horses	3																			3	3
draught horses																	1			1
pack horses																20	1			21
pistols	3						1													4	3	1
rifles									14							116				130			14
Cavalry platoon
men	1								4							31		1	1	38	1		4
riding horses	1								4							31		1	1	38	1		4
pack horses																3				3
pistols	1																				1
rifles									3							28				31			3
heavy weapons																3 LMG				3 LMG

BATTALION TOTAL
(Bn HQ, 3 inf. Coys, 1 MG Coy, 1 Bn gun Plt)
men	21			1	3	1	4	0	82	2	1	1		3	2	696	123	18	6	964	26	4	91
riding horses	4				1	1				2							10			18	6		2
draught horses																	35			35
pack horses																57	59			116
pistols	21			1			4	0	15	2						5				48	22	4	17
rifles									56							433	8			497			56
heavy weapons																27 LMG, 28 GD, 8 HMG, 2 Bn G				27 LMG, 28 GD, 8 HMG, 2 Bn G
REGIMENT TOTAL
(Rgt HQ, 3 inf. Bns, Rgt gun Coy, Signal Coy, Cavalry Plt)
men	77	1	1	4	11	4	14	1	281	8	10	4	2	10	8	2372	506	62	33	3409	98	15	323
riding horses	22	1	1	1	4	4	0	0	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	37	41	1	1	125	33		12
draught horses																28	208			236
pack horses																194	179			373	734 horses total
pistols	77	1	1	4			14	1	53	8						15				174	84	15	61
rifles									185							1475	34			1694			185
heavy weapons																84 LMG, 85 GD, 24 HMG, 6 Bn G, 2 ATG, 2 Mtn G
	NOTES:
	Weapons of officers were their private property and thus weren't included in TO&Es.
	Allocation of weapons to individual soldiers is my estimate, as it is not described in the TO&E, where only totals are given.