Handbook On Japanese Military Forces
Series: Its Technical manual, TM-E 30-480
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1944-10-01
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Subjects: Japan -- Armed Forces
Table of contents: title: CHAPTER I. RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING.; title: Section I, General 1; title: II. Conscription system 2; title: III. Procurement of officers 4; title: IV. Training 5; title: V, Promotion, pay and awards 7; title: VI. Morale, discipline, and efficiency ... 8; title: CHAPTER II JAPANESE MILITARY SYSTEM.; title: Section I, The Japanese High Command. ... 10; title: II, Territorial organizations, including depot divisions 14; title: III, Field replacement system 15; title: CHAPTER III. FIELD ORGANIZATION.; title: Section I. Major organizations 16; title: II. Arms (nondivisional) 44; title: III. Services (nondivisional) 49; title: IV, Military Intelligence 52; title: V. Reorganization 52; title: CHAPTER IV. JAPANESE AIR SERVICE.; title: Section I. General 53; title: II. Organization of the Japanese Army Air Service 53; title: III. Strategic doctrine 55; title: IV. Japanese air tactics 56; title: V. Equipment 58; title: CHAPTER V. SPECIAL FORCES.; title: Section I. Naval land forces 76; title: II. Task forces and special defense units. 80; title: CHAPTER VI. JAPANESE MILITARY POLICE; title: CHAPTER VII. TACTICS OF THE JAPANESE ARMY.; title: PART 1. General tactical doctrine 85; title: Section I. General 85; title: II. Offensive 85; title: III. Defensive 99; title: IV. Retrograde movements 103; title: V. Employment of tanks and mechanized units 106; title: PART II. Application of tactics 108; title: Section VI. Antiaircraft 108; title: CHAPTER VII. TACTICS OF THE JAPANESE ARMY— Continued. Page; title: Section VII. Antitank defense 114; title: VIII. Jungle warfare 120; title: IX. Small island defense 127; title: X. Coastal defense 139; title: XI. Japanese joint operations 166; title: XII. Japanese parachute troops 170; title: CHAPTER VIII. SUPPLY, MOVEMENTS, AND EVACUATION.; title: Section I. Supply 171; title: II. Movements 179; title: III. Evacuation 184; title: CHAPTER IX. WEAPONS.; title: Section I. Introduction 187; title: II. Infantry weapons 187; title: III. Artillery 220; title: IV. Tanks and armored cars 238; title: V. Chemical warfare 256; title: CHAPTER X. EQUIPMENT; title: Section I. Introduction 271; title: II. Infantry equipment 271; title: III. Artillery equipment 279; title: IV. Signal equipment 303; title: V. Engineer equipment 322; title: VI. Cavalry and reconnaissance 334; title: VII. Automotive and land transport equipment 334; title: VIII. Tentage 345; title: IX. Medical equipment 345; title: CHAPTER XL UNIFORMS, PERSONAL EQUIPMENT, AND INSIGNIA 348; title: CHAPTER XII. CONVENTIONAL SIGNS AND ABBREVIATIONS.; title: Section I. Introduction 354; title: II. Geographic signs 355; title: III. Military signs 358; title: IV. Military abbreviations 384; title: CHAPTER XIII. MILITARY TERMS AND; title: CHARACTERS 388; title: APPENDIX— SUPPLEMENTAL DATA 400; title: RESTRICTED