Handbook On Japanese Military Forces
Encyclopedia
The US Army's TM E 30-480 Handbook On Japanese Military Forcesis a War Department
Technical Manual dated 15 September 1944. It superseded the original TM E 30-480 dated 21 September 1942.
War Dept. Wash. 1944, 8" × 10½", 401pp., with 412 illustrations - diagrams, photos, charts. color plates of uniforms & medals detailing all the known information about the Imperial Japanese Military as of that time.
It was republished in 1995 with an Introduction by David Isby and an afterword
by Jeffrey Ethell
, Louisiana State University Press
, Baton Rouge Louisiana
70803 , ISBN 0-8071-2013-8, 403 pp., illus, in colour and b/w, maps, wraps.
CHAPTER II. JAPANESE MILITARY SYSTEM.
CHAPTER III. FIELD ORGANIZATION.
CHAPTER IV. JAPANESE AIR SERVICE
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CHAPTER V. Special Forces
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CHAPTER VI. JAPANESE MILITARY POLICE
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CHAPTER VII. TACTICS OF THE JAPANESE ARMY.
CHAPTER VIII. SUPPLY, MOVEMENTS, AND EVACUATION.
CHAPTER IX. WEAPONS.
CHAPTER X. EQUIPMENT.
CHAPTER XI. UNIFORMS, PERSONAL EQUIPMENT, AND INSIGNIA
CHAPTER XII. CONVENTIONAL SIGNS AND ABBREVIATIONS
CHAPTER XIII. MILITARY TERMS AND CHARACTERS
APPENDIX SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
United States Department of War
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department , was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army...
Technical Manual dated 15 September 1944. It superseded the original TM E 30-480 dated 21 September 1942.
War Dept. Wash. 1944, 8" × 10½", 401pp., with 412 illustrations - diagrams, photos, charts. color plates of uniforms & medals detailing all the known information about the Imperial Japanese Military as of that time.
It was republished in 1995 with an Introduction by David Isby and an afterword
Afterword
An afterword is a literary device that is often found at the end of a piece of literature. It generally covers the story of how the book came into being, or of how the idea for the book was developed....
by Jeffrey Ethell
Jeffrey Ethell
Jeffrey Ethell was an American aviation author and pilot who wrote extensively on aviation and military matters. He was killed on June 6, 1997, when the restored P-38 Lightning he was flying crashed at Tillamook, Oregon, while preparing for an airshow to honor his father, one of the top P-38 aces...
, Louisiana State University Press
Louisiana State University Press
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, Baton Rouge Louisiana
Louisiana
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70803 , ISBN 0-8071-2013-8, 403 pp., illus, in colour and b/w, maps, wraps.
Contents
CHAPTER I. RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING.- Section I. General
- Section II. Conscription system
- Section III. Procurement of officers
- Section IV. Training
- Section V. Promotion, pay and awards
- Section VI. Morale, discipline, and efficiency
CHAPTER II. JAPANESE MILITARY SYSTEM.
- Section I. The Japanese High Command
- Section II. Territorial organizations, including depot divisions
- Section III. Field replacement system
CHAPTER III. FIELD ORGANIZATION.
- Section I. Major organizations
- Section II. Arms (nondivisional)
- Section III. Services (nondivisional)
- Section IV. Military Intelligence
- Section V. Reorganization
CHAPTER IV. JAPANESE AIR SERVICE
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
The , was the land-based aviation force of the Imperial Japanese Army. As with the IJA itself, the IJAAF was developed along the lines of Imperial German Army Aviation so its primary mission was to provide tactical close air support for ground troops while maintaining a limited air interdiction...
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- Section I. General
- Section II. Organization of the Japanese Army Air Service
- Section III. Strategic doctrine
- Section IV. Japanese air tactics
- Section V. Equipment
CHAPTER V. Special Forces
Special forces
Special forces, or special operations forces are terms used to describe elite military tactical teams trained to perform high-risk dangerous missions that conventional units cannot perform...
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- Section I. Naval land forcesImperial Japanese Navy Land ForcesImperial Japanese Navy Land Forces of World War II originated with the Special Naval Landing Forces, and eventually consisted of the following:...
- Section II. Task forces and special defense units
CHAPTER VI. JAPANESE MILITARY POLICE
Kempeitai
The was the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1881 to 1945. It was not an English-style military police, but a French-style gendarmerie...
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- Section I. Administration
- Section II. Recruiting
- Section III. Uniform and Equipment
- Section IV. Strength
- Section V. Units
- SectionVI. Distribution According to Areas
- SectionVII. Military Police Dutied in the Field
- SectionVIII. Morale and Value for War of the Military Police
CHAPTER VII. TACTICS OF THE JAPANESE ARMY.
- PART I. General tactical doctrine
- Section I. General
- Section II. Offensive
- Section III. Defensive
- Section IV. Retrograde movements
- Section V. Employment of tanks and mechanized units
- PART II. Application of tactics
- Section VI. Antiaircraft
- Section VII. Antitank defense
- Section VIII. Jungle warfare
- Section IX. Small island defense
- Section X. Coastal defense
- Section XI. Japanese joint operations
- Section XII. Japanese parachute troops
CHAPTER VIII. SUPPLY, MOVEMENTS, AND EVACUATION.
- Section I. Supply
- Section II. Movements
- Section III. Evacuation
CHAPTER IX. WEAPONS.
- Section I. Introduction
- Section II. Infantry weapons
- Section III. ArtilleryArtilleryOriginally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
- Section IV. TankTankA tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
s and armored cars - Section V. Chemical warfareChemical warfareChemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from Nuclear warfare and Biological warfare, which together make up NBC, the military acronym for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical...
CHAPTER X. EQUIPMENT.
- Section I. Introduction
- Section II. Infantry equipment
- Section III. Artillery equipment
- Section IV. Signal equipment
- Section V. Engineer equipment
- Section VI. Cavalry and reconnaissance
- Section VII. Automotive and land transport equipment
- Section VIII. Tentage
- Section IX. Medical equipment
CHAPTER XI. UNIFORMS, PERSONAL EQUIPMENT, AND INSIGNIA
- Section I. Standard Uniforms
- Section II. Uniforms for Special Arms
- Section III. Special cold and hot weather clothing
- Section IV. Individual equipment
- Section V. Insignia, Decorations, and Awards
CHAPTER XII. CONVENTIONAL SIGNS AND ABBREVIATIONS
- Section I. Introduction
- Section II. Geographic signs
- Section III. Military signs
- Section IV. Military abbreviations
CHAPTER XIII. MILITARY TERMS AND CHARACTERS
- Section I. Japanese Year Dates
- Section II. Japanese Weights, Measures, and Moneys
- Section III. Method of Numbering Models
APPENDIX SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Changes
TM E 30-480 Handbook on Japanese Military Forces had five Changes which were as follows:- Change 1: Japanese Airforces (1 January 1945); 39 pages,
- Change 3: Field Organization (1 June 1945); 94 pages,
- Change 4: Japanese Fortifications (1 July 1945); 68 pages,
- Change 5: Naval Ground Units (1 July 1945); 11 pages,
- Change 6: Weapons (15 September 1945); 228 pages,
- Change 7: Japanese Military Police (15 August 1945);