by Igor Kulakov » January 22nd, 2013, 2:52 pm
3 танковая бригада
на дек41 - Southern Expeditionary Army, 25th Army
3 -я тбр : в ней танковые полки (факт. бат-ны)
1: 37шт "97", 20шт "95"
2: 37шт "97", 20шт "95"
6: 37шт "97", 20шт "95"
14: 45шт "95"
на дек 41 - 3-я тбр - на Хайнане (?),
Amounted to a full armored division, with four regiments. Three regiments were equipped
with 37 M-97 and 20 M-95 tanks; the 14 Regiment was equipped with 45 M-95 tanks.
Malay Peninsula
In 1941 the 2nd Senshadan (tank group) was formed for the Malaysian campaign. A group had three
regiments, company sized supply train (140 trucks) and a maintenance group.
The 25th Army, commanded by General Yamashita, had a total of 211 tanks spread amongst the 1st,
6th, and 14th Tank Regiments.
On December 11 the 1st Tank Regiment went through the British Jitra line. On January 2, 1942,
the 6th Tank Regiment went through the Slim River line that was just north of Singapore.
1 танковый полк
raised in 1933
на дек41 - Southern Expeditionary Army, 25th Army
1st Tank Regiment was sent to Malaya from Japan. After Malaya, it was sent to Burma.
Malaya and Singapore in 1941-42
37шт "97", 20шт "95"
по др. данным, в нем: 40 type 97 chi-ha, 12 type 95 Ha-Go
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In 1933 Major Tomio Hara designed the basis of many of the suspensions of future Japanese tanks,
the bellcrank scissors which had paired bogie wheels connected by a coil spring.
The first three tank regiments were formed:
1st Regiment at Kurume
2nd Regiment at Chiba Tank School
3rd Regiment at Kurume
несколько позже, 1-й тп перевели на Хоккайдо, в Цукушиму (Тукушино)
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скорее всего, япония, Kurume
2 танковый полк
raised in 1933
на дек41 - Southern Expeditionary Army, 25th Army
2nd Tank Regiment participated in NEI Campaign from Japan and returned to Japan after that.
37шт "97", 20шт "95"
по др. данным, в нем: 40 type 97 chi-ha, 12 type 95 Ha-Go
Burma in 1941-42. reserved in Japan, and attached to 2nd ITB.
2nd regiment was created from tank troop of Chiba Infantry School.
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In 1933 Major Tomio Hara designed the basis of many of the suspensions of future Japanese tanks,
the bellcrank scissors which had paired bogie wheels connected by a coil spring.
The first three tank regiments were formed:
1st Regiment at Kurume
2nd Regiment at Chiba Tank School
3rd Regiment at Kurume
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скорее всего, япония, Chiba (40 км восточнее токио)
6 танковый полк
raised in 1937
Malaya and Singapore in 1941-42.
на дек41 - Southern Expeditionary Army, 25th Army
37шт "97", 20шт "95"
по др. данным, в нем: 40 type 97 chi-ha, 12 type 95 Ha-Go
6th Tank Regiment was sent to Canton from Japan in Sept 1941. In Nov, it moved to Cam Ranh Bay,
then it landed on Malaya in Dec. After Malaya Campaign, it was ordered to move to Manchuria (It
was some day in March 1942. Exact date is unknown.) It departed Singapore for Darian on April
16th, 1942. So, the 3rd Tank Corps on this convoy was 6th Tank Regiment only.
в 1935 (?) - на Тайване (?)
On January 2, 1942, the 6th Tank Regiment went through the Slim River line that was just north
of Singapore.
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япония, где именно? ставим прикидочно ок Токио
14 танковый полк
на дек41 - Southern Expeditionary Army, 25th Army
14th Tank Regiment - Indochina Expedition (Sept 23-26, 1940), the invasion of Burma 1942.
14th Tank Regiment was formed in south China and it moved to Malaya via Indochina and Thailand.
After Malaya, it was also sent to Burma.
> The 12th, 13th, 14th Tank Regiment was formed in China in Oct - Nov 1939. Where they get
their tanks and personnel from? Are they also reorganized from some other units?
They were formed from independent tankette companies. So, their equipments were tankettes at
the beginning.
raised in 1939.
Viet Nam, Thailand, Malaya, Singapole and Burma in 1941-42. Imphal in 1944. At the end of war
this regiment had been almost eliminated in Burma.
Indochina Expeditionary Tank Unit (14th Tank Regiment) - North Indochina in 1940
в июле 41- 14 танковый полк - South Indochina in 1941
45шт "95", позже, во время боев в бирме, в нем тип 97 чи-ха
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ставим прикидочно в сев. вьетнаме... ок. Ланг Сона