RS KNIL Molukken scenario designer coherent thoughts and reasoning

[Mr. Guberman]

George,

Regarding Japanese infantry: though they were not any more specifically trained for "jungle" fighting than any of their adversaries...they were, in fact, "light infantry" ("the split toed boot", comes to mind), in every aspect, across the board (Slim's autobio...describes them pretty well, vis a vis the Allies...as one example, only)...and they operated at full strength, "out of supply" better than, most, if not all of their contemporaries. Their rifles, the Arisaka, was only 6.5mm even, knee mortars and etc. I think Hawk's suggestion deserves some consideration...even if only applied to "elite" and "1st line" Japanese infantry...which brings to mind: I think "grenade launchers" (knee mortars) should move as regular infantry...otherwise they cannot keep up...and were integral parts of the Japanese infantry unit...

Cheers
Curt