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Eugen Pinak
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Ukrainian who is interested in military history (mainly of Japan and Ukraine) and orders of battle. Українець, який цікавиться воєнною історією (переважно Японії та України) і організацією армій. My Japanese military history website: https://rikukaigun.org
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 1h
どういたしまして！
喜んでお手伝いさせていただきます。
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 1h
Religion in the old Japanese military is a topic, which interested me a lot.
Yet for all the abundance of works about bushido, etc. I have found exactly zero works on this topic ☹️
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Shrine on board the Zuikaku.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/Raigekitai_Shutsudo_%281944%29_by_Kajir%C5%8D_Yamamoto.webm/Raigekitai_Shutsudo_%281944%29_by_Kajir%C5%8D_Yamamoto.webm.720p.vp9.webm 3分24秒
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 13h
LMG consumed in a minute 10-15 times more ammunition then rifle. Guys had to bring more and more ammo from the rear.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 13h
Saito Makoto wearing order of the Bath, so its after 19 June 1906.
Yamamoto wearing Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George so its after 21 September 1907.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 13h
But officer of the photo looks very like Vice-Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux, Commander-in-Chief, China in 1908-10.
So it seems I was wrong and this photo is made during 1908-10 period.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwort...
Hedworth Meux - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 13h
In 1906, a British naval squadron from the China Squadron visited Japan, led by Vice Admiral Moor.
But British admiral on photo definitely not Moore:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_...
Arthur Moore (Royal Navy officer) - Wikipedia
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 14h
Wow! I never thought Satsuma dialect is so different from standard Japanese.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 14h
TO&E drawing, Japanese intermediate organization of infantry company in 1939.

More details in my blog: vijsko.blogspot.com/2025/11/to-d...

#ORBATBoys
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 1d
Ito Sukeyuki wearing Gensui badge - so after 31 January 1905.
Togo wearing General Staff Aiguillettes - so after 20 December 1905.
Ito Sukeyuki NOT wearing Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun - so before 1 April 1906
Unknown is British Admiral, awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 2d
Nice colors of the Autumn. Thank you.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 4d
Indeed, new tank will be better for Italians. And production of Semoventi hindered its entrance into service.

But let's return to my actual point: Semoventi couldn't serve in the armored regiments why?
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 6d
Before 1939 every infantry division was to receive second (heavy) artillery regiment, and so on. But the reality intervened...
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 6d
And what does it have with the topic we are discussing? In most countries of the world infantry support tanks belonged to tank arm.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 6d
Of course it won't fit. So new turret will be necessary.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 6d
That's true. BUT it has nothing to do with the timeline. Decision to adopt StuGs was made way before new guns appeared and Wehrmacht went to defensive.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 10d
This haven't stopped them from having infantry support units before 1939.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 10d
1939 Panzer doctrine prescribed BOTH independent tank divisions and infantry support brigades/regiments.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 10d
Indeed, that's an advantage.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 10d
They had 4th Panzer Brigade (PzR 7, 8), ind. PzR 10, 15, 23 for infantry support. More units were to be formed, but making tank units for light divisions took priority.
In Italian army ALL tank units were part of Infantry arm and were created for infantry support.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 10d
They wanted to support infantry before 1939 but not after?
BTW, do you know which arm all Italian tank regiments belonged? - SPOILER: Infantry.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 10d
That's exactly my point: why German and Italian armies were unable to find tanks for infantry support after 1939? They had infantry support tank units before.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 10d
Maybe. But why those assault guns for infantry support can't be part of tank troops?
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 10d
My point exactly: why both Italian and German tanks were ONLY in tank divisions? What's happened in 1939 to block infantry access to tank support?
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 10d
They were cheaper, but not that much.
If we compare StuG III Ausf. A and PzKw III Ausf. N which had same short 75mm gun, price should be c.78000 vs. 105000.
No turret StuG was simpler to produce, but turret offered many benefits.
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Eugen Pinak @eugenpinak.bsky.social · 10d
Cool photo.
But Stug was part of the artillery arm while IGs were part of infantry. I have no objections against armored infantry guns in armored/motorized infantry. But creating entirely new artillery branch to do the job of tanks looks strange to me.
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