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facilities. They were frequently assigned to Base Forces and
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units of 200–350 men. There were three types which differed based on the number and kind of anti-aircraft weapons assigned. Type A includes AA artillery and machine guns, Type B machine guns only, and Type C machine guns and machine-cannon. The
Japanese formed over two hundred of these units which
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built and repaired naval facilities of all kinds, including airstrips, barracks, ammunition bunkers, and fuel depots on remote islands as well as Japan's major naval bases. Most personnel were civilian employees and unarmed. The units also included naval engineers overseeing the operations and
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provided a variety of services both administrative and tactical in areas outside Japan proper, Korea, and
Formosa. The Japanese raised around fifty of these units which ranged in size from 250 to 1500 men depending on location and function. The Base Force could also include afloat
323:: the sole permanent Special Naval Landing Force, established in Shanghai following the January 28th Incident in 1932. The unit had an authorized strength of approximately 2000 men and was organized into a brigade made up of several battalions and smaller special weapons units.
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were units of forty or fifty men organized for the air defense of important installations and were subordinate to Air
Defense Sectors which in turn were subordinate to Defense Units. These batteries were separate from the previously mentioned
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of 100–2,000 men were stationed ashore to provide communications between Japan's widespread naval installations and to and from the fleets and ships at sea.
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sailors guarding the unit, both being lightly armed for defense. The
Construction Battalions often made use of local labor whose service was compulsory.
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secret units on matters concerning security, intelligence collection, and
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The 81st Guard Unit conducting a landing drill in Cam Ranh Bay, 1941
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Japanese Ground Forces, 1937-1945, Vol I
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384:: 100 to 1500 men units responsible for ground defense of
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494:were units in each of the four naval districts (
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16:Land combat forces of the Imperial Japanes Navy
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535:Amphibious Brigades (Imperial Japanese Army)
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293:: the Imperial Japanese Navy's professional
205:Type 93 13 mm anti-aircraft machine gun
609:Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary
214:were a variety of land-based units of the
594:(in Japanese). 海人社. 2013. pp. 44–45.
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389:1000 men led by Captain Samaji Inouye.
345:and The Special Base Force or 特別根拠地隊
321:Shanghai-kaigun-tokubetsu-rikusen-tai
286:Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces
327:Combined Special Naval Landing Force
317:Shanghai Special Naval Landing Force
203:Japanese naval infantry operating a
29:Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun Rikusentai
530:Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade
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130:Airborne operations
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275:Kaigun-rikusen-tai
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486:Naval Corps
431:Tsūshin-tai
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378:Guard Units
329:or 連合特別陸戦隊
303:Kantō Plain
181:Engagements
644:Categories
563:References
558:References
457:Keishi-chō
362:minefields
339:Base Force
79:Allegiance
27:大日本帝國海軍陸戦隊
491:Kaiheidan
473:or 高射砲中隊
453:Kempeitai
439:Tokkeitai
382:Keibi-tai
273:or 海軍陸戦隊
150:Tokkeitai
56:1876—1945
519:See also
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397:Bōkū-tai
358:Bōbi-tai
341:or 根拠地隊
132:(select
603:Sources
508:Maizuru
488:or 海兵団
480:Bobitai
429:or 通信隊
418:or 設営隊
406:Formosa
395:or 防空隊
380:or 警備隊
356:or 防備隊
295:marines
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