AAA or Machine Cannon

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AAA or Machine Cannon

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Post by stulev » 07 May 2021, 18:27

On JACAR 12121387200 page 0344 I am confused as toi weather Anti-Aircraft Artillery or Machine Cannon

I Make them as follows
AAA 8019, 8030, 8033, 8043 to 8048, 8050 and 8060 to 8065
Machine Cannon 8020, 8049, 8052, 8053, 8054, 8055, 8056, 8058 and 8059

Is that correct??


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Re: AAA or Machine Cannon

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Post by fontessa » 07 May 2021, 21:40

Hello stulev,
stulev wrote:
07 May 2021, 18:27
On JACAR 12121387200 page 0344 I am confused as toi weather Anti-Aircraft Artillery or Machine Cannon
I Make them as follows
AAA 8019, 8030, 8033, 8043 to 8048, 8050 and 8060 to 8065
Machine Cannon 8020, 8049, 8052, 8053, 8054, 8055, 8056, 8058 and 8059
Unfortunately 8054, 8055 and 5056 are incorrect.

8019 独高26中 26独立高射砲第26中 26th Independent AA Artillery Company
8030 野高60大 野戦高射砲第60大隊 60th Field AA Artillery Battalion
8043 野高43大 野戦高射砲第43大隊 43rd Field AA Artillery Battalion
8044 野高12中 野戦高射砲第12中隊 12th Field AA Artillery Company
8045 野高55大 野戦高射砲第55大隊 55th Field AA Artillery Battalion
8046 野高56大 野戦高射砲第56大隊 56th Field AA Artillery Battalion
8047 野高27中 野戦高射砲第27中隊 27th Field AA Artillery Company
8048 野高28中 野戦高射砲第28中隊 28th Field AA Artillery Company
8050 野高64大 野戦高射砲第64大隊 64th Field AA Artillery Battalion
8060 高射砲4師司 高射砲第4師団司令部 4 AA Artillery Division HQ
8061 高射砲131聯 高射砲第131聯隊 131st AA Artillery Regiment
8062 高射砲132聯 高射砲第132聯隊 132nd AA Artillery Regiment
8063 高射砲133聯 高射砲第133聯隊 133rd AA Artillery Regiment
8064 高射砲134聯 高射砲第134聯隊 134th AA Artillery Regiment
8065 高射砲135聯 高射砲第135聯隊 135th AA Artillery Regiment

8020 独機30中 独立機関砲第30中隊 30 Independent Machine Cannon Company
8049 独機29中 独立機関砲第29中隊 29th Independent Machine Cannon Company
8052 野機38中 野戦機関砲第38中隊 38th Field Machine Cannon Company
8053 野機39中 野戦機関砲第39中隊 39th Field Machine Cannon Company
8058 野機42大 野戦機関砲第42大隊 42nd Field Machine Cannon Battalion
8059 野機43大 野戦機関砲第43大隊 43rd Field Machine Cannon Battalion

8054 独無74小 独立無線第74小隊 74th Independent Radio Platoon
8055 独無75小 独立無線第75小隊 75th Independent Radio Platoon
8056 独無76小 独立無線第76小隊 76th Independent Radio Platoon

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Re: AAA or Machine Cannon

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Post by stulev » 08 May 2021, 01:29

Thank you for the information i was not too far off

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Re: AAA or Machine Cannon

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Post by fontessa » 08 May 2021, 02:55

Hello stulev,

There were many unit types for Anti-Aircraft Artillery and Machine Cannon Units.
The abbreviations for the kanji for each type are probably the same, so I think you can guess the type of unit from the abbreviation.

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Units
高射砲〇〇聯: 高射砲第〇〇聯隊 / 〇〇th AA Artillery Regiment
野高〇〇大: 野戦高射砲第〇〇大隊 / 〇〇th Field AA Artillery Battalion
*野高〇〇中: 独立野戦高射砲第〇〇中隊 / 〇〇th Field AA Artillery Company
独高〇〇大: 独立高射砲第〇〇大隊/ 〇〇th Independent AA Artillery Battalion
独高〇〇中: 独立高射砲第〇〇中隊 / 〇〇th Independent AA Artillery Company
*All deactivated before the end of the war

Machine Cannon Units
機砲〇〇大: 機関砲第〇〇大隊 / 〇〇th Machine Cannon Battalion
*野機〇〇大: 野戦機関砲第〇〇大隊 / 〇〇th Field Machine Cannon Battalion
野機〇〇中: 野戦機関砲第〇〇中隊 / 〇〇th Field Machine Cannon Company
独機砲〇〇中: 独立機関砲第〇〇中隊 / 〇〇th Independent Machine Cannon Company
特〇〇機砲: 特設機関砲第〇〇隊 / 〇〇th Specially Established Machine Cannon Unit
* All deactivated before the end of the war

There are many similar unit names, and even Japanese people are likely to be confused.

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Re: AAA or Machine Cannon

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Post by stulev » 08 May 2021, 12:04

Yes I understand that - my problem was the kanji used for AAA and Machine Cannon in JACAR

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