Strength Data for the Soviet and Japanese Troops on the Beginning of Landing Operation on Shumshu Island

Updated March 20, 2006
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Means Soviet Troops Japanese Troops Ratio
Battalions 7 5 1.3:1
Rifle (Submachine-gun compaines) 28 25 1.1:1
Batteries 22 19 1.1:1
Rifles 4630 4805 1:1.1
Light machine-guns 372 237 1.5:1
Heavy machine-guns 120 75 1.7:1
Submachine-guns 2383 - 1:0

Grenade cup dischargers

(Rem. AMVAS: Knee mortars(?))

- 180 0:1
50mm mortars 36 - 1:0
80-120mm mortars 79 - 1:0
Antitank rifles 215 - 1:0
45-47 mm antitank guns 45 83 1:1.3*1
75-76 mm guns 44 60 1:1.3
100+ mm guns 37 5 7.2:1
Tanks - 77 0:1
Total
Manpower 8824 8480 1.2:1
Guns and mortars (82+ mm) 205 98 2.1:1
Tanks - 47*2 0:1
Airplanes 42 6

7:1

Rem. AMVAS - Ratio is calculated approximately and is given as in original.

*1 - must be 1:1.8

*2 - probably 77. Besides, in orignal text figure 83 for the 11th Separate Tank Rgt. can also be found;

Literature:
  1. "Sovetsko-Yaponskaya vojna 1945 goda: istoriya voyenno-politicheskogo protivoborstva dvuh derzhav v 30-40-t gody", Russkiy Archiv. Velikaya Otechestvennaya, vol. 18-7(2), Terra, Moscow, 2000, p. 26
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