A planning OOB of Japanese Southern Force

[AmiralLaurent]

Available on Dec 7th, 1941

1) South Indochina (including the Burma Army)

The Southern Army HQ
The Burma Army HQ

2 Corps HQ
3 Infantry Divisions (Imperial Guard targetting Victoria Point, 55th Div targetting Tavoy and 33rd Div targetting Rahaeng, N Thailand)
1 Tank Rgt (1st Tank Rgt targetting Victoria Point)
1 Brigade (35th targetting Kuching)
3 Mixed Brigade (4th, 21st and 23rd, no target)
1 Mixed Regiment (4th, no target)
2 Naval Guard units (theorically 100 ASS but understrenght)
1 SNLF (45 ASS)
4 NLF
2 Heavy AA Bn

2 Air HQ
3 Aviation Rgt (240 AS)
1 Aviation Units (240 AS)
2 Base Force (120 AS)
1 Special Base Force (90 AS)
7 IJN, IJA, IJNAF Base Forces (theorically 30 AS, some bigger)
7 Const BN (36 ENG)

1 Naval HQ
Camranh Bay Base Force
1 CA Rgt

2) N Indochina

One infantry division (21st, targetting Naga, Philipinnes)
2 small Base Forces (30 AS)

3) Hainan Island

Two divisions (5th Div, targetting Alor Star, Malaya, and mostly loaded on transports to Songkhia, Thailand, and 18th Div, targetting Khota Bharu and mostly loaded on transports to this target)
3 Tank Rgts (no target)
2 Naval Guard Units (100 ASS)
2 Parachute Rgts (45 ASS)
5 SNLF (45 ASS)
6 ART Rgts (5 with 150mm and 1 with 75mm)
2 Heavy AA Bn
4 ENG Rgts (96 ENG and 45 ASS)

2 Aviation Rgt (240 AS)
1 small Base Force (30 AS)
9 Const Bn (36 ENG)

1 Naval HQ
2 Local Naval Bases Force

4) Pescadores

The 14th Army HQ

One division (48th, targetting Vigan, mostly loaded on tranport for Aparri)
One Brigade (65th, targetting Lingayen, mostly loaded on transport for Vigan)
2 Tank Rgt (4th and 7th, targetting Lingayen)
1 Naval Guard Unit (105 ASS)
3 Heavy ART Rgt (150mm)
4 Heavy AA Rgt
2 ENG Rgt (96 ENG and 45 ASS)

1 Aviation Rgt (240 AS)
5 Const Bn (36 ENG)

Local Naval Base
1 CD Fort

5) Formosa

One SNLF (number ?, targetting Batan Island, fully loaded on transports)
2 understrenght SNLF
4 NLF

4 Air HQ
1 Aviation Rgt (240 AS)
2 Aviation Units (240 AS)
2 Base Forces (120 AS)
2 SPecial Base Forces (90 AS)
2 small Base Forces (30 AS)
8 Const Bn (36 ENG)

1 Naval HQ
1 Local Base
2 CD Forts

6) Palau

One Brigade (56th, targetting Davao)
2 Reinforced SNLF (85 ASS, one (the Kure 2nd SNLF), targets Jolo)
4 NLF

2 Local Naval Base Forces
1 CD Rgt

7) Other places

1 Corps HQ (in Kagoshima)
5 Divisions (38th in Canton, targetting Hong Kong, 16th in Amami (SW of Japan), targetting Naga, Philipinnes, 56th in Osaka/Kobe, targetting Kuantan, Malaya, 2nd in Kagoshima, Japan, no target, and 4th in Nagoya, no target)
1 Tank Rgt (in Kagoshima, no target)
1 heavy ART Rgt (150 mm, in Kagoshima)
2 Heavy AA Rgt (in Kagoshima)
1 ENG Rgt (96 ENG and 45 ASS, in Kagoshima)

1 Air HQ (in Kwajalein)
1 Special Base Force (90 AS, in Sasebo)
5 small Base Forces (30 AS, in Nanchang (China), Taejon (Korea), Anshan (Manchoukuo), Gumma (Japan) and Amami (SW of Japan))
5 Const Bn (36 ENG, in Kagoshima)

Two Naval HQ (in Hiroshima/Kure)

8) Units of Southeast Fleet not in forward area (Truk and other islands)

One NLF (in Hiroshima/Kure)

3 Base Forces (120 AS, in Hiroshima/Kure and Maizuru, Japan, and Taichu, Formosa)