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Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft + 11th Tank Regiment
No.230 特大発動艇+戦車第11連隊
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Introduction
終戦時、北千島最北端、占守島に布陣していた精鋭、戦車第11連隊。
「士魂」部隊とも云われた同精鋭部隊を特大発動艇で輸送、海上機動及び上陸戦闘運用が可能です。
The exceptional 11th Tank Regiment that was stationed on Shumshu, the northernmost of the Chishima Islands, at the end of the war.
With the help of Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft this elite unit, also called "Warrior Soul" corps, can be used to transport supplies, combat units from shore to shore and for landing operations.
Notes
Unbuildable
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- Spring 2017 Event E-3 Normal/Hard reward.
- Provide a damage bonus to some Land Based enemies.
- Currently the only Landing Craft that doesn't provide a bonus to expedition incomes.
TL Note: "Warrior Soul" corps is a visual pun based on 士 in 「士魂」部隊. Taking it apart results in 十一 i.e. "11", the regiment's number.
Trivia
- The 11th Tank Regiment was a component of the 91st Division of the Imperial Japanese Army.
- Remnants of the 57th Shipping Engineer Regiment were also attached to the same division and were equipped with 20 Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft.
- The 4th Tank Company was the only detachment of the 11th Tank Regiment to be stationed on Paramushiro.
- The 11th Tank Regimental Commander was Colonel Sueo Ikeda (池田末男陸軍大佐), he was also called "God of the Tank Corps" (戦車隊の神様).
- He died in 18 August 1945 during the Battle of Shumshu and received, posthumously, the title of Major General (陸軍少将).
- The 11th Tank Regiment was equipped with a total of 64 tanks:
- 39 of them were Type 97 Chi-Ha Medium Tank:
- 19 of them were standard model, also known as "Old Turret" Chi-Ha (旧砲塔チハ).
- 20 of them were Type 97-Kai Model, also known as "New Turret" Chi-Ha (新砲塔チハ).
- The remaining 25 tanks were Type 95 Ha-Gou Light Tanks.
- 39 of them were Type 97 Chi-Ha Medium Tank:
See also
- 池田末男 - Wikipedia (Japanese link)
- 占守島の戦い - Wikipedia (Japanese link)
- Organization of Kita and Minami Fortresses - Wikipedia