9TH TANK REGIMENT
9th Tank Regiment, originated in June 24th 1942 under the Imperial Japanese 1st Armored Division. Responsible for the border patrol of the Manchuko-Russian border. Assigned to the 31st Imperial Japanese army in the Mariana's in March of 1944 due to the Pacific War. Obliterated during the Battle of Saipan and Guam, June-July 1944. The 9th tank regiment was split into 6 basic companies under the command of Colonel Goshima. HQ company, 1st company, 2nd company, 3rd company, 4th company, and 5th company. The 9th regiment had a total of 81 documented tanks, (5 Type 97 Chi Ha shinhoto variants, 41 Type 97 Chi Ha variants, and 35 Type 95 Ha Go variants)
HQ Company (Colonel Tadashi Goshima) (Saipan)
Type 97 Shinhoto
Regimental Command Tank
“A So”
Ref: 9TR-HQ-01
1st Tank Company (First Lt Yuki) (Guam)
17xType 95 Ha Go
2nd Tank Company (First Lt Kumagai) (Guam)
Type 97 Shinhoto
unknown name
Ref: 9TR-02-01
10x type 97 Chi Ha, 1x type 97 shinhoto, 3x type 95 Ha Go
3rd Tank Company (Capt Norio Nishidate) (Saipan)
Company Command Tank
“Hi Go”
unknown name
Ref: 9TR-03-02
Ref: 9TR-03-01
“_Gi Ka”
Ref: 9TR-03-03
“ka i mi”
Ref: 9TR-03-04
“tsu ka to”
Ref: 9TR-03-05
9TR-03-06
Type 97 Chi Ha, “Ki U Sa Shi” (name debatable)
4th Tank Company (Capt Nario Yoshimura) (Saipan)
9TR-04-01
Type 97 Shinhoto, Company Command Tank “Do N Ri U”
5th Tank Company (Capt katufumi shibata) (Saipan)
9TR-05-01
Type 97 Shinhoto, Company Command Tank “Ise”
9TR-05-02
Type 97 Chi Ha, “Se I Ki”
9TR-05-03
Type 97 Chi Ha, “Mi Ta Te”
9TR-05-04
Type 97 Chi Ha, “A Ma __”
Unknown Companies (Saipan)
9TR-XX-01 Type 97 Chi Ha, unknown name
9TR-XX-02 Type 95 Ha Go, unknown name
9TR-XX-03 Type 97 Chi Ha, “Ma Ko __”
9TR-XX-04 Type 95 Ha Go, “I __”
9TR-XX-05 Type 97 Chi Ha, “Mi Ka Sa”
9TR-XX-06 Type 97 Chi Ha, “__ __ I”
9TR-XX-08 Type 95 Ha Go, unknown name
