Infantry Division Unit Comparisons || 1941-42 Philippine Campaign

Could the US-Filipino troops have defended the beaches against the Japanese in 1941? Let's lay the groundwork for answering this question by comparing the strengths of a Philippine Army reserve division, a Japanese Army division and the US Army's Philippine Division.

This will serve as a preliminary video for a multi-hour deep dive on the 1941-42 Philippine Campaign. It was meant to release yesterday, 9 Apr, but well, life gets in the way.


-- Sources --

Annex V, Report of Operations of South Luzon Force, Bataan Defense Force & II Philippine Corps. From http://collections.pvao.mil.ph/Bataan...

Clay, S.E. (2010). US Army Order of Battle, 1919-1941, 287-288. From https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Porta...

Jose, R. T. (1992). The Philippine Army 1935-1942. Ateneo de Manila University Press. 230.

Jowett, P. (2002). The Japanese Army 1931–45 (1). Osprey Publishing.

Morton, L. P. (1993). The Fall of the Philippines, 22. From https://history.army.mil/html/books/0...

Ness, L. S. (2014). Rikugun; Guide to Japanese Ground Forces, 1937–1945; Volume 1; Tactical Organization of Imperial Japanese Army & Navy Ground Forces. Helion & Company Ltd.

Reports of General MacArthur, Vol 2 Part 2. From https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/M...

USAFFE Higher Commands Roster of Staff. From https://archive.org/details/usaffe-ro...

US Army, Field Manual 101-10 June 1941, 17-23. From https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/...


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-- Timestamps --
0:00 Intro
0:21 Japanese Army
2:57 Philippine Army
4:17 US Army
5:40 Size Comparison
7:07 Equipment Comparison
9:32 Outro

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