(1) It is an interesting parallel that historically the Japanese formed a lot of independent brigades for both garrison and operational purposes. This was largely in order to stretch their manpower (they were averse to increasing manpower draw from the available classes and slow to do so until '43).
(2) Does anyone know if having "unarmed" (or underarmed) troops increases losses relatively, reduces morale, or just reduces damage output?
(3) Has anyone seen the strength or composition of the Chinese divisions? As discussed in detail in the thread linked below, the organizational counterpart to the Japanese division was the Chinese corps of 3 small divisions that doctrinally operated together, essentially like regiments in game terms. Accordingly, It seems logical to build a Chinese corps in the division template rather than have three times that number of small independently operating Chinese divisions each with its own template (which does give a lot more operational articulation than I understand most KMT units could manage). If the template is for the small Chinese divisions, then smaller Japanese divisions make even more sense so they can be more nimble (though multiplying the number of units on the map is a player burden.
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...al-organization-of-the-chinese-troops.907568/