Re: Japanese Boat Numbers - Again

> Am I right in thinking that the shaded circle towards the top left of the sketch map shows a station on a railway line?

No, it is the assembly point of river-crossing material units.

> Also, does the history mention how the trucks bringing the Shohatsus and other boats were managed?

Shohatsus had been used by Imperial Guard Division in the west coast of Malaya. They were transported from Pontian Kechil to Skudai River by trucks of IGD. Other river-crossing materials were transported by trucks of river-crossing material units.

> Tsuji indicates there was a one-way traffic system involving some 3000 trucks, and that certain portions of the route, particularly towards the south, were only used at night to avoid detection by the British. Are these issues mentioned at all in Senshi Sosho?

Yes. But, it is said about the transport of ammunition. Ammunition were transported up to Gemas by railway. Because the railway beyond Gemas had not yet been repaired, they were transported from Gemas to Johor Baru by the traffic system of trucks as you mentioned.

Taki