Japanese Marines in the Army?

[Ocelotl]

So I'll admit I am no expert andI am not trying to be pedantic, but I am playing Morning Sun and purchasing troops and noticed that "Marines" are located in both the IJA and the IJN flags. So I did a little research and they, the marines were apparently part of the Navy, makes sense, in a branch called the SNLF. Anyway I am just curious as to the decision to make them available in both the Army and the Navy. Nooo I am not calling for Slitherine to fix it just wondering about the logic behind it.

[Ocelotl]

Well I did a little more research, emphasis on little and figured out the reason. Apparently, unlike the US where the Marines are a distinct branch of the Navy the Japanese had both naval amphibious troops as well as the Army. One being the SNLF and the Army had the its own amphibious troops.

[conboy]

Note also that the US Army also had amphibious troops. They are available in OoB. Any US infantry unit can board/unload a warship.

conboy