Interwar
Communist Chinese Infantry Division

1937-1945 All Theatres

List CH4

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4(9 man) rifle sqds
      1 platoon: 1-6 LMG with 2 man crews

    1 MG Company:

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      1 platoon: 4 MMG teams

    1 Battery: 3-4x 81mm Brandt mortars, Obsolete FC

2. Regimental Support

    Infantry Regiment HQ: 6 rifle sqds

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm krupp or Schneider, horses

    3 Attached Pioneer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1-6 platoons@ 50 unarmed peasants

    1 Attached Cavalry Squadron:

      SHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      3 platoons@ 3-5 rifle sqds, horses

4 Army Support

Up to:

    2 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm mountain guns, horses

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 18pdr Mk.IV, horses

    3 Artillery Batteries@ 4x 15cm Krupp or 155mm Schneider, horses or truck tows

    3 A/T Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 3x 3.7cm PAK35, horses

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 3-4 rifle/engineer sqds

    9 Pioneer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 6 unarmed pioneer sqds

    1 AA Battery: 6x 75mm Bofors M29, static or horse tows

    3 AA Batteries@ 6x 40mm Bofors or 3.7cm Flak18, horses

    3 AA Batteries@ 6x 2cm Flak30 or 20mm Breda or Scotti, horses

    1 Recce Platoon: 2-6x "armoured cars" with "A/T guns"

    2 Armoured Battalions@ (1944+)

      Bttn HQ: 3x M4A4 Sherman, 2x M3 H.T, 2 rifle sqds
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2x M4A4 Sherman
        3 platoons@ 5x M4A4 Sherman

      1 Recce Platoon: 6x Universal Carriers, 2 SMG sqds ?

    4 Armoured Battalions@ (1944+)

      Bttn HQ: 3x M3A3 Stuart, 2x M3 H/T, 2 rifle sqds
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2x M3A3 Stuart
        3 platoons@ 5x M3A3 Stuart

      1 Recce Platoon: 6x Universal Carriers, 2 SMG sqds ?

    1 American Artillery Battalion: (1943+)

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, mules
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1 pack howitzers, horses

    204th Mission Battalion (British and Chinese)

      Bttn HQ: 1 British Commando SMG/rifle sqd, 2 Chinese rifle sqds
      2-4 Chinese Surprise Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG

      1 British Commando Company:

        CHQ: 1 rifle/SMG sqd
        2 platoons@ 3 rifle/SMG sqds, 3 LMG, demo charges

    1st Tank Battalion (1936-39)

      Bttn HQ: 1x Vickers-Carden-Loyd M36, 1x Vickers 6t E
      2 Companies@
        CHQ: 1x Vickers 6t E
        3 platoons@ 3x Vickers 6t E

      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x Vickers-Carden-Loyd M36 light tanks
        3 platoons@ 3x VCL M31

    2nd Tank Battalion (1936-1939)

      Bttn HQ: 1x Vickers-Carden-Loyd M36, 1x Vickers 6t E
      2 Companies@
        CHQ: 3x Carden-Loyd Mk.VI tankettes
        3 platoons@ 3x Carden-Loyd Mk.VI tankettes

      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x Vickers-Carden-Loyd M36 light tanks
        3 platoons@ 3x VCL M31

    3rd Tank Battalion (1936-1939)

      Bttn HQ: 3x Sdkfz 221, +3x Sdkfz 222 in 1938
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x Panzer 1A
        3 platoons@ 3x Panzer 1A

      2 Companies@
        CHQ: 1x CV33 tankette
        3 platoons@ 3x CV33

    # Native tribesmen units@ 10-100 men, bows, spears, knives

    1 USAAF Squadron: 4 Flights@ 4x P-40 Warhawk fighter-bombers

5. Notes

    a) Radios are in all Tank CHQs up to 1943, in all AFV from 1944.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades, may have molotovs.
    c) The Division has 3 Regiments each of 3 battalions.
    d) From 1943 some infantry are American equipped if fighting in Burma, possibly organised as an American Infantry Division at battalion level (List A2).
    e) Organisation details are provisional.


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