Modern
American 82nd Airborne Division

1989-92 All theatres

List A22M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Airborne Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 5x Jeeps, 3 AR sqds, OP/Air Liaison Team
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 3(9 man) AR sqds, 6x M203, 6 SAW, 1(9 man) AR sqd, 2 GPMG, 2x Dragon
      1 platoon: 2x 60mm M224 mortars

    1 A/T Company:
      CHQ: 2x Hummers
      4 platoons@ 6x Hummer or Jeep/TOW2

    1 Recce Platoon: 6x Jeep/GPMG, 3 AR sqds, 3 SAW, Ix Jeep
    1 Battery: 4x 81mm M252 mortars, 5x Jeeps

Divisional Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x M551 Sheridan
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M551 Sheridan
      3 platoons@ 4x M551 Sheridan

2. Brigade Support

Airborne Brigade HQ: 3 AR sqds, 4 Jeeps, 2x M577A2 or UH-60A, 4x OH-58C, Air Liaison team with up to:

    1 A/T Company:
      CHQ: 2x Hummer, 1 AR sqd
      6 platoons@ 3x Hummer/TOW2

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    3 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 4 AR sqds, 3 OP teams, 8 Hummers, 1x TPS-36 radar
      3 batteries@ 6x 105mm M102, 6 trucks, 1 Jeep

    4 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 4x Hummer, 2 AR sqds
      3 platoons@ 3 AR/engineer sqds, 3 GPMG
      1 platoon: 6x M9 ACE
      1 platoon: 3x M173 'Giant Viper' on trailer, 3 Hummers
      1 platoon: 3x M128 or M57 towed minelayers, 3 Hummers

    3 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 2 Hummer
      4 platoons@
        5x Stinger POST teams, 5 Jeeps
        4x 20mm M167 Vulcan, 4 Hummers

    12 radar sections@ 1x AN/UPS-3 radar, 1 Hummer

    1 MP Company:

      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 2 Jeeps 3 platoons@ 2 AR sqds, 6x Jeep/GPMG

    6 EW Platoons@ # communication jammers on trucks
    3 Detection Platoons@ 3 Team Pack ESM on trucks

    1 Attack Squadron

      SHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x UH-1N or UH-60A, 1x OH-58C
      3 Troops@ 6x AH-64A Apache
      1 Troop: 12x OH-58D

    1 Cavalry Squadron

      SHQ (Bttn HQ): 1x UH-60A, 2x Jeeps/GPMG
      3 Troops@ 4x AH-1S, 6x OH-58D
      2 Troops@
        THQ: 4x Jeep/GPMG, 2 AR sqds
        3 platoons@ 5x Jeep/GPMG, 2 AR sqds

    1 Transport Squadron

      SHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x UH-60A
      3 Troops@ 14x UH-60A Blackhawk

    1 Attached Utility Troop: 10x OH-58C
    2 Detection Flights@ 3x EH-60 Blackhawk

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads and AFV and helicopters.
    b) infantry have 3-9x M72A3 disposable LAW and 1-4x 40mm M203 grenade launchers per squad. AR is M16A2, SAW is M249.
    c) Jeeps are M151, can be replaced by Hummer.
    d) The Division has 3 Airborne Brigades each of 3 battalions.
    e) Artillery OP can be in divisional OH-58C or Hummer.
    f) All Bttn HQs and above have GPS.
    g) Battalion recce platoon might be 2x Hummer/GPMG, 2x Hummer/.50" and 2x Hummer/40mm Mk19 instead of 6 Jeep/GPMG.
    h) With opponents/organisers agreement, the helicopters can be fielded as teeth arm.


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