Modern
American 101st Air Assault Division

1991 All theatres

List A23M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Airborne Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 AR sqds, 5 Jeeps, OP/Air Liaison team
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 2x 60mm M224 mortars
      3 platoons@ 4(9.man) AR sqds, 6 SAW, 2 GPMG 2 Dragon

    1 Platoon: 6x 81mm M252 mortars, 7x Hummers

    1 A/T Company:

      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 2 Jeeps
      3 platoons@ 6x Hummer/TOW2

    1 AA Platoon: 5x Stinger POST teams, 5x Jeeps

    1 Radar Platoon: 4x AN/UPS-3 radar, 4 Jeeps

    1 Recce Platoon: 6x Jeep/GPMG, I Jeep, 4 AR sqds, 3 SAW

2.0 Brigade Support

Air Assault Brigade HQ: 3 AR sqds, 6 Jeeps, Air Liaison team

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

    3 AA Companies@

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

    1 MP Company:

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

    12 Radar Sections@ 1x AN/UPS-3 radar, 1 Hummer
    6 EW Platoons@ # communication jammers on trucks
    3 Detection Platoons@ 3 Team Pack ESM on trucks
    2 Detection flights@ 3x EH-60 Blackhawk helicopters

    2 Transport Squadrons@

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

    3 Attack Squadrons@

      SHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x 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 Jeep/GPMG
      3 Troops@ 6x AH-64A Apache
      3 Troops@ 10x OH-58D
      2 Troops@
        THQ: 4x Jeep/GPMG, 2 AR sqds OR 2x UH-60A
        3 platoons@ 5x Jeep/GPMG, 2 AR sqds OR 3x UH-60A

    1 Transport Battalion:

      Bttn HQ: 4 trucks, 1 AR sqd
      3 Squadrons@ 16x CH-47D Chinook

    1 Utility Squadron:

      SHQ: 2x OH-58C
      3 Troops@ 10x OH-58C
      1 Troop: 14x UH-1N or UH-60A

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads, AFV and helicopters.
    b) Infantry have 1­9x 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 Hummers.
    d) The Division has 3 Air Assault Brigades each of 3 battalions.
    e) Divisional OP can be in Hummer or OH-58C.
    f) Battalion recce platoon might replace Jeeps with 2x Hummer/.50" 2x Hummer/MG and 2x Hummer/40mm Mk19.
    g) All Bttn HQs and above have GPS.
    h) With opponents/organisers agreement, the helicopters can be fielded as teeth arm. There are enough transports to move an entire Brigade in one go.


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