Modern
American Infantry Division

late 1950-53 All theatres

List A28M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 3x Jeeps, 4 trucks
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, 3x 3.5" M20
      3 platoons@ 4(9 man) rifle sqds, 3 BAR
      1 platoon: 2 MMG, 1x .50", 2x 60mm M19, 1x 75mm M20

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds
      1 battery: 6x 81mm M1 mortars, 6 trucks, radio Jeep
      1 platoon: 6 MMG, 3x .50" HMG teams

    1 Recce Platoon: 2(12 man) Carbine/SMG sqds, 1 BAR, 6 Jeeps

Divisional Tank Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x M4A3E8 or M26 Pershing or M46 Patton, 1x M3 H/T, 4x Jeeps, 2 Carbine sqds, 3x M32B1 ARV
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M4A3E8, 1x M4A3/105mm OR 2x M26 or M46, 2x M45
      3 platoons@ 5x M4A3E8 or M26 or M46

    1 Company:

      CHQ: 2x M24 Chaffee
      3 platoons@ 5x M24 Chaffee

    1 Recce Platoon: 6x Jeep/.50"

2. Regiment Support

Infantry Regiment HQ: 7 rifle sqds, 4 Jeeps, 6 trucks or M3 H/T, with: 2x 3.5" M20 Super Bazooka

    1 Battery: 6x 4.2" M2A1 mortars, 6 trucks or M39, radio truck or M3 H/T, OP in Jeep
    1 A/T Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2x M3 H/T, 2 bazookas
      3 platoons@ 4x 3" M5 A/T guns, 4x M3 H/T, 4x bazookas

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 6x M3 H/T, 3 OP teams
      3 batteries@ 4x M41 (155mm SPG), 1x M3 H/T

    3 Artillery Battalions@ BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 6x M3 H/T, 6 OP teams
    3 batteries@ 6x M7B1 Priest or M37, 1x M3 H/T

3 Engineer Companies@

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks or M3 H/T, 3x 2.36" bazookas
    3 platoons 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 BAR, 1x 3.5" M20, 4x M3 H/T or trucks

1 Recce Troop:

    THQ: 3x M24 Chaffee, 2x M39 Hellcat, 1 rifle sqd
    3 platoons@
      PHQ: 1x Jeep+radio
      1 section: 3x M24 Chaffee
      1 section: 2x Jeep. 2x Jeep/.50", 1 BAR, 1 Carbine sqd
      1 section: 1x M39 Hellcat, 1(7 man) rifle/SMG sqd or carrying Quad .50" M55 or 81mm M1 mortar

3 A/T Companies (Europe only)@

    CHQ: 2x M39, 1x Jeep/.50", 2(8 man) SMG sqds, 2x 2.36"
    3 platoons@ 4x 3" M5 or 90mmL53 T8 A/T guns, 4x M39, 4x 2.36"

4AA Companies@

    CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 1 rifle sqd
    2 platoons@ 4x M16
    1 platoon: - 4x M19 or M15

6 Air Liaison Teams@ in T-6 Havard 'Mosquito' trainer or Jeep

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and squads.
    b) Infantry may have M9A1 rifle A/T grenades.
    c) Artillery OP can be in Jeep.
    d) The Division has 3 Regiments each of 3 Battalions.
    e) All units can be motorised if desired, up to one company per battalion can be in M3 H/T, and from 1952 up to one company can be in M75 APC.
    f) All units have one load of HEAT or APCR as appropriate.
    g) M46 Patton not available until early 1951.
    h) Tank Companies (not M24) may have 4 platoons.
    i) Divisional artillery may still be towed 155mm M114 and 105mm M101.


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