Modern
American 187th Airborne Combat Team

1950-1953, All theaters

List A37M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Parachute Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle/carbine sqds, 2 Jeeps
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle/carbine sqds
      3 platoons@ 4(9 man) rifle/carbine sqds, 8 BAR, 1x 3.5"
      1 platoon: 3x 60mm M19 mortars

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 2 Carbine sqds
      1 battery: 4x 81mm M1 mortars
      1 platoon: 3x 75mm M20 RCL
      1 platoon: 6 MMG, 3x .50" HMG teams

2. Regiment Support

Paratroop Regiment

    HQ: 8 carbine sqds, 3x 3.5" M20, 4 Jeeps with:
    1 A/T Company: (Europe only)
      CHQ: 2 carbine sqds, 4 Jeeps
      3 platoons@ 3x 90mmL53 T8 A/T guns, 4 trucks, 3x 2.36" bazookas

    1 Battery: 6x 4.2" M2A1 mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck, OP team

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 BAR, 1x 3.5" M20

    1 Paratroop Field Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 4 carbine sqds, 6 OP teams, 1-20 Jeeps
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M3A1, 4 trucks, radio Jeep

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads.
    b) Infantry may have M9A1 rifle A/T grenades.
    c) The Regiment has 3 Parachute Battalions.
    d) All units can be motorised if not used in paradrop.
    e) All guns have 1 load of HEAT or APCR as appropriate.
    f) This unit served in Europe then saw action in Korea.


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