Modern
American 2nd Infantry Division

1990+, Korea

List A41M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Light Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 AR sqds, 5 Jeeps, OP/Air Liaison Team
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 AR sqds, 2x 60mm M224, 6x Dragon
      3 platoons@ 3(9 man) AR sqds, 6 SAW, 6x 40mm M203, 1(9 man) AR sqd, 2 GPMG, 2 snipers

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 2 Jeeps or Hummer
      1 battery: 4x 81mm M252 mortars, 6x Hummer
      1 A/T Platoon: 4x Hummer/ITOW or Hummer/.50"
      1 Recce Platoon: 6x Hummer(2x GPMG, 2x .50", 2x 40mm Mk19

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x M113A2, 3x M577A2, 1x M113 ARV, 3 AR sqds, OP/Air Liaison Team
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x M113A2, 1 AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 4x M113A2, 4 AR sqds, 6 SAW, 6x 40mm M203, 2 GPMG, 3 Dragon
      1 platoon: 2x M901 (TOW-2)

    1 A/T Company:

      CHQ: 1x M113A2
      3 platoons@ 4x M901 (TOW-2)

    1 Recce Platoon: 6x M113ACAV, 3 AR sqds, 3 GPMG, 3 SAW, 6x M203
    1 Battery: 6x M125A2 or M106A2, 1x M113A2, 1 Jeep
    1 AA Platoon: 5x Stinger teams, 5 Jeeps

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x M60A3, 3x M577, 2x M113A1, 2 AR sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M60A3, 1x M88AI ARV
      3 platoons@ 5x M60A3

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1x M113A1, 1x Jeep
      1 platoon: 6x M113ACAV, 3 AR sqds, 3 GPMG, 3 SAW, 6x M203
      1 battery: 6x M106A2, 1x M577A2, 1 Jeep
      1 platoon: 5x Stinger POST teams, 5x Jeeps
      1 platoon: 2x M60 AVLB

Divisional Cavalry Squadron

    SHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x M60A3, 3x M577A2, 1x M88A1, 2 AR sqds, 2x Jeeps, OP/Air Liaison team
    3 Troops@
      THQ: 1x M60A3, 1x M577A2, 1x M578 ARV
      2 platoons@ 6x M113ACAV, 3 AR sqds, 6 SAW, 6x M203
      2 platoons@ 4x M60A3
      1 section: 2x M106A2, 1x M577A2

    1 Troop:

      THQ: 2x M60A3, 1x M88A1 ARV
      3 platoons@ 4x M60A3

2. Brigade Support

Brigade HQ: 6x M577A2, 4 AR sqds, OP/Air Liaison Team, 2x Hummer

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Attack Helicopter Battalion:
      BHQ: 3x UH-1N, 1x OH-58A
      3 Companies@ 7x AH-1S or 6x AH-64A, 4x OH-58D

    1 Air Cavalry Squadron:

      SHQ: 6x OH-58C, 3x UH-60A
      2 Attack Troops@ 7x AH-1S or 6x AH-64A; 2x OH-58C/D
      0-1 Utility Troop: 10x OH-58A, 10x UH-60A
      1 Assault Troop: 15x UH-60A
      3 Air Cav Troops@
        THQ: 2x OH-58A
        2 platoons@ 2x OH-58C
        2 platoons@ 2x AH-1S

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 4 AR sqds, 3 OP teams, 6 trucks
      3 batteries@ 6x 155mm M198, 6 lorries, 1 Jeep

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 4x M113 & M577, 2 AR sqds, 3 OP teams
      3 batteries@ 8x M109A2, 0-8x M992 FAASV, 1x M577A2

    1 Rocket Battery:

      BHQ: 1x M577A2
      3 platoons@ 3x MLRS, 1x M577A2, 2 trucks

    2-1 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 1x M577A2
      3 platoons@ 4x M163 Vulcan, 1x AN/MPQ-49 radar on lorry, 5x Stinger teams, 5x Hummer

    1-2 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 1x M577A1
      3 platoons@ 4x M730 Chaparral, 1x AN/MPQ-49 radar on 6x6 lorry, 1x M548

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1x M113A2, 1 AR sqd, 1 GPMG
      3 platoons@ 4x M113A2, 4 AR/engineer sqds, 1 Dragon, 4 GPMG
      1 platoon: 6x M9 ACE, 3x M728 CEV
      1 platoon: 6x M60 AVLB, 3x M173 line charge, 3 trucks
      1 platoon: 3x M128 towed minelayer, 3x M113A1

4. Corps Support

Up to:

    1 Missile Battery: 2x Lance M572 launchers, 2x M688 reload vehicles, 6 missiles (10KT nuclear, bomblet)
    3 AA Batteries@ 6x IHAWK 3 round launchers, FC radars, lorries
    12 Fighter-Attack Flights@ 6x F-16C/D
    3 Recce Flights@ 6x RF-4C Phantom
    6 Scout/Forward Air Controller Sections@ 2x OA-10

5. Notes

    a) Radios are in all sqds and AFV. AR is M16A2, SAW is M249.
    b) Infantry have 3x M136 or, M72A3 disposable LAW per squad.
    c) Artillery OP can be in M981 FISTV or divisional OH-58.
    d) The Division has 2 Light Infantry, 2 Mechanised, 2 Armoured Battalions and 1 Cavalry Squadron, shared between 3 Brigade HQs.
    e) Each tank company may have up to 2 dozers and 1 mineplough assigned.
    f) Mixed battalion battlegroups are usually formed.
    g) By 1994 all AH-1S are replaced by AH-64A Apache.
    h) By 1994 Tank and Mechanised Battalion recce platoons are reequipped with 7x M3A2 Bradley each carrying a 2 man scout team with SAW.


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