Modern
American Pentatomic Division
1957-1959

All Theatres

List A45MA

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Battlegroup

    BGHQ (Bttn HQ): 4 rifle sqds, OP team

    4 Companies@ CHQ: 2 (8 man) rifle sqds

      4 platoons@
        4 (9 man) rifle sqd, 3 BAR
        1 (9 man) rifle sqd, 2 3.5" M20, 2 LMG

        1 platoon: 3x 81mm M29 mortars, 2x Jeep/106mm M40

      1 Recce Platoon:

        PHQ: 1 Jeep
        1 section: 2x M24 Chaffee or M41 Walker Bulldog
        1 section: 1x M59 APC or M3 H/T, 1 rifle sqd, 1 BAR, 1x 3.5" M20
        1 section: 2x Jeep/.50", 2x Jeep, 1 BAR, 1x 3.5" M20
        1 section: 1x M84 APC or M21 H/T or 1x 81mm mortar carried in 1 truck

    1 Assault Platoon: 4x M56 Scorpion or 8x Jeep/106mm M40

    1 Mortar Platoon: 4x 4.2" M2A1 mortars, 4 trucks, radio Jeep (or 4x M84, radio Jeep, if infantry in M59)

    0-1 AA Platoon: 4x M35 trucks/Quad .50" M55

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x M48A1 or M48A2, 1x M5 9 APC, 4 Jeeps
    5 Armoured Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M48A1 or M48A2, 1x M74 ARV
      3 platoons@ 5x M48A1 or M48A2

    1 Scout Platoon: 4x Jeep/.50", 2x Jeep, 1 BAR, 1x 3.511 M20

Divisional Cavalry Squadron

    SHQ (Bttn HQ): 2 rifle sqds, 4x M59, 2 Jeeps
    3 Troops@
      THQ: 2 Jeeps, 1(8 man) rifle/SMG sqd, 1x M41 tank
      3 platoons@
        PHQ: 1x Jeep
        1 section: 3x M41 Walker Bulldog
        1 section: 1x M59, 1 rifle sqd, 1 BAR, 1x 3.5"
        1 section: 2x Jeep/.50 cal, 2x Jeep/.30 cal, 1 BAR
        1 section: 1x M84 APC mortar carrier

2. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Brigade HQ: 2x M59, 4 lorries, 4 rifle sqds, OP/Air Liaison Team, 6 Jeeps
    5 Artillery Batteries@ 6x 105mm M101, 6 trucks, radio truck, OP Team OR 6x M52, radio truck, OP Team 1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 8 lorries, # Jeeps
      2 batteries@ 6x 155mm M114, 6 lorries; OR 6x M44; radio van

    1 battery: 4x 8" M115, 8 lorries or M8 HST; OR 4x M55; radio van
    1 battery: 2x Honest John launchers on lorries, radio vans, reload lorries, pre-planned fire only

    1 Transport Company@ 90x M59 and 4x M84 to mechanised one Battle Group
    1 Helicopter Company: 6 OH-13G Sioux or L-19A Bird Dog
    2 Transport Companies@ 45 lorries to motorize one Battle Group
    6 attached AA platoons@ 4x M42A1 Duster

    5 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
      3 platoons: 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 BARs, 2 flameguns, 1 3.5" M20, 2 lorries

    0-1 Heavy Tank battalion (up to 1959 only; Germany or USA only)

      BHQ: 2 M103A1, 3 M51 ARV
      4 Companies@
        CHQ: 2 M103A1, 1 Jeep
        5 platoons: 3 M103A1, 1 Jeep

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads and AFV.
    b) Rifle is M1 Gerand. LMG is Browning M1919A4/A6. Infantry have M31 rifle A/T grenades. Infantry have M31 rifle A/T grenades.
    c) The Pentatomic Divisions have 5 Battle groups, 1 Tank Battalion and 1 Cavalry Squadron, and one division retained a heavy tank battalion in Germany until 1959.
    d) The Tank Companies and 105mm batteries are normally attached directly to the Battle Groups.


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