Modern
American 1st Cavalry Division

1965-1972: Vietnam

List A50M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry (Air Mobile) Battalion

Bttn HQ: 5 AR sqds, 2 GPMG, 6x 40mm M79, 9x Jeeps, 9 lorries, OP/Air Liaison Team
3 Companies@

    CHQ: 1 AR sqd
    3 platoons@
      1(3 man) PHQ sqd, 3(8-10) man AR sqds, 3x M79, 1(8-10) man AR sqd, 2 GPMG, 0-1x 90mm M67
      0-1 platoon: 3x 81mm M29A1 mortars, 6x M79

1 Support Company:

    CHQ: 2 AR sqds
    1 battery: 4x 4.2" M30 mortars, 4x M79
    1 platoon: 12 flameguns, 2x M79, 4 AR sqds

Divisional Air Cavalry Squadron

SHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x UH-1C/D, 2x OH-13S, OP/Air Liaison Team
3 Troops@

    THQ: 3x UH-1D/H
    1 Scout Platoon: 5 sections@ 2x OH-13S@ 8x RP, 2x .30"
    1 Recce Platoon:
      PHQ: 1x UH-1D, 1(3 man) PHQ sqd,
      3 sections@ 1(6 man) AR sqd, 1 GPMG, 1x M79
      1 section: 1(6 man) AR sqd, 1 GPMG, 0-2x 90mm M67

    1 Weapons Platoon:
      PHQ: 1x UH-1B or (1968+) 1x AH-1G;
      4 sections@ 2x UH-1B@ 4 GPMG, 48x RP) or 2x AH-1G

1 Ground Recce Troop: ?

Assault Helicopter Battalion

Bttn HQ: 6x UH-1D, 6 trucks, 4 lorries, 4 AR sqds, Air Liaison Team
3 Air Mobile Companies@

    CHQ: 1x UH-1D, 0-4x OH-23G Raven, 2 2x GPMG, 2x M79, 12 trucks
    3 platoons@ 6x UH-1D troop transports @ 2 GPMG
    1 platoon: 4x UH-IB @ 4 GPMG, 48x RP OR 1x 40mm & 14 RP

2. Brigade Support

Infantry Brigade HQ: 6 AR/SMG sqds, 8 trucks, OP/Air Liaison Team with:

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 8 AR sqds, 16 lorries, 8x M79, 8 GPMG
    4 batteries@6x 105mm M102, 5x M79, 8 GPMG, 8 trucks, OP Team

0-1 Recce Troop:

    THQ: 3x Jeep, 1 AR sqd
    3 platoons@
      PHQ: 1x Jeep
      2 sections@ 2x Jeep/GPMG, 2x Jeep/.50"

3. Divisional Support


Up to:

1 LRRP Company:

    CHQ: 2(9 man) AR/SMG sqds (1967+)
    2 platoons@ 8(6 man) AR/SMG/shotgun sqds, 0-6 GPMG, 6x M79

4 Engineer Companies@

    CHQ: 2 AR sqds
    3 platoons@ 4(9 man) AR/engineer sqds, 2 GPMG, 1x 90mm M67


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