Modern
American Airborne Brigade

1965-1972, Vietnam

List A52M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Airborne Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 AR sqds, 2 GPMG, 4x M79, OP Team, 5 Jeeps
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1(12 man) AR sqd, 3 Jeeps
      3 platoons@ 1(3 man) PHQ sqd, 4(9 man) AR sqds, 6x M79, 2 GPMG, 0-lx 90mm M67
      1 platoon: 3x 81mm M29 or 60mm M19 mortars

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 Jeep
      1 battery: 4x 4.2" M30 mortars, 4x M79
      1 platoon: 12 flameguns, 2x M79, 4 AR sqds 0-1 platoon: 8x Jeep/106mm M40

2. Brigade Support

    Airborne Brigade HQ: 8 AR/Carbine sqds, OP/Air Liaison Team, Jeeps with up to:

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 AR sqds, 16 trucks, 8x M79, 8 GPMG
      3-4 batteries@ 6x 105mm M102, 5x M79, 8 GPMG, 8 trucks or Gama Goat, OP Team

    0-1 LRRP Patrol: 8(6 man) AR/SMG/shotguns sqds, 8 GPMG, 8x M79 AT1

    1 A/T Company:

      CHQ: 2x M56 Scorpion
      3 platoons@ 5x M56 Scorpion

    1 Armoured Cavalry Troop:

      THQ: 3x M113, 1x M88 ARV, 2 AR sqds, 3x M79
      3 platoons@
        PHQ: 1x M113 ACAV, 1(5 man) AR sqds, 1x M79
        1 section: 4x M113 ACAV, 4(5 man) AR sqds, 4x M79
        1 section: 3x M48A3 or (1969+) 3x M551 Sheridan
        1 section: 1x M125
        1 section: 1x M113, 1 AR sqd, 1x M79, 1 GPMG

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 1 AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 4 AR/engineer sqds, 2 GPMG, 4 flameguns, 1x 90mm M67

    1 Aviation Company:

      CHQ: 1x UH-1D, 12 trucks, 2 GPMG, 2x M79
      3 platoons@ 6x UH-1D troop transports (@2x GPMG)

    1 platoon: 4x UH-1B gunships (@ 2 minigun, 14 rockets); 2 sections@ 2x OH-23G Raven

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads and AFV
    b) Infantry have 1-3x M72 disposable LAW per squad.
    c) The 173rd Airborne Brigade (BT2) has 3 battalions, plus all the Brigade support, and can have a Mechanised Battalion (as List A48M) attached.
    d) The 3rd Brigade/101st Airborne Division (CT3) has 3 battalions, with only an artillery battalion as Brigade support.
    e) The 3rd Brigade/82nd Division (CT3) has 4 battalions,,with all Brigade support except the A/T Company.
    f) Can use Corps and Army support from List A49M.
    g) In 1965 an Australian force was attached to the 173rd Brigade. (See List AS18M).
    h) In theory each Airborne platoon has a PHQ of 5 men, 3 squads each of 11 men and 2x M79, and 1 squad of 9 men with 2x M60


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