Modern
American Mechanized Brigade

1966-1972, Vietnam

List A55M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion (1968-1971)

    Bttn HQ: 3x M48A3, 5x M113 & M577, 2x M88 ARV
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M48A3, 1x M88 ARV
      3 platoons@ 5x M48A3

    1 Bridge Platoon: 2x M60 AVLB
    1 Engineer Platoon: 2-3x M728 CEV (1968+)
    1 Battery: 4x M106, 1x M113
    0-1 Recce Platoon: 8x M113 ACAV, 8(5 man) AR sqds, 4x M79

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 6 AR sqds, 2 GPMG, 8x M79, 1 flamegun, 9 Jeeps, OP Team, 9 lorries
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: M2 man) AR sqd, 5 Jeeps
        3 platoons@
          1(3 man) PHQ sqd,
          3(11 man) AR sqds, 3x M79,
          1(9 man) AR sqd, 2 GPMG, 0-1 x90mm M67

        1 platoon: 1(8 man) AR PHQ sqd, 3x 81mm M29, 6x M79

      1 Support Company:

        CHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 Jeeps
        1 battery: 4x 4.2" M30 mortars, 4x 40mm M79
        1 platoon: 12 flameguns, 2x M79, 4 AR sqds
        0-1 platoon: 8x Jeep/106mm M40

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 AR sqds, OP Team, 4x M577, 2x M113, 8x M79
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2(6 man) AR sqds, 2x M113, 1 GPMG, 2-5 Jeeps
      3 platoons@
        1(3 man) PHQ sqd, 1x M113,
        3(9 man) AR sqds, 3x M113, 3x M79
        1(9 man) AR sqd, 1x M113, 1-2x 90mm M67, 2 GPMG

      1 platoon: 3x M125, 1x M113, 1x M79

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 2x M113, 2 Jeeps, 1x M578 ARV, 2 AR sqds
      1 battery: 4x M106, 1x M113, 4x M79
      1 platoon: 12 flamegun, 4 AR sqds, 2x M79, 4 trucks/M113
      0-1 platoon: 8x-Jeep/106mm-M40

2. Brigade Support

    Brigade HQ: 3x M577, 4x M113, 4 AR sqds, OP/Air Liaison Team with:

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 4x M577, 2 AR sqds, 3 OP Teams
      3 batteries@ 6x M109, 1x M577, 6x M548, 7 GPMG

    1 Armoured Cavalry Troop:

      THQ: 3x M113, 1x M88, 2 AR sqds, 3x M79
      3 platoons@
        PHQ: 1x M113 ACAV, 1(5 man) AR sqd, 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, 1 GPMG, 1x M79

    1 Engineer Company:

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

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads and AFV.
    b) Infantry have 0-3x M72 disposable LAW per squad.
    c) The 1st Brigade, 5th Mechanised Division has one Armoured, one Infantry and one Mechanised battalions.
    d) Can use Corps and Army support from List A49M.


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