Modern 1983-1990
American Armoured and Mechanised
Division Support

All theatres

List A70M

by Mark Bevis

Divisional Support

Up to:

    Sound Ranging/Flash Spot Units@ 5 Jeeps, 2 trucks, 2 lorries, 1 GPMG
    1 Radar Platoon: 1x AN/TPS-25 search radar, 4x AN/MPQ-4 counter-battery radars, # lorries or 1 Radar Platoon: 2x TPQ-37 counter-battery radars, 3x TPQ-36 Counter-Mortar radars, lorries

    3 Artillery Battalions@ BHQ: 1x M577A1, 2 trucks, 2 AR sqds, 6 OP Teams

      3 batteries@ 6 or 8x M109A2, 1-2x M992 FAASV, 1x M577A1

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 2x M577A1, 2 trucks, 2 AR sqds, 6 OP Teams
      3 batteries@ 4 or 6x M110A1/A2, 1x M577A1, 4-6x M548
      1 Rocket Battery: CHQ: 1x M577A2
        3 platoons@ 3x MLRS, 1x M577A2, 2 trucks

    3-4 Engineer Companies@ CHQ: 4(11 man) AR sqds, 1 Jeep, 1x M113, 3 lorries, 3 bulldozers, 2x M728 CEV, 2 GPMG

      3 platoons@ 1(5 man) AR PHQ sqd, 1x Gama Goat, 1x 5t dump truck
        3(10 man) AR sqds, 2x Dragon, 1 GPMG, 3x M113, 6x M203

      1 platoon: 3x M128 or M57 towed minelayers, 3x M113A1

      1 Bridge Platoon: 4x M60 AVLB

      2 Bridge Platoons@ 2 assault bridges, 9 rubber boats, 1 raft, 1 ferry

    2 AA Batteries@ CHQ: 1x M113, 4 GPMG, 4 lorries, 2 Air Search radars

      3 platoons@ 4x M163 Vulcan, 1x M113

    2 SAM Batteries@ CHQ: 1x M113, 4 GPMG, 3 trucks, 2 Air Search radars

      3 platoons@ 4x M730 Chaparral, 1x M113

    4 5 AA Teams@ 1x Stinger SAM, 1 Jeep or Hummer

    2 Attack Helicopter Companies@

      CHQ: 2(12 man) AR sqds, 3 trucks, 4 GPMG, 3x UH-1H or UH-60A
      3 platoons@ 7x AH-1G/S or 6x AH-64A Apache
      1 Scout platoon: 12x OH-58A/C

    1 Combat Support Aviation Company: CHQ: 2 AR sqds, 3 trucks, 4 GPMG

      2 platoons@ 1x UH-1H PHQ
        2 sections@ 5x UH-1H "Hogs"

    OR 1 Combat Support Aviation Company: 15x UH-60A

    1 Aviation Company: CHQ: 1 Jeep, 1 truck

      assets: 32x OH-58A, 16x UH-1H

    1 MP Company: CHQ: 2(11 man) AR sqds, 1 Jeep, 1 truck, 1 lorry

      5 platoons@ 1 truck, 1x 90mm M67
        3-5(10 man) AR sqds, 9-15 Jeeps, 6-10 GPMG

      1 Electronic Warfare Company:

        3 platoons@ 3 ECM units, 3 ESM units, Gama Goats, Jeeps

      1 Surveillance Company:

        CHQ: 1(6 man) AR sqd, 1 truck, 1 Jeep, 1x M113, 1 GSR
          3 platoons@ 7x M113, 7x Ground Surveillance radar, 7 Jeeps

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. Infantry have IINF.
b) Squads have 6-9x M72A2 disposable LAW each. All HQ and other squads have at least one 40mm M203 grenade launcher on M16A1.
c) These organisations are the newer variety, gradually introduced during the decade. Can be used in combination with List A67M and A68M.
d) The 4 Armoured Divisions each have 6 Tank Battalions, 5 Mechanised Battalions, and 3 Brigade HQs. All have 1 Divisional Armoured Cavalry Squadron.
e) The 6 Mechanised Divisions each have 4 Mechanised and 3 Armoured Battalions, and 3 Brigade HQs. All have 1 Divisional Armoured Cavalry Squadron.
f) Apache helicopters are not available before 1985.
g) Hummers can replace jeeps from 1984.
h) Stinger can be replaced by Stinger POST from 1987.
i) Artillery OP can be in divisional OH-58 or Jeep or M981 FISTV.
j) From 1985 M1 can be replaced by M1PI (27% chance or less). By 1988 tanks are 36% M1, 14% M1PI, 50% M1A1.
k) M901 and Bradley can use TOW-2 from 1985.
l) Infantry battalions in Bradley are not available until 1984. By 1986 there were only 11 Bradley battalions in service, out of 44 Mechanised battalions in the 10 divisions. See List A67M for M113 based Mechanised Battalions.
m) Divisional Air Defence was to have been 3 AA Companies each of 12x M998 Sergeant York DIVADS AA TANKS and 15 Stinger, and 1 AA Company with 12 Chaparral or XM-975 Roland and 15 Stinger.

Armoured Division on List A69M


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