Modern
Chinese Communist Infantry Division

1949-1953 Asia

CH2M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1 SMG sqd
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, 2x PTRD41
      3 platoons@ 3(12 man) SMG sqds, 1 LMG
      1 platoon: 2x 60mm Type 31 mortars

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd
      1 battery: 6x 82mm M37 mortars, Obsolete FC
      1 platoon: 6 MMG

2. Regimental Support

    Infantry Regiment HQ: 4 rifle/SMG sqds with:
      1 Guard 'Company': 3-5 SMG sqds
      1 Recce 'Company': 4 SMG sqds, ponies
      1 Battery: 2-6x 76mm M27 or 70mm Type 92 or 75mm M116, pack mules
      1 A/T Battery: 2-6x 45mm M42 or 37mm M3A1 or Type 97 or 47mm Type 1, 3x PTRD41 or 57mm Type 36 RCL (M18 copy)

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, Obsolete FC
      1 battery: 6x 70mm-150mm ex-Japanese howitzers, horses
      1 battery: 2-6x 45mm M42 or 37mm M3A1 or Type 97 or 47mm Type 1 or 76mm M42 A/T guns, horses
      1 battery: 6x 120mm M43 or 81mm or 82mm mortars, carts

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 SMG/engineer sqds, 3 LMG

    1 Recce Company:

      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, ponies
      3 platoons@ 3 SMG sqds, 1 LMG, ponies

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, Obsolete FC (1952+)
      2 batteries@ 6x 122mm M38 howitzers, horses

    1 Anti-Tank/Artillery Battalion (1952+)

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 6x 85mm D44 or 76mm M42, 6 trucks

4. Army Support (Actually Corps level)

Up to:

    3 Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 LMG

    9 Pioneer Companies@ 10 unarmed pioneer sqds

    4 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 5x 122mm M38 or 105mmL24 Type 91 , horses

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 8 lorries , Obsolete FC (1952+)
      2 batteries@ 5x 152mm M1943, 6 lorries

    1 Rocket Battalion:

      BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 6x 82mm BM-8-36 Katyushas

    2 AA Batteries@ 5x 12.7mm AAHMG
    5 AA Batteries@ 5x 37mm M39, 5 trucks

    1 Recce Company:

      CHQ: 3x Type97 Te-Ke or Type 95 Ha-Go tanks
      2 platoons@ 3x tanks as in CHQ

    3 Recce 'Companies'@ 4 rifle sqds, horses

    1 Cavalry Regiment: details unknown, except that platoons have about 25 men.

    8 AA Batteries@ 5x 85mm KS12 or 100mm KS19, FC radar (1952+)

    3 A/T Companies@ 6x 85mm D44 or 76mm M42, 6 trucks (1952+)

    3 Tank Companies@

      CHQ: 1x T-34/85 (1952+)
      2-3 platoons@ 3x T-34/85

5. Notes

    a) Radios are in all R HQs and above, and in tank CHQs. Telephones are down to Bttn HQ level. At lower levels flags and whistles are used.
    b) Infantry have 1x 56lb pole charge per squad as A/T weapon, can be broken down into smaller charges.
    c) The Division has 3 Regiments each of 3 battalions. An Army has 3 Infantry Divisions.
    d) Some divisions were purely small arm equipped, with no heavy weapons other than battalion MMG and 60mm mortars.
    e) From early 1951 each company can add 1x 3.5" Type 51 bazooka or 2x 57mm Type 36 recoilless rifles in the 60mm mortar platoons.
    f) Random air support from the end of 1950 includes Yak-9, La-11, Il-10, MiG-9 and Po-2.
    g) Random air support from late 1951 includes MiG-15, Tu-2 and Il-12 transports. From December 1951 can add MiG-15bis.


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