Modern
Cuban Army in Exile
Brigade 2506

1961 Bay of Pigs

List LA14M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

1st Parachute Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1 rifle/SMG/carbine sqd
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1(8 man) SMG/carbine sqd, 1x 3.5" M20 bazooka
      3 platoons@ 1(10 man) rifle/carbine sqd, 3 BAR
      1(9 man) rifle/SMG sqd, 1x 57mm M18, 1x .30" MMG, 1x 3.5" M20, Mortar OP team

2nd, 5th, 6th Infantry Battalions@

    Bttn HQ: 1 rifle/SMG sqd , 1x 3.5" M20 bazooka
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1(6 man) SMG/carbine sqd, 1x 3.5" M20 bazooka
      4 platoons@ 1(12 man) rifle/carbine sqd, 3 BAR
      1 platoon: 1(19 man) rifle sqd, 1x 57mm M18, 1x .50" HMG, 1x .30" MMG, 1x 75mm M20 or 1x 3.5" M20 bazooka, Mortar OP team

4th Heavy Weapons Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle/SMG sqds, 2 Jeeps, 1x 2 t truck
    1 Battery: 3x 75mm M116 pack howitzers, 3x 2 t trucks
    1 Battery: 4x 4.2" M2A1 mortars, 4x 2 t trucks, 1 Jeep
    1 Mortar Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle/SMG sqd
      5 platoons@ 3x 81mm M1 mortars

    1 MG Platoon: 3x .50" M2 HMG teams

3rd Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x M41 Walker Bulldog, 1x bulldozer
    4 Sections@ 1x M41 Walker Bulldog

2. Brigade Support

Brigade HQ: 2 rifle/SMG sqds, 2x 2t trucks with:

1 Diver Platoon: 3(4 man) SMG sqds, 3 BAR

1 Bomber Squadron: 16x B26 Invader (8x .50" nose guns, no dorsal turret)

1 Transport Squadron: 6x C-46, 6x C-54

Landing Craft: 2x LCI, 4x LCVP, 3x LCU, 1x LCM

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all CHQ and all AFV. Artillery is Assigned FC.
    b) The Brigade has 3 Infantry, 1 Armoured, 1 Heavy Weapons & 1 Paratroop battalions.
    c) Small arms are M1 Carbine, Garand M1, M3A1 Grease Gun. All have grenades.
    d) This force was defeated at the Bay of Pigs in 1961.
    e) Companies and platoons were grossly understrength, it being expected that ranks would be filled out by Cuban militia and army units deserting Castro.
    f) Mortars and 57mm M18 have White Phosphorous rounds available.


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