Modern
United Nations Forces

1951-53 Korea various

List A31M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Belgian Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 2 Jeeps
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2" mortar

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 platoon: 6x 3" mortars
      1 platoon: 4 MMG
      1 platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds
      1 platoon: 4x 6pdr, 4x Universal Carriers

French Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 4 Jeeps, 3 trucks
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 BAR, 1x 2.36" bazooka
      3 platoons@ 3(12 man) rifle sqds, 3 BAR, 3 LMG, 1x 2.36"
      1 platoon: 3 MMG, 3x 60mm M2 mortars

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      1 battery: 4x 75mm M20 RCL
      1 battery: 4x 81mm M1 mortars, 4 trucks, radio Jeep
      1 platoon: 4x .50" HMG teams
      1 platoon: 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 BAR, 1x 2.36"

Philippines Combat Team

    BHQ: 3 rifle/carbine sqds, 4 Jeeps
    1 Tank Company:
      CHQ: 2x M4A3E8, 1x M10 Wolverine
      3 platoons@ 5x M4A3E8 Sherman

    1 Recce Company:

      CHQ: 3x M24 Chaffee, 3x jeep/.50"
      3 platoons@ 3x M24, 6x Jeep/.50", 2 Carbine sqds, 2 BAR

    3 Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1-3x 3.5" M20
      3 platoons@ 4(9 man) rifle sqds, 3 BAR
      1 platoon: 3 MMG, 3x 60mm M2 &/or 57mm M18

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      1 battery: 6x 81mm M1 mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck
      1 platoon: 6 MMG, 3x .50" HMG teams

    1 Artillery Battery: 6x M7B1 Priest, 1x M3 H/T, OP team
    1 Mortar Battery: 6x 4.2" M2A1 mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck

Infantry Battalion (various nationalities, see note g)

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle/carbine sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1x 3.5" M20
      3 platoons@ 4(9 man) rifle sqds, 3 BAR
      1 platoon: 3 MMG, 3x 60mm M2 &/or 57mm M18

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      1 battery: 6x 81mm M1 mortars, 6 trucks, radio Jeep
      1 platoon: 6 MMG, 2x .50" HMG teams

2. Brigade Support (Turkey only)

Infantry Brigade HQ: 7 rifle sqds, 4 Jeeps, 6 trucks with:

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 6 Carbine/SMG sqds, 8 lorries, 3 OP teams
    3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M101, 6 trucks

1 Engineer Company:

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
    3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 BAR, 1 flamegun, 2 lorries

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQs.
    b) Infantry may possibly have M9A1 rifle A/T grenades if American equipped.
    c) Details are provisional. Belgians are British equipped, all the rest being American equipped, Thailand troops using WW2 French helmets.
    d) Individual Battalions are attached to American formations, hence can use Divisional Support from List A28M.
    e) Can use Corps support from List A29M.
    f) The Turks fielded a full Brigade of 3 Battalions plus support. The Dutch Battalion only has 2 Infantry Companies until May 1951 when a third Company arrived.
    g) Individual Infantry Battalions were fielded by Colombia (BT4), Ethiopia (CT4), Netherlands (BT4), Greece (M), Thailand (CT4) and the Turkish Battalions (AT4). h) At least one French Infantry Company is para-trained.


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