List VN8M
by Mark Bevis
1. Teeth ArmInfantry Battalion
3-4 Companies@
3 platoons@ 4(9 man) AR sqds, 2 GPMG, 1x3.5" M20? 1 platoon: 2x 60mm M19 mortars 1 A/T Platoon: 4-8x Jeep/106mm M40 1 Battery: 4x 4.2" M30 or 81mm M1 mortars 2. Regiment SupportInfantry Regiment HQ: 10 lorries, Jeeps, 8 AR sqds 3. Divisional Supportup to:
3 batteries@ 6x 155mm M114, 8 lorries 1-3 Artillery Battalions@
3 batteries@ 6x 105mm M101, 8 trucks 1 Recce Company:
3 platoons@ 3(8 man) AR/SMG sqds, 6 Jeeps 1 Engineer Company:
3 platoons@ 4-5 AR/engineer sqds, 2 GPMG, 4x flamethrowers 4. Corps SupportUp to:
2 Companies@
3 platoons@ 4x M113 ACAV, 1x M113/106mm M40, 5 (7 man) AR crew sqds 1 platoon: 3x M125, 2x M113 ACAV, 3x 57mm M18 RCL 1 Company:
3 platoons@ 5x M41A3 1 Bridge Platoon: 4x M113 AVLB
1-2 Artillery Battalions@
3 batteries@ 6x 105mm M101, 8 trucks 1 Artillery Battalion:
3 batteries@ 6x 155mm M114, 8 lorries Mike Force Mobile Strike Command Battalion (October 1964+)
5. Army SupportUp to:
4 Companies@
2 platoons@ 8(6 man) AR sqds, 8x 40mm M79, 2 GPMG 4 LLDB Special Forces Companies@ (1965-1968)
3 Armoured Cavalry Regiments (as above) 3 Attack Squadrons@ 3 Flights@ 6x A-37 Dragonfly (1969+)
3 US Special Forces C-Detachments (October 1964+) with:
# CIDG Camp Strike Companies@
3 platoons@ 1(2 man) PHQ team, 3(11 man) rifle/SMG/Carbine sqds, 3 BAR 1 platoon: 3x 60mm M19 mortars 6. Notes
b) Infantry may have M72 disposable LAW from 1970. c) The 10 Infantry Divisions in 1965 each have 3 Regiments each of 3 battalions. d) Divisional 105mm artillery was 1 battalion in 1965, two battalions by 1969, and 3 battalions in 1970. e) Details are provisional. f) Infantry have M16A1 from around 1968, M1 Garand before that. g) There are 4 Corps each with one Armoured Cavalry Regiments. h) Some M113 have turret with twin .30" MMG. Back to MicroMark Modern Vietnam List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark Modern National List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark Period List of TO&Es Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1997-2003 by Mark Bevis and MicroMark. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com |