WWII
American Corps and Army Support

1942-Aug 1943, Mediterranean

List A10A

by Mark Bevis

1. Corps Support (Provisional)

    Up to:

    3 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 2 trucks
      3 platoons@ 4x 37mm M1 or 40mm L60 Bofors, 4 trucks

    6 Cavalry Troops@

      THQ: 1x M3A1 White S/C, 3x M6 GMC
      3 platoons@
        1 section: 6x Jeep/.50"
        1 section: 3x M3A1 S/C, 1x 37mm M3A1 A/T gun, 3(6 man) rifle crew sqds, 2 bazookas

    2 Cavalry Support Troops@

      THQ: 2x M2 H/T, 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 3x T-30 GMC, 1x M2 H/T

    4 Field Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 Carbine sqds, 8 lorries
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M2A1, 4 trucks, radio truck

    2 Heavy Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 Carbine sqds, 8 lorries
      3 batteries@ 4x 155mm M1 or 4.5" M1, 4x M5 HST, radio van

    1 Heavy Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 6 Carbine sqds, 8 lorries
      3 batteries@ 4x 155mm M1918 or 155mm M2 Long Tom or 8" M1, 4x M4 HST, radio van

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/pioneer sqds, 2 lorries

    6 Pioneer Companies

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
      3 platoons; 4 rifle/pioneer sqds, 2 lorries

    6 Tank Destroyer Companies@

      CHQ: 3 Carbine sqds, 2x M3A1 S/C, 3 Jeeps, 9 bazookas
      1 platoon:
        PHQ: 2 Carbine sqds, 1x M3A1 S/C, 5 Jeeps (up to Oct'42)
        2 sections@ 2x 37mm M6 GMC
        1 section: 2x M15 AA halftrack

      2-3 platoons@

        PHQ: 1x M3A1 S/C, 5 Jeeps, 2 Carbine sqds
        2 sections@ 2x 75mm M3 GMC halftrack
        1 section: 2x M15 (not 1943)

    2 Tank Destroyer Recce Companies@

      CHQ: 2 Carbine sqds, 2x M3A1 S/C, 2 Jeeps, 2 bazookas
      3 platoons@ 2x M3A1 S/C, 4x Jeep/.50", 2 Carbine sqds
      1 platoon: PHQ: 1(6 man) rifle/engineer sqd, 1x M3A1 S/C
      2 sections@ 1(12 man) rifle/engineer sqd, 1x M3A1 S/C, 1 truck

2. Army Support (hypothetical or in America only)

    Up to:

    2 Heavy Tank Companies@

      CHQ: 2x M6 heavy tanks
      3 platoons@ 5x M6

    2 Heavy Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 10 lorries
      3 batteries@ 4x 8" M1 howitzers, 4x M4 HST, radio van

    6 AA Platoons@ 4x 90mm M1 or 120mm M1, 4 lorries

    1st Ranger Battalion (North Africa, Nov 1942-March 1943)

      Bttn HQ: 1(8 man) SMG/carbine squad
      A, B, C, E, F Companies@
        CHQ: 2(10 man) rifle/SMG sqds
        2 platoons@ 1(6 man) SMG PHQ sqd, 1x 60mm mortar, 1 bazooka
        2(12 man) rifle squads, 4 BAR

      D Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 Carbine squad
        1 battery: 4?x 81mm M1 mortars, hand carts
        1 platoon: 6?x LMG

    Darby's Ranger Regiment (Sicily, July-August 1943)

      1st, 3rd, 4th Ranger Battalions (as above)
      Ranger Cannon Company: 6x 105mm T-19 GMC halftracks (Aug 1943+)

3. Notes

a) Radios are in all AFVs and other PHQs.
b) Infantry have M9A1 rifle A/T grenades. No HEAT or APCR rounds available.
c) M15 AA not before Oct'42.
d) In November 1942 the Tank Destroyer Companies replace the M6 GMC with a third M3 GMC platoon.
e) 37mm has APCBC with 1 load of canister.
f) In 1943 any M2 H/T can be replaced by M3 variant.


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