WWII
American Armoured Division

July 1940-June 1942 America

List A11

by Mark Bevis

1. Tenth Arm

Medium Tank Battalion (July 1941+ only)

    Bttn HQ: 3x M2A1 Medium
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M2A1 Medium
      3 platoons@ 5x M2A1 Medium

    1 Battery: 3x M4A1 H/T, 1x M2 H/T (1942 only)
    1 Recce Platoon: 1x M2 H/T, 1 rifle sqd, 5x Jeep/MG (1942 only)

Light Tank Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x M2A4 or M2A3 or M1A2 Light Tanks or M3 Stuart
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x Light tanks as in Bttn HQ
      3 platoons@ 5x Light Tanks as in Bttn HQ

    1 Battery: 3x M4A1 H/T, Ix M2 H/T (1942 only)
    1 Recce Platoon: 1x M2 H/T, 1 rifle sqd, 5x Jeep/MG (1942 only)

Motorised Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks or M2 H/T
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks or M2 H/T
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 trucks or M2 H/T, 1 BAR
      1 platoon: 2 MMG, 1x .50" HMG teams, 3 trucks or M2 H/T

    1 MG Platoon: 6 MMG, 3x .50" HMG teams, 3 trucks or M2 H/T

Divisional Recce Squadron

    SHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x M3A1 White S/C, 1 rifle sqd
    3 Troops@
      THQ: 4x MW S/C, 3x 37mm MW A/T guns
      3 platoons@ 3x M3A1 S/C, 1x 37mm A/T gun, 3(6 man) rifle sqds
      1 Support Troop:
        THQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks or M2 H/T, Assigned FC
        3 sections@ 3x 75mm MW pack howitzers, 3 trucks, radio truck

2. Regiment Support

Medium Tank Regiment HQ: 1x M2A1 Medium, 2x MW S/C
Light Tank Regiment HQ: 1x M2A4 Light or M3 Stuart, 2x MW S/C
Motorised Regiment HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 6 lorries with up to:

    1 A/T Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2x M3A1 S/C
      3 platoons@ 4x 37mm M3A1 A/T guns, 4x M3A1 S/C

3. Divisional Support


Up to:
    1 Tank Brigade HQ: 1x M2A4 Light or M3 Stuart, 4 lorries, 6 rifle sqds
    2 Artillery Battalions@ (Sept'41+ only)
      BHQ: 2x M2 H/T, 4 lorries, 4 rifle sqds, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x T-12 M3 GMC, 1x M2 H/T

    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 8 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M2A1, 4 trucks, radio van

    3 Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks or M2 H/T
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 trucks or M2 H/T

    1 Tank Company:
      CHQ: 2x M2 Medium (1940 only)
      3 platoons@ 4x M2 Medium

4. Notes


a) Radios are in all tanks and other PHQs.
b) Infantry have no A/T grenades, until 1942 when M9A1 rifle A/T grenades are available.
c) No APCR, APCBC or HEAT rounds available.
d) This list is provisional. The Division has 1 Armoured Brigade of of 2 Light Tank Regiments and 1 Medium Tank Regiment; and a Motorised Regiment of 2 battalions. Light Tank Regiments have 3 battalions. The Medium Tank Regiment has 2 battalions.
e) M2 halftracks replace trucks and M3A1 Scout Cars from Sept'41, except recce MW S/C.
f) M3 Stuart not before Oct'41. The M2A3 is available in one battalion only.
g) In June 1942 up to one Medium Tank Company can be equipped with M3 Lee.

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