WWII
Marine Division

1942 Pacific

List A13

by Mark Bevis

1. Tenth Arm

Marine Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 1(7 man) rifle
        PHQ sqd
        4(12 man) rifle sqds, 3 BAR

      1 platoon: 3 MMG, 3x 60mm mortars

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 battery: 6x 81mm mortars
      0-1 platoon: 4x 20mm Madsen AA guns, 4 trucks
      3 platoons@ 4x .50" HMG teams

Divisional Marine Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x M3A1 Stuart, 2 Jeeps
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 3x M3A1 Stuart
      3 platoons@ 4-5x M2A4 Light or M3A1 Stuart

    1 Recce Company:
      CHQ: 2x M3A1 White S/C, 1 SMG sqd
      3 platoons@ 2 sections@ 2x M3A1 S/C, 1 rifle sqd, 2x Jeep/.50"

Divisional Marine Paratroop Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 bazooka
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle/SMG sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/SMG sqds, 3 BAR or LMG, 1 bazooka
      1 platoon: 3x 60mm mortars, 3 MMG?
      1 Platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 bazooka, 2 BAR or LMG

2. Regiment Support

Marine Regiment HQ: 8 rifle sqds, 2 Jeeps with:
1 Weapons Company:

    CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, 2 Jeeps
    1 platoon: 4x M3 GMC halftracks
    3 platoons@ 4x 20mm Madsen AA or 37mm M3A1 A/T guns, 4 trucks

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Coast Defence Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 4 trucks
      1 AA Company:
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
        4 platoons@ 4x 40mm Bofors, 4 trucks

      1 AA Battery: 4x 90mm M1 AA, 4x M4 HST
      3 A/T Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        2 platoons@ 4x M6 Dodge GMc or 3x 37mm M3A1, 3 trucks

    3 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 6 OP teams, Jeeps
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm MW pack howitzers, 5 Jeeps or trucks

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 6 OP teams, 4 lorries, Jeeps
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M2A1, 4 trucks, radio truck, 3 AAHMG

    3 Engineer Companies@

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

    3 Pioneer Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/pioneer sqds

    3 Seebee Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds CT3
      4 platoons@ 5 pioneer sqds, 2 bulldozers, 1 dump truck

    1 AmTrac Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 7x LVT-1
      4 Companies@ 17x LVT-1 each company can lift 2 Marine Companies

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and CHQs, maybe in PHQs.
    b) infantry have MW rifle A/T grenades. Bazookas not before mid 1942.
    c) The Division has 3 Marine Regiments each of 3 battalions.
    d) The 20mm Madsen were used as dual-purpose AA-A/T guns.
    e) Seebee units can repair a bomb crater in a runway in 40 minutes if prepared.
    f) Can use Corps support from List A19.


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