WWII
Marine Division

1943 Pacific

List A14

by Mark Bevis

1. Tenth Arm

Marine Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle/carbine sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2(13 man) Carbine sqd, 1 bazooka
      3 platoons@ 1(7 man) rifle PHQ sqd, 1 bazooka 4(13 man) rifle sqds, 4 BAR
      1 platoon: 3 MMG, 3x 60mm mortars

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 2(8 man) Carbine sqds
      1 battery: 6x 81mm mortars, 3 bazookas
      2 platoons@ 4 MMG or .50" teams

Divisional Marine Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x MW Stuart or MW Sherman, 2 Jeeps
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 3x MW Stuart or 2x M4A1, 1x M4A1/dozer
      3 platoons@ 5x M3A1 or 4x M4A1, 1x M4A1/dozer

    1 Recce Company:
      CHQ: 2x M3A1 S/C, 1 Carbine sqd
      3 platoons@ 2 sections@ 2x MW S/C or Jeep/MMG, 1 Carbine sqd 2 sections@ 2x Jeep/.50"

2. Regiment Support

    Marine Regiment HQ: 8 rifle sqds, 2 Jeeps with:
    1 Weapons Company:
      CHQ: 1 Carbine sqds, 2 Jeeps
      1 platoon: 4x M3 GMC halftracks
      3 platoons@ 4x 37mm MW A/T guns, 4 trucks

3. Divisional Support

up to:

    15 Transport Platoons@ 5 lorries

    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

      3 A/T Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        2 platoons@ 3x 37mm MW A/T guns, 3 trucks

    1 Amtrac Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 10x LVT-2
      3 Companies@ 30x LVT-2 each able to lift 2 Marine Companies

    3 Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 3(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 1 flamegun, 2 BAR, 1 bazooka

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

    3 Seebee Companies@
      CHQ: 2 Carbine sqds
      4 platoons@ 5 pioneer sqds, 2 bulldozers, 1 dump truck, rollers, graders

    3 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 4 Carbine sqds, 6 OP teams, Jeeps
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1A1, 5 Jeeps or trucks

    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 6 Carbine sqds, 6 OP teams, 4 lorries
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M2A1, 4 trucks or M5 HST, radio truck

Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and PHQs, may be in all squads.
    b) Infantry have M9A1 A/T grenades and can have molotovs.
    c) The Division has 3 Regiments each of 3 battalions.
    d) Can use Corps support from List A20.
    e) Seebee units can repair a bomb crater in a runway in 40 minutes if prepared.
    f) Artilley OP can be in Corps level OY-1 if successfully diced for.


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