WWII
American Armored Division

Aug-Dec'43 Mediterranean

List A18

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x Tanks, 1x M3 H/T, 2 rifle sqds, 4 Jeeps
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M3A3 Lee or MW or M4A3 Sherman
      3 platoons@ 5x Tanks as in CHQ

    1 Company:
      CHQ: 2x M3A3 or M5A1 Stuart
      3 platoons@ 5x M3A3 or M5A1 Stuart

    1 Recce Platoon: 6x Jeep/.50"
    1 Mortar Platoon: 3x M21, 1x M3 H/T
    1 Gun Platoon: 3x M4A3/105mm or M8 HMC, 2x M3 H/T
    1 Maintenance Platoon: 3x M31 Lee ARV, 3 wreckers, 3 Jeeps

Armoured Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2 rifle sqds, 2 bazookas, 2 Jeeps
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2 rifle sqds, 2 Jeeps
      3 platoons@
        3x M3 H/T, 3 rifle sqds, 2 BAR, 3 bazooka
        1x M3 H/T, 1x 60mm mortar, 3 crew
        1x M3 H/T, 2 MMG, 1x .50" HMG teams

      1 platoon: 3x 37mm MW or 57mm M1 A/T guns, 3x M3 H/T, 1 Jeep

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1x M3 H/T, 1 Jeep, 1 rifle sqd
      1 battery: 3x M21, 1x M3 H/T
      1 platoon: 3x M3 H/T, 3x .50", 6 MMG teams
      1 platoon: 3x M7 Priest, 2x M3 H/T
      1 platoon: 1x M3 H/T, 5x Jeep/.50"

Divisional Recce Squadron

    SHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x M8 Greyhound, 3x M3 H/T, 3 rifle sqds, 2 Jeeps
    3 Troops@
      THQ: 3x M8 or M3A1 S/C, 3 Jeeps/.50"
      3 platoons@ 3x M8 or MW S/C, 6x Jeep/.50", 1 Carbine sqd, 3x 60mm mortars

    1 Troop:

      THQ: 2x M5A1 or M3A3 Stuart
      3 platoons@ 5x M5A1 or M3A3 Stuart

    1 Troop:

      THQ: 1x M3 H/T, 1 Jeep
      4 platoons@ 2x T-30 GMC, 1x M3 H/T

2. Brigade Support

Combat Command

    HQ: 3x M3 H/T, 1 lorry, 3 Carbine sqds, 3 Jeeps, 3x M5A1 Stuart

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    3 Armoured Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2 rifle. sqds? 2 bazookas
      3 platoons@ 4x M3 H/T, 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 bazookas, 2 BAR, demo charges, 1 flamegun

    3 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2 Carbine sqds, 6 OP teams
      3 batteries@ 6x M7 Priest, 1x M3 H/T

    3 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 1 rifle sqd, 2 Jeeps
      4 platoons@ 4x M13 or M15

    3 Tank Destroyer Companies@

      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2 Jeep/MG, 2 bazokas, 1x M31 Lee ARV, 11 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4x M10, 2x M20, 1 Carbine sqd, 2 bazookas

    1 Tank Destroyer Recce Company:

      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2 Jeeps, 21 bazookas
      3 platoons@ 2x M8 Greyhound, 5x Jeep/.50", 2x 60mm mortars, 2(8 man) Carbine sqds, 2 bazookas

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads and AFV.
    b) Infantry have MW rifle A/T grenades. 75mm guns have AP with one load of APCBC. 37mm has APCBC with 1 load of canister. No APCR or HEAT rounds available.
    c) The Division has 3 Armoured Battalions and 3 Armoured Infantry Battalions shared between 3 Combat Command HQs.
    d) Divisional artillery OP can be in M3 Lee OP or Jeep.


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