WWII
American Marine Corps Support

1942 Pacific

List A19

by Mark Bevis

1. Corps Support

Up to:

    1 Battleship with:
      4 batteries@ 3x 14" or 2x 16" guns
      2 batteries@ 3x 5" guns

    1 Heavy Cruiser with:

      3 batteries@ 3x 8" guns
      1 battery: 4x 5" guns

    1 Light Cruiser with:

      5 batteries@ 3x 6" guns
      1 battery: 4x 5" guns

    3 Destroyers@ with 1 battery: 5x 5" guns
    Landing craft: 50x LCV, 100x LCP(L), 12x LCM-3, 8x LCT-5
    9 USN Flights@ 5x F-4F4 Wildcat fighters
    12 USN Flights@ 5x SBD-3 Dauntless divebombers
    3 USN Flights@ 5x TBM-1 Avenger torpedo-bombers
    3 USMC Flights@ 4-6x SBD-3 Dauntless
    4 USMC Flights@ 4-6x F-4F Wildcat fighters
    3 Army Flights@ 5x P-400 Aircobra fighters

3 Marine Raider Battalions

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 Boys
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 Carbine sqds, 1 Boys, dingies
      3 platoons@ 4(12 man) rifle/SMG sqds, 3-9 BAR, 1 shotgun dingies
      1 platoon: 3x 60mm mortars, 3 Boys, dingies

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 2 Carbine sqds, 1 Boys, dingies
      1 battery: 6x 60mm mortars
      2 platoons@ 3 MMG
      1 platoon: 4 rifle/engineer sqds, molotovs, demo charges, chainsaws

1 Marine Raider Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 Boys
    6 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 Carbine sqds, 1 Boys, dingies
      2 platoons@
        3(13 man) rifle/SMG sqds, 6 BAR, 1 bazooka, 1 (7 man) rifle/SMG PHQ sqd, 1 pump shotgun, dingies
        1 platoon: 3x 60mm mortars, 3 Boys, dingies

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries
      3 batteries@ 4x 155mm M1918, 6 lorries, radio van

    1 Samoan Infantry Battalion (Samoa only)

      Bttn HQ: 6 rifle sqds
      4 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 USMC rifle/SMG sqd
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 BAR

    3 early Coast Defence Battalions@

      Bttn HQ: 6 rifle sqds, radio, static radar, searchlight, soundranging equipment
      with up to:
        1 Tank Platoon: 5x M2A4 Light tanks
        1 Battery: 6x 5"L51 fixed coastal guns
        6 Batteries@ 6x 3"L21 fixed AA guns
        1 AA Company:
          CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
          4 platoons@ 4-6x .50" AAHMG

        2 Marine Raider Companies@
          CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 Boys
          2 platoons@
            3(13 man) rifle/SMG sqds, 6 BAR,
            1(7 man) rifle/SMG PHQ sqd, 1 shotgun

          1 platoon: 3x 60mm mortars, 3 Boys

        1 MG Company:
          CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
          3 platoons@ 6 MMG

        3 AA Batteries@ 4x 20mm Madsen, 4 Jeeps
        1 Battery: 6x 7"L50 fixed coastal guns
        2 AA Batteries@ 6x 37mm M1

    OR 3 later Coast Defence Battalions@

      Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 6 trucks, 1 towed air seach radar, searchlights
      1 AA Company:
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 4 lorries
        3-4 platoons@ 4x 90mm M1 AA, 4 lorries or M4 HST

      1 Artillery Group:
        BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 2 lorries
        2-3 batteries@ 4x 155mm M2 Long Tom, 4x M4 HST, radio truck

      1 AA Company:
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
        3 platoons@ 4x 40mm M1 Bofors

      with up to any three of the following:

        0-1 AA Company:
          CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
          3 platoons@ 3x 20mm Oerlikon, 3 trucks

        0-1 MG Company:
          CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
          3 platoons@ 6 MMG

        0-1 Tank Platoon: 5x M3A1 Stuart
        0-1 AA Company:
          CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
          3 platoons@ 6x .50" AAHMG

        0-1 Battery: 6x 75mm M1A1 pack howitzers, 6 trucks, radio truck
        0-1 Marine Company:
          CHQ: 2 Carbine sqds
          3 platoons@
            4(12 man) rifle/sniper sqds
            1(7 man) Carbine/SMG PHQ sqd

2. Notes

    a) Infantry have M9A1 rifle A/T grenades.
    b) Radios are in all CHQs and AFV.
    C) All naval gun and USN air support is pre-planned only.
    d) Both types of Coast Defence Battalions cannot be fielded together. The early type includes Midway Island defences.
    e) With opponents/organisers agreement Raider Battalions and/or Coast Defence Battalions can be fielded as teeth arm.


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