WWII
American Armoured Division

1944-1945 Europe

List A1

by Mark Bevis

1. Tenth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x Tanks, 1x M3 H/T, 4x Jeeps, 2 rifle sqds

    3 Armoured Companies @ CHQ: 2x Tanks

      3 platoons @ 5x Tanks

    1 Armoured Company: CHQ: 2x MSA1 Stuart or M24 Chaffee

      3 platoons @ 5x M5A1 or M24

    1 Recce Platoon: 3 sectionsQ 2x Jeep/.50"

    1 Mortar battery: 3x M21, 1x M3 H/T

    1 Maintenance platoon: 3x M32B1 ARV, 3x wreckers, 3 Jeeps

    1 Gun platoon: 3x M4A3/105mm or M8 HMC Stuart, 2x M3 H/T

Armoured Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2x Rifle sqds, 2 bazooka, 2x Jeeps

    3 Companies@ CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2x rifle sqds, 2 bazooka

      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, 1lx .50" HMG teams

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

    1 Support Company: CHQ: 1x M3 H/T, 1 rifle sqd, 1x Jeep

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

Divisional Recce Squadron (Bttn)

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

    1 Troop: THQ: 2x M5A1 Stuart

      3 platoons@ 5x M5A1 Stuart

    1 Support Troop: THQ: 1x M3 H/T, 1x Jeep

      4 platoons@ 2x M8 HMC Stuart, 1x M3 H/T

2. Brigade Support

    Combat Command HQ: 3x M3 H/T, 1x lorry, 3 Carbine sqds, 3x Jeeps, 3x M5A1 Stuart, Air Liaison team

3. Divisional Support Up to:

    3 Armoured Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2x rifle sqds, 2 bazooka

      3 platoons @ 4x M3 H/T, 4x rifle/engineer sqds, 4 bazooka, 2 BAR, demo charges

    3 Artillery Battalions @

      BHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2x Carbine sqds, 6 OP teams in Jeeps or M4A3 OP
        3 batteries@ 6x M7 Priest, 1x M3 H/T

    12 AA platoons@ 4x M16 or M15 or M19

    3 Tank Destroyer Companies @

      CHQ; 2x M3 H/T, 2x Jeeps, 2(8 man) rifle sqds, 2 bazooka
        3 platoons @ 4x M10 or M18 or M36, 2x M20, 1x Carbine sqd, 2 bazooka.

      1 Tank Destroyer Recce Company: CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2x Jeeps

        3 platoons@ 2x M8 Greyhounds, 5x Jeep/.50", 2(8 man), Carbine sqds, 2x 60mm mortars, 2 bazooka

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads and AFVs.
    b) Tanks are : June 1944: M4A3, 08% chance of being M4A3E2 Jumbo Sept 1944: 1 platoon in 3 OR 2 tanks per platoon can be M4A3(76mm), 08% chance of being M4A3E2(76mm). Jan 1945: all can be M4A3E8, with 11% chance of being M26 Pershing.
    c) Infantry have M9A1 rifle A/T grenades. 60mm mortars in the armoured infantry platoons have unlimited HE, smk, WP.
    d) 37mm M6, 75mm M3 and M6 have APCBC as standard. 37mm can have 1 load of canister. 76mm and 90mm can have HVAP from Oct'44. 105mm howitzers have 1 load of HEAT.
    e) Any CHQ Sherman can be fitted with dozer blade if not Jumbo variant. Any CHQ Sherman in Italy can be fitted with Mobile Assault Bridge from Oct'44.
    f) In Italy cannot use Jumbos, Pershings or Chaffees.
    g) In Italy and Normandy, any engineer platoon can have 1x flamethrower added.
    h) The division has 3 armoured battalions and 3 armoured infantry battalions shared between 3 Combat command HQs.
    i) Note in service dates: M24 Chaffee (Oct '44); M4A3(76mm)(Sept'44); M4A3E2 Jumbo (Jun'44); M36 (Oct'44); M19(Jan'45);


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