WWII
American Marine Corps Support

1944-1945 Pacific

List A21

by Mark Bevis

1. Corps Support

Up to:

    6 Naval Batteries@ 3x 16" guns OR 8 batteries@ 3x 14" or 2x 16" guns
    14 Naval Batteries@ 6x 5" guns
    9 Naval Batteries@ 3x 8" guns
    8 Naval Batteries@ 4x 5" guns
    20 Naval Batteries@ 3x 6" guns

    6 LSM(R) each with 10 Batteries@ 1x 5" automatic rocket launchers 1 Battery: 4x 4.2" mortars

    Landing Craft: 50x LCI(L) or 200x LCVP, 8x LST, 2x LSD, 60x LCM-6, 8x LCI(G), 30x LCT-5 or 6
    8x LCI(R) each with: 10 Batteries@ 1x 5" automatic rocket launcher OR 1 Battery: 40x 5" rockets

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 8 lorries
      3 batteries@ 4x 155mm M1 howitzers, 4x M5 HST, radio van

    3 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 8 lorries
      3 batteries@ 4x 155mm M2 Long Tom, 4x M4 HST, radio van

    8 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 lorries
      4 platoons@ 4x 90mm M2 AA, 4 lorries or M4 HST

    8 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      4 platoons@ 4x 40mm M1 Bofors, 4 trucks

    8 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      4 platoons@ 4x 20mm Oerlikon, 4 trucks

    8 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      4 platoons@ 4x Quad .50" M55 AAHMG, 4 trucks

    3 Amtrac Battalions@

      Bttn HQ: 17x LVT-3 or LVT-4
      2 Companies@ 51x LVT-3 or LVT-4

    1 AmTank Battalion:

      Bttn HQ: 4x LVT-2, 3x LVT(A)-2
      4 Companies@
        CHQ: 3x LVT(A)-4, 2x LVT-2
        3 platoons@ 5x LVT(A)-l or LVT(A)-4

    3 Amphibious Companies@

      CHQ: 4x M29 Weasel or Seep, 2 Carbine sqds
      4 platoons@ 6x DUKW

    3 Engineer Companies@

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

    10 Joint Service AOP teams@ 1 Air Liaison/OP team, 1 Jeep BT2
    80 Fighter Flights@ 6x F4U-1D Corsair or F6F-5 Hellcat
    50 Scout Sections@ 1x OY-1 Sentinel
    3 Transport-Squadrons@ 12x R4D or R5C or R5D
    12 Night Fighter Flights@ 4-6x PV-1 Ventura or F6F-5N or F4U-2
    20 Torpedo Bomber Flights@ 4x TBM-3 Avenger
    25 Dive Bomber Flights@ 4-6x SBD-5A Dauntless or SB2C-4 Helldiver
    10 Bomber Flights@ 3-4x PBJ-1J Mitchell

    3 Tank Destroyer Companies@

      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2x Jeep/MG, 2 bazookas, 11 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4x M18 Hellcat, 2x M3 H/T or M20 Greyhound, 2 bazookas, 1 rifle sqd

    6 Tank Destroyer Companies@

      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2x Jeep/MG, 2 bazookas, 11 rifle sqds, 1x M32
      3 platoons@ 4x M10 Wolverine, 2x M20, 2 bazookas, 1 rifle sqd

    3 Tank Destroyer Recce Companies@

      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2 Jeeps, 21 bazookas
      3 platoons@ 2x M8 Greyhound, 5x Jeep/.50", 11 Carbine sqds, 2x 60mm mortars, 2 bazookas

    2 Heavy Tank Companies@

      CHQ: 2x M26 (late 1945+)
      3 platoons@ 5x M26 Pershing

    12 Seebee Companies@

      CHQ: 1 Carbine sqd
      4 platoons@ 5 Pioneer sqds, 2 bulldozers, 1 dump truck, rollers, graders

2. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and CHQs.
    b) The Joint Service AOP teams can call any air, naval, artillery support from any USN, Army and USMC source.
    c) Treat automatic 5" rocket launchers as 10 rails with 10 salvos each, no reload time.
    d) In 1945 night fighters can be F7F-2N Tigercats.


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