WWII
American Hypothetical Armored Division

Late'45-1946 Europe

List A44X

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x Tanks, 1x M3 H/T, 4x Jeeps, 2 Carbine sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x Tanks, 1x CS-Tank
      3 platoons@ 5x Tanks

    1 Company:

      CHQ: 2x M24 Chaffee
      3 platoons@ 5x M24 Chaffee

    1 Battery: 3x M21, 1x M3 H/T
    1 Recce Platoon: 6x Jeep/.50"
    1 Maintenance Platoon: 3x M32 ARV, 3x wreckers, 3x Jeeps

Armoured Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2 rifle sqds, 2x 2.36" bazookas, 4 Jeeps
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2 rifle sqds, 2x 57mm M20
      3 platoons@
        3x M3 H/T, 3 rifle sqds, 2-6 BAR, 3x bazooka
        1x M3 H/T, 1x 60mm mortar team
        1x M3 H/T, 2 MMG, 1x .50" HMG teams

      1 platoon: 3x Jeep/105mm RR OR 3x M3 H/T, 3 rifle sqds

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1x M3 H/T, 1 rifle/SMG sqd
      1 battery 3x M21, 1x M3 H/T
      1 platoon: 3x M3 H/T, 6 MMG, 3x .50" HMG teams
      1 platoon: 3x M7 Priest or M37, 2x M3 H/T
      1 Recce Platoon: 1x M3 H/T, 5x Jeep/.50"

Divisional Cavalry Squadron

    SHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x M24 Chaffee, 3x M39 Hellcat, 2 Carbine sqds
    3 Troops@
      THQ: 3x M8 Greyhound, 3x Jeep/.50"
      3 platoons@ 3x M8, 6x Jeep/.50", 1 Carbine sqd, 3x 60mm

    1 Troop:
      THQ: 2x M5A1 Stuart or M24 Chaffee
      3 platoons@ 5x M5A1 or M24

    1 Troop:
      THQ: 1x M39 Hellcat
      4 platoons@ 2x M8 HMC Stuart, 1x M3 H/T

2. Brigade Support

Combat Command

    HQ: 3x M5A1 Stuart, 2x M3 H/T, 1 lorry, 3 Carbine sqds, Air Liaison Team

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    3 Armoured Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2 rifle sqds, 2x 2.36" bazookas
      3 platoons@ 4x M3 H/T, 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4x 2.36", 2-4 BAR

    3 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 2x M3 H/T, 1 Carbine sqd, 6 OP Teams
      3 batteries@ 6x M7 Priest or M37, 1x M3 H/T

    12 AA Platoons@ 4x M16 or M19

    3 Tank Destroyer Companies@

      CHQ: 2x M39, 1 rifle sqd, 2x Jeep/.50", 2x 2.36"
      3 platoons@ 4x M36B2, 2x M39, 2(7 man) rifle sqds, 2x 2.36"

    1 Tank Destroyer Recce Company:

      CHQ: 2x M39 Hellcat Utility, 2x Jeeps, 1 Carbine/SMG sqd
      3 platoons@ 2x M8 Greyhound, 5x Jeep/.50", 2(8.man) Carbine sqds, 2x 60mm mortars, 2x 2.36"

4. Corps Support

    As list A3 but fighters can also be P-51H or P-47N; Fighterbombers can also be P-38L;
    Cavalry Troops replace M5A1 with M24; and M12 King Kong is replaced by M40 Long Tom.

5. Army Support

As List A3 but add:

    2 Batteries@ 4x M43 SP 8" howitzers, 2 radio vans
    1 Super Heavy A/T Platoon (1946+): 2x T-28 GMC

6. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and squads. b) Infantry have MW rifle A/T grenades c) Tanks are (D6):
      1-4: M4A3E8 Sherman with M4A3(105mm) CS tanks
      5-6: M26 Pershing with M45 CS tanks.
    d) If M4A3E8 is fielded, then up to one platoon per battalion can be M4A3E2(76mm) Jumbo Sherman. e) If M26 fielded, then up to one platoon per battalion can be M26E5, or up to one company can be T-26E4 or T-26E1-1 Super Pershing. f) The Division has 3 Combat Command HQs sharing 3 Armoured and 3 Armoured Infantry Battalions. g) Cavalry Troops can replace 2x Jeep/.50" with 1x M39 Hellcat Utility carrying 7 man rifle sqds. h) This list should be used for hypothetical scenarios assuming that the war continued into 1946.


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