WWII
Russian Tank Corps
Nov 1943-45

East Europe

List R1

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Medium Tank Battalion
      01-70%: T-34/76F or T-34/85
      71-76%: M3A5 Lee
      77-85%: M4A2(76mm)
      86-90%: M4M Sherman
      91-00%: M4A2(75mm)

      Bttn HQ: 1 T-34 tank
      2-3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1x Tank
        3 platoons@ 3x Tanks

    Motor Rifle Battalion (of Tank Brigade)

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@
          3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 trucks
          1 platoon: 2x MMG, 3x LMG teams, 2 trucks

      1 Support Company:

        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        1 platoon: 4 or 6x 45mm M42 A/T guns, truck tows
        1 platoon: 4x 76mm M27, 4 trucks, Obsolete FC
        1 platoon: 2-3 SMG sqds@ 3 PTRD41, 1 truck
        1 battery: 6x 82mm mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck, Assigned FC

    Motorised Battalion (of Motorised Brigade)

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks or M3 H/T
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 trucks
        1 platoon: 2 MMG, 4 LMG, 2 trucks

      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        1 platoon: 4 or 6x 45mm M42 with truck tows OR 4x 57mm M43 with M3A1 White S/C tows
        1 battery: 6 or 9x 82mm mortars, trucks, radio truck, Assigned FC
        1 platoon: 3 SMG sqds, 9 PTRD41, 3 trucks
        0-1 platoon: 4x 76mm M27, 4 trucks or M3A1 S/C, Obsolete FC
        0-1 platoon: 4x 12.7mm HMG/AA tripods, 2 trucks

    Corps Recce Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks or M3 H/T, 2x Jeeps, 2x Ba-64
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x T-34/76F or T-60A or T-70A or T-80
        3 platoons@ 3x tanks as in CHQ

      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x Ba-64
        2 platoons@ 5x Ba-64

      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x Carrier or M3A1 S/C, 1(5 man) SMG sqd
        3 platoons@ 3x Carrier or S/C, 3 PTRD41, 1 SMG sqd

      1 Platoon: 10 M/C Combinations, 5 LMG, 2 rifle sqds, radio

    Attached Heavy Tank Battalion 1945 only

      Bttn HQ: 1x Is-2m
      4 'Companies'@ 5x Is-2m

2. Brigade Support

    Tank Brigade HQ: 2x T-34, 3x Ba-64(LMG) with up to:

    1 AA battery: 6x M17 or ZSU-37 or 4x 37mm M39 & 4 trucks or 9-12x HMG/AA tripods in 5-6 trucks

    Motor Rifle Brigade HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, 2x M3 H/T with up to:

      1 Engineer Company:
        CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, 1 truck
        4 platoons@ 3 SMG/engineer sqds, 2 flameguns, 2 LMG, 3 trucks

      1 Mortar Company:

        CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, 1 truck
        3 batteries@ 3x 82mm mortars, 4 trucks, Assigned FC
        OR 2 batteries@ 4x 120mm mortars, 5 trucks, Assigned FC

      1 AA battery: 2 platoons@ 4x HMG/AA tripods, 2 trucks

      1 Recce Company:

        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 trucks

      1 A/T Company:

        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 4x 57mm M43, 4 trucks or M3A1 S/C

3. 'Corps' Support

(actually divisional level) Up to:

    1 A/T Regiment:
      RHQ (Bttn HQ): 1x Su-85 or Su-100, 1x T-34/76F
      4 batteries@ 5x Su-85 or Su-100 (1945)
      1 SMG Company:
        CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 3 SMG sqds, 3 trucks, 2 LMG, 1 PTRD41

    1 Rocket Battery:

      BHQ: 3 lorries, 4 rifle sqds, radio van,
      2 batteries@ 4x BM-13-16, radio van, Assigned FC

    1 AA Regiment: 3 batteries@ 6x 37mm M39, 6 trucks

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 trucks, 2 LMG, 2 flameguns

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 1x Su-76, 1 radio van, 1x Ba-64
      4 batteries@ 5x Su-76, Assigned FC

    1 Gun Battalion:

      BHQ: 1x SU-152 or ISU-152, 1x KV-1 ARV
      4 batteries@ 5x SU-152 or ISU-152, Obsolete FC
      1 Recce Platoon: 3x Carriers, 3 PTRD41, 1 SMG sqd OR 3 sqds, 3 trucks, 2 LMG, 1 PTRD41

    1 Attached A/T Regiment:

      RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2 SMG sqds, 2 trucks
      6 batteries@ 4x 76mm M42 or 57mm M43 or 100mm M44, 4 trucks

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all CHQ and all lend-lease tanks and battery HQs, and perhaps in recce PHQ.
    b) Infantry have RPG-43 A/T grenades, RPG-6 in 1944-45, and possibly RPG-1 in 1945. Anti-tank units with PTRD41 have 3 molotovs and/or 3 A/T grenades per squad. The PTRD41 can be issued out to the infantry sections.
    c) The Tank Corps (actually of division size) has 3 Tank Brigades of 3 tank battalions and one Motor Rifle Battalion, and a Motorised Brigade of 3 battalions. In 1945 a Heavy Tank Battalion was usually added.
    d) APCR and HEAT rounds are available where appropriate.
    e) Any or all rifle sqds can be rearmed with SMG.
    f) Motor Rifle troops can be carried on the back of the tanks, at the rate of one squad per tank. This also applies to the SMG company in the Corps A/T Regiment.
    g) Note in service date of: T-34/85(Mar'44); M4A2(76mm)(1944); Su-100(Oct'44); ISU-152(mid'44); ZSU-37(Jan'44);
    h) Infantry may have one bazooka per platoon in one battalion if 6 is rolled on D6. Also could replace trucks with M3 H/T on roll of 10 on D10.
    i) Ba-64 is armed with LMG or PTRD41 or 12.7mm HMG or 2cm Flak30.
    j) Any 57mm or 76mm A/T gun can replace truck tows with M3A1 S/C.
    k) The 1944 Mech Corps (actually of divisional size) has 1 Tank Brigade of 2 Medium and 1 Light Tank Battalions and 1 Motor Rifle Battalion, and 3 Mechanized Brigades each of 1 Tank Regiment and 3 Motor Rifle Battalions. In 1945 the Light Tank Battalion was replaced by a third Medium Tank Battalion.
    l) Unless stated, tanks are not mixed below battalion level. Usually whole brigades were equipped with the same tank type, and some Corps were totaly equipped with lend-lease M4A2 Shermans.


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