1. Teeth
71-76%: M3A5 Lee 77-85%: M4A2(76mm) 86-90%: M4M Sherman 91-00%: M4A2(75mm) Bttn HQ: 1x Tank
3 platoons@ 3x Tanks Light Tank Battalion (of Tank Bde)
1 Company:
3 platoons@ 3x Tanks
3 platoons@ 3x T-60A or T-70A Motor Rifle Battalion
3 Companies@
3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 trucks 1 platoon: 2x MMG, 4x LMG teams, 2 trucks 1 Support Company:
1 platoon: 6x 45mm M42 A/T guns, truck tows 1 platoon: 4x 76mm M27, 4 trucks, Obsolete FC 1 platoon: 2 SMG sqds, 6 PTRD41, 2 trucks 1 battery: 6x 82mm mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck, Assigned FC Tank Regiment (Of Mechanized Brigade)
4 Companies@
3 platoons@ 3x T-34/76F Corps Recce Battalion
1 Company:
3 platoons@ 3x tanks as in CHQ
2 platoons@ 5x Ba-64
3 platoons@ 3x Carrier or S/C, 3 PTRD41, 1 SMG sqd 2. Brigade Support
Mechanized Brigade HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 4x M3 H/T, 3x Ba-64 with up to:
1-3 platoons@ 2 SMG/engineer sqds, 1 flamegun, 1 LMG, 2 trucks 1 Mortar Company:
3-4 batteries@ 3x 82mm mortars, 4 trucks, Assigned FC 1 Gun Company:
2 batteries@ 6x 76mm M42 or 4x 120mm mortars, truck tows, Assigned FC 1 AA Company:
3 platoons@ 3-4x HMG/AA tripods, 2 trucks 1 Recce Company:
1 platoon: 5x Ba-64 3. 'Corps' Support(actually divisional level) Up to:
4 batteries@ 6x 120mm mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck, Assigned FC 1 Rocket Battery:
2 batteries@ 4x BM-13-16, radio van, Assigned FC 1 Artillery Battalion:
3 batteries@ 5x Su-76, radio truck, Assigned FC 1 A/T Regiment:
3 batteries@ 5x Su-85 1 SMG Company:
3 platoons@ 3 SMG sqds, 3 trucks, 2 LMG, 1 PTRD41 1 AA Regiment: 3 batteries@ 6x 37mm M39, 6 trucks 3 Engineer Companies@
3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 trucks, 2 LMG, 2 flamethrowers 1 Gun Battalion:
4 batteries@ 5x SU-152 or ISU-152, Obsolete FC 1 Recce Platoon: 3x Carriers, 3 PTRD41, 1 SMG sqd 1 A/T Regiment:
6 batteries@ 4x 76mm M42, 4 trucks OR 3-4 batteries@ 4x 45mm M42, 4 trucks 4. Notes
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. Back to MicroMark WWII Russian List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark WWII National List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark Period List of TO&Es Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999 by Mark Bevis and MicroMark. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |