Help on US Armored Div structure 1943+

[hakejumble]

Hi all,

As the title suggests, could anybody point me in the right direction as to how US armoured formations were structured from D Day onwards?

I am looking at putting together a US force for BKC games at my local club.

I have the Osprey book on them, however it is a little word heavy and I'm struggling to make head nor tail of it.

Cheers,

Jake

[Dr Dave]

If the book is too impenetrable try the download site wargames vault. The micro mark lists there are often pretty useful - and very cheap. They'll be lots to choose from from the regimental combat teams (RCT) all the way up to Corps assets.

[Raider4]

GHQ have a load of TOEs at the battalion level: link.

Cheers, M.
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[kipt]

Check the Nafziger OB's on the US Army Combined Arms website.  A lot of information there.

[fsn]

http://militaryhistoryvisualized.com/us-army-armored-division-organization-structure-world-war-2-visualization/

[slugbalancer]

This site any good?
http://www.niehorster.org/013_usa/43_org/43_usa_div-armd/div-armd.html

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

One of the easier ones this :

From the top -

Div HQ - Two bases - CO and HQ - use M3 1/2 tracks, Jeeps, and signals lorries
3 CC - A, B and R - Lt Tanks, M3's and jeeps- two CO/HQ bases.

3 Tank Btn - each 2 HQ base, Sherman + Jeep. 2 Bases 105mm Shermans, 1 base Recce (Jeep), 9 Shermans (a mix of 75 and 76mm) and 3 M5 (or M24 if later on)
3 Armoured Inf Btn 2 HQ - M3's and Jeeps, 1 M7 Preist, 1 M4/21 Mortar, 1 Jeep Recce, 4 MMG in M3, 3 57mm A/T, towed by M2/3, 3 Mortars carried by M3, and 9 Rifle Plt in M3

1 Cavalry Sqdn - 2 HQ/CO in M3 SC or M20 with Jeeps, 9 M8 Recce,  9 Jeep Recce, 1 M8 HMC, 3 M5 or M24

Arty (Divisional) 3 Armoured Arty Btn - 3 OP (could use Sherman, jeep, M20, or L2 Piper Cub)  3 Batteris 1 M7 Preist

could add

TD Btn - normally SP - Recce Coy 3 M8 Recce, 3 Jeep Recce - 3 TD Coy HQ in M20, 3 TD - M10, M18 or M36. M10 and M36 could be mixed
AAA Btn - this does not operate as a btn, add to other HQ's  3 Bty each 2 M16, 2 M15.

Arty - much as you want, mostly towed, from the pool.

Hope that helps

IanS

[hakejumble]

Fantastic!

More info than I could have hoped for there, at least now I have some good info to go on!

I best start planning for my order then 

Cheers,

Jake

[Techno]

That's what I love about this forum !

Folk are always more than happy to chip in, and share their knowledge/expertise. (Something that I have to rely on, on a very regular basis.....I DO hope the folk that help me with my projects for Leon, realise how much I appreciate their input !!)

Thank you ALL !!

Cheers - Phil

[hakejumble]

I agree!

Well my American order is in for collection next weekend. I don't suppose anyone has any pictures of their US collections? Interested to see what the Pendraken range looks like painted up.

Cheers,

Jake

[sultanbev]

Free sample in the MicroMark collection:
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/84467/A1A-American-Armoured-Division-19441945

There are other lists for specific divisions, 2nd and 3rd Armoured, for each month of the war from 1944 to 1945, showing attached support units, eg:
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/91180/A106-American-2nd-Armoured-Division-July-1944-France
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/139938/A159-American-3rd-Armoured-Division-Europe-JuneJuly-1944

Mark