Ok thats a long post so short range air defences, and infantry use of drones later !! This would imo truly increase flexibility, fighting power and would it make even more easier to re-role the units. This would see infantry platoons switch from two calibres (5.56 mm and 7.62 mm) to a single one (6.8 mm) for rifles, machine guns and DMRs. How would an improved/expanded capability be equipped, funded and manned? Its more the lack of balance than PD itself. Sometimes it appeared confusing so I am going to try to straighten it out. If youre looking to increase platoon strength without greatly increasing overall numbers Id eliminate the support company and draw its manpower and vehicles down from battalion, possibly adding two dedicated support sections to a platoon. The Company Headquarters is also allocated one senior company Combat Medic who provides second-line, company-level tactical casualty care. The British Army has 32 regular infantry battalions, but six different battalion types. This means that you have moved a battalion of Foot Guards out of LONDIST and back into the deployable force thats good, right? Starting Discussions About Defence Issues. Of course it is doable but cramming seven blokes in the back is a right palava not only for the troops but for all their kit! [33] That is, rifle companies A, B, C along with heavy weapons CompanyD were part of the 1st battalion, rifle companiesE, F, G, and heavy weapons CompanyH constituted the 2nd battalion, and rifle companies I, K, L, and heavy weapons CompanyM were in the 3rd. The infantry community has a problem. I submit that its the job of the regular army to be equipped to fight small wars, and not to rely on civilians for what might prove an unpopular undertaking. The Forward Observer and Fire Fupport RTO work as a team to direct fire support, including but not limited to company mortars, battalion mortars, and field artillery. A second issue is the now universal threat of IEDs, which means that all deployed infantry units need some form of protected mobility. An infantry battle group will typically be commanded by the commander of the core infantry battalion around which it is formed and can range in size from 300 to 1,500 or more soldiers, depending on the nature of the mission assigned. Mortar platoons with 8 or 9 x 81 mm tubes has been proven on many occasions to be sufficient. Platoons moving around the battlefield in MIVs may additionally get the 30 mm M230LF chain gun (the same light cannon used in the Apache attack helicopter). There is a case for a light mortar to be carried by each Platoon HQ. Three platoons of 36 soldiers would need to be supported by a Company HQ comprised of the Company Commander, Company 2IC, CSM, CQMS, two storemen, two clerks, two radio operators, four drivers, and two runners. A U.S. Army battalion includes the battalion commander (lieutenant colonel), executive officer (major), command sergeant major (CSM), headquarters staff, and usually three to five companies, with a total of 300 to 1,000[31] (but typically 500 to 600) soldiers. If you look only at the bataillon here one should realize that a bataillon because of its small size is very insufficient for any real infantry combat in terrain which is suited for infantry. God Bless you man. Given the requirement, identify the elements and generic employment missions of a . On the LMG, I am sooo old that the LMG imteained on the in the RN was the 7.62 version of the Bren ! This structure also reflects the fact that most NATO IFVs accommodate a total of 9 soldiers, e.g. How would they operate together from a logistical view point? The LMG is a good belt-fed weapon up to 400m, perfect for D FT. Leave the general as a pl asset for depth targets and to join the suppressing section to give it big licks when needed. Officially, Warrior carries three on the left bench and four on the slightly longer right bench. I was throwing around the idea of top slicing the TA and just plugging companies into existing battalions with the intention that it would enhance their professionalism and that they could pull through the three regular companies as casualty replacements. The number in blue is the number of men within that level of command. It is worth noting that the current model of the Army Reserve infantry actually achieves the endstate you seek already: generating an additional rifle company as well as generating an additional section per specialist platoon. An important issue that has to be maintained are weapons then there are radios. The 100th Infantry Battalion, initially made up almost entirely of Japanese Americans from Hawai'i already in the army prior to World War II, represented the first group of Japanese Americans to see combat during World War II. I of course being TA/Army reserve would have any idea how to be a Regular Army medic keep my medical competencies up etc as I do the job five days a week and not spend an inordinate about of time counting tent pegs. Either way possibly improving retention and a quality of life issue for regulars who may need some acclimatization to civilian life. Equally, it can be used for vehicles that have a larger carrying capacity than IFVs, e.g. corporal. it would have a very vulnerable breaching capabilty and 105mm arty that is out ranged and very vulnerable to counter battery fire. In January 2006, the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry was reactivated at Fort Riley under the U.S. Army's new "modularity" concept as an element of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. Each infantry brigade is equipped and capable of air assault operations. He says at one point that in his Army 2020 organization, The armoured brigade would have Ajax Recce, Chally, Ajax IFV (bye bye Warrior! However, guarding Buck House entails huge levels of scrutiny screw-ups will be recorded and shared online. My conclusion out of this is therefore that the UK infantry should be an general-purpose trained force and also that the headcore and structure of all bataillons should be the same, but that the protected mobility should not be an organic part of the infantry, but organised in an complete different and independent form, in own and indipendent units. The battalion must have a source of re-supply to enable it to sustain operations for more than a few days. With successive rounds of cutbacks after the war, many infantry regiments were reduced to a single battalion (others were amalgamated to form large regiments that maintained multiple battalions, e.g., the Royal Anglian Regiment). Infantry mass do we have to give up on this concept ? Ill add defence inflation here, everything costs a fortune and will cost more, all the time do more with less, how much will the reserves get? The Netherlands have four battalions that are permanently reserved for the United Nations, for the purpose of peacekeeping duties. Short answer: Ajax IFV has six seats (link at bottom). Not being Guards and having never done public duties, how would this sound: Both 12.7 mm BMGs and 40 mm GMGs are vehicle mounted systems. Unless you seek to change the structure of Reserve TACOS call-up liability then keeping reserve battalions paired to regular battalions is a good way of being able to generate an extra company of volunteers. In the Canadian Forces, most battalions are reserve units of between 100 and 200 soldiers that include an operationally ready, field-deployable component of approximately a half-company apiece. However, there is no escaping from the fact that a 40 mm grenade packs much less HE than a 51 mm mortar bomb. of the two vehicles seem to vary somewhat according to which source you use. Indeed, one was carried until the 51 mm was prematurely retired (because the ammunition went out of production). A regiment consists of a regimental headquarters, a headquarters company (or battery), and two to five organic battalions (Marine infantry regiments three battalions of infantry; Marine artillery regiments three to five battalions of artillery; Marine combat logistics regiments one to three combat logistics battalions). Total battalion headcount can be determined by considering how many soldiers are needed within each component unit type. Life would be easier if we had nets so boys could just strap bergens to the outside of the wagon. Why some say Warrior can carry seven and why some say less: With this weapon now returned to individual sections, in lieu of the 5.56 mm L110A2 LMG, there is arguably no need for a separate machine gun platoon, especially as platoon vehicles will have a mix of 12.7 mm HMGs and 40 mm GMGs. General Frederick Weyand, from. Fired from multi-shot launchers, these can reliably deliver HE at distance. Light Role battalions had 8-soldier sections. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/mhvThis video gives an overview on the structure and organization of an US Army Infantry Battalion in 1944. The nomenclature varies by nationality and by branch of arms, for instance, some armies organize their infantry into battalions, but call battalion-sized cavalry, reconnaissance, or . - light cannon, assigned to AT unit. Battalion A battalion comprises two or more primary mission companies which are often of a common type (e.g., infantry, tank, or maintenance), although there are exceptions such as combined arms battalions in the U.S. Army. I just wanted to pick up on a comment by White Hackle. The Army currently has 13 Active Component and 20 National Guard IBCTs. worn on US uniforms. endstream endobj 3744 0 obj <>stream A battalion may also contain a combat support company. In recent years the Royal Welsh, RAF, Royal Navy, Gurkhas and even the Royal Malay Regiment have done it. Ulrich gives an alternative of all battalions being light role and armoured vehicles being in independent extreme bronegruppa units. In the late 1980s, there was a fourth "line" company added (DCompany) in most infantry and tank battalions. Is this concept outdated ? Four section vehicles each having six dismounts with three crew is 36. At present, infantry battalions have a fourth platoon that provides fire support via GPMGs. I think that wider structures, instead of ten BCTs we should look at the French and Australians. From the 1960s through the early 1980s, a typical maneuver (infantry or tank) battalion had five companies: headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) and A, B, and CCompanies, plus a combat support company (CSC), with a scout platoon, 107mm (4.2 inch) heavy mortar platoon, along with other elements that varied between organizations. The senior of two Squad Leaders is also the Section Leader. Option B creates three sections of 10 soldiers plus a smaller Platoon HQ of 6 soldiers. To solve this problem, and to give flexibility through spare seats (needed for terps, picking up dismounts whose wagons are elsewhere and any atts and dets), to build on your idea would it be an idea to give the Pl Sgt and Pl Comd their own wagon each? This page describes the organizational structure of a typical US Infantry Division. The battalion structure is designed to readily expand to include a fourth rifle company, if required, as described above under battalion organization. The size of a battalion could range from 500 to 1,500 troops. Police. 100th Infantry Battalion. This option also ensures that each section within a platoon has a dedicated vehicle driver and gunner. I think that keeping divisions how they are is the better system and that each of the divisions should be organised into independent battlegroups (with some of their own logistics included) that can be used to bolt onto a heavier or lighter formation as and when required or massed together such as the armored div for a major confrontation. They can conduct independent operations of limited scope and duration and are usually commanded by a lieutenant colonel. For the light infantry company the building blocks are: Soldier>Fire Team>Squad>Platoon. Select A Unit From the Menu to Learn More: There are a few distinct exceptions in the structure of each military service. A platoon consists of a few squads and up to a few dozen soldiers. 40mm MV is would be an excellent addition to the ammo mix in sections bit there will be some work for the SASCs to update Pams and traces so unlikely to happen. Your fantasy FF2020 is pretty much identical to mine, but I want three brigades of each type, for 1 in 3 rotation cycle. published by the Department of the Army, May 2018, published by the Department of the Army, April 2016, published by the Department of the Army, October 2016, MCoE Supplemental Manual 3-90 Force Structure Reference Data ". Ser. Tactically, battalions are grouped into brigades. Moreover, having an SF Pl means that you have more PIDs to play with too, which could be redistributed to REME or Anti-Tanks, both of which should be enlarged in Armd/Mech BGs (as well as the extra personnel in Coy HQs: Warrior Sergeant Major, CQMS(T) etc). In the U.S. Marine Corps, an infantry or "rifle" battalion typically consists of a headquarters and service company, three rifle, or "line", companies (designated alphabetically A through M depending upon which battalion of the parent regiment to which they are attached) and a weapons company. Perhaps theres an article to be written somewhere in there, UKLP, especially being an ex veg head? . It is a proposal discussed at length already by a host of military commentators including UKLP. consists of a platoon headquarters, 3 rifle squads, and 1 weapons squads. Thisproposal is in-line with what rifle companies already have. My idea would be here to adept and develope the russian/soviet idea of the Bronegruppa to the extreme. I do think the reserves however have a huge role to play in defending airfields, HQs, dockyards, ammo dumps etc etc. It cant. Infantry platoons will typically be divided between four vehicles as they are at present. Additionally, a Combat Medic (Specialist), Forward Observer (Sergeant), and Fire Support RTO (Specialist) are also typically attached, but are not integral to the unit. For light role battalions the ISTR company with the recon platoon, assault pioneers, sniper platoon, and hopefully a uav plankton. You wouldnt task the Mortar No4 to act as CPO and lay and prep fuses and fire and correct all on his own as a matter of routine, would you? Guardsmen and women who get very basic training, plus drill. A British battalion in theatre during World War II had around 845 men; as of 2012, a British battalion had around 650 soldiers. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Nominally, an extra GPMG and DMR are proposed, but a light mortar or multi-role 40 mm AGL could be carried instead. Service Company, a support unit of a Regiment This option maximises dismounted mass. Light infantry Battalion With the Dutch artillery units, the equivalent of a battalion is called an afdeling (which translates to "section"). The operational Army conducts full-spectrum operations around the world, supported by institutional units. Total raised: $5,448,951.00 Total includes user, company, and offsite donations. Losing this space (currently in the Pl HQ wagon) is a big problem. The tables contained in Part II of this book are the Marine Corps Tables of Organization approved by the Commandant 27 March, 1944 (with changes of 22 July, 1944). I thought of this after reading your article on assault guns. This will also be sufficient to sustain Mechanised Infantry Battalions and Light Role Protected Mobility Battalions. With the Army embracing other new technologies, such as drones and loading carrying autonomous vehicles, having sufficient technical personnel to operate and maintain them suggests that having sufficient REME personnel is essential. In 2016, the Army reorganized its brigades into brigade combat teams, which are autonomous modular brigades that most commonly include one combat arms brigade and its assigned support and fire units. The size of a regiment could range from 1,000 to 5,000 troops. A Carl Gustav 84mm in the Coy. For what its worth, I think it would be good to have a rotating other-arms presence. 6 Battalions of Foot Guards (armoured infantry), 6 battalions of The Light Infantry 6 Battalions of The Fusilliers (Mech infantry in Boxer) and 18 Battalions of The Rifles ? Theyre commanded by a general and are considered self-sufficient for indefinite periods. On a related subject, getting more Infantry into standard modular structured Battalions; how would you feel about an idea I think that was first floated over on Think Defence many years ago moving the ceremonial role over to a specific, non-regular setup ? Or what is not getting done in the modular battalion ? Many regiments of all types are operating well below their headcount caps, meaning that very few battalions operate with the same number of soldiers. consists of command and support personnel for the company. They can range from a few dozen soldiers to up to 200. Whilst I absolutely do not think that that is the right way to go, perhaps a shake up of public duties manning is in order? And yes, this is my ideal platoon properly-resourced as I see it based on recent indeed, current experience. One of the most significant changes in military structure was the introduction of the United States Colored Troops in 1863, the first official military integration policy. A Logistics Platoon (formerly the Motor Transport Platoon) will be responsible for operating resupply and replenishment trucks. Thisproposal is in-line with what rifle companies already have. Achieving A Common Size and Structure for UK Infantry Battalions, Learning from how our Allies armies are organized, Matching Brainpower with Firepower - The British Armys new Ranger Regiment, A modern Royal Navy ASW corvette based on the WW2 Flower-Class, The 10 Most Significant US Aircraft of World War 2, Armoured Infantry battalions -732 personnel, Mechanised Infantry battalions -709 personnel, Light Infantry battalions 560 personnel, Air Assault Infantry battalions 662 personnel, Specialised Infantry Battalions 267 personnel, Public Duties Infantry Battalions 560 personnel, Armoured Infantry Battalions IFV (Warrior) 6 battalions, Mechanised Infantry Battalions MIV (Boxer) 6 battalions, Light Protected Mobility Battalions LPPV / MRVP (Foxhound / JLTV / Bushmaster) 6 battalions. At that time, as it is now, the battalion was organized under the Tables of Organization (TOE) shown below. Theyre usually responsible for planning and directing campaigns in particular geographic areas. of the U.S. Army as it exists within the Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT). . Division Artillery, Motorized, Infantry Division. Weapons companies do not receive a letter designation. Consider too the fact that soldiers are bigger now and less flexible in such cramped space, having bulky rigid body armour, helmets, belt kit and the ubiquitous daysack which did not factor to the same extent when Warrior was designed. Yn a|FKtpW"[I'nJpbR].VB`8~q}RBTw'#g( If so, the Army Reserve has undergone an immeasurable transformation over the past ten years. Where does firepower fit into the manning equation ? In Battalions with appropriate vehicles the longer barrel bipod mourned versions could be used with the hand held MFC computer, the ability for the Platoon commander to deploy smoke to scene manoeuvre or break contact is key I think. Building on Captain Nemos comments: in solving the problem of dismounted infantry mass the starting point should be what is the minimum number of dismounts sufficient not how do we fit more troops and firepower into four vehicles.
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