This is a very old attempt of mine to reconcile the canon 8th Mechanized values. Even nearly doubling the available manpower I still feel it is vastly understating the support needed (esp after reading Grae's 5th Mech doc)
8TH INFANTRY DIVISION (Mechanized)
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
Command
60 Men
1 M113
1 M4 C3I
3 M577
2 HMMWV M998
2 HMMWV M1042A2
Supply
136 Men
42 Horses
16 Mules
6 HMMWV M998A2
1 HMMWV M1042A2
12 HEMMT 10 ton
8 5 ton Trucks
15 10000 liter tankers
12 5000 liter tankers
Motor Pool
60 Men
1 M5 Abrams Recovery Vehicle
1 M88
4 HEMMT 10 ton
7 5 ton trucks
Medical Detachment
28 Men
2 HMMWV M996A1
1 HMMWV M997A2
3 2 ½ ton trucks
2 M151
3-7th Recon Platoon
58 Men
3 FAV
3 M3A2
4 HMMWV M1044A2
2 HMMWV FSV
2 LAV-25
8 Motorcycles
Aviation Platoon (1st Platoon Company B 3-4th Aviation)
42 Men
3 HEMMT 10000 liter tankers
3 5 ton trucks
2 HMMWV M998
1 OH-58C
1 AH-64A
2 UH-60A
8th Artillery Detachment
HQ Battery
19 Men
1 M577A3
2 HMMWV M998
1 M7 FISTV
1st Howitzer Battery
12 Men
3 M109A6
2nd Howitzer Battery
12 Men
3 M109A6
3rd Howitzer Battery
18 Men
3 M109A3
1st MLRS battery
6 Men
2 MLRS
2nd MLRS battery
6 Men
2 MLRS
Supply Platoon
60 Men
4 M992 FAASV
2 5000 liter tankers
4 HEMMT
8 5 ton trucks
Anti-Aircraft Battery (A Battery 5-3rd ADA)
6 Men
2 M691
12th Engineering Detachment
46 Men
1 HMMWV M998
2 M113
2 M9
1 M58 Wolf (Smoke)
1 M1 AEV
1 M104 Wolverine
1 M60AVLB
1ST TANK COMPANY (A Company 1-68th)
Command Platoon
28 Men
2 M1
1 M1A1
1 Stingray
1 M577
1 M996 HMMWV
1st Platoon
16 Men
4 M1A1
2nd Platoon
20 Men
3 M1A1
2 M8 AGS
3rd Platoon
16 Men
4 Stingrays
4th Platoon
16 Men
4 Stingrays
Mortar Battery
18 Men
2 M18
2 5 ton trucks
Support Platoon
44 Men
2 M113A3
4 10,000 liter tankers
4 HEMMT 10 ton
1 HMMWV M998A2
1 M5 Abrams Recovery Vehicle
1ST INFANTRY COMPANY
HQ Platoon
41 Men
2 M113A3
2 M1035A1 HMMWV
2 M1097A1
2 M2
2 M577A3
2 Stingers
Recon Platoon
37 Men
1 M3A3
1 M3A2
2 LAV-25
6 HMMWV FSV
1st Platoon
30 Men
3 M2A2
2 M998A4
1 Stinger
2nd Platoon
48 Men
3 M2A2
3 2 ½ ton
3rd Platoon
48 Men
2 M2
4 2 ½ ton
Mortar Platoon
10 Men
2 M125
Antitank Platoon
10 Men
1 M901
2 M1046A1
Support Platoon
64 Men
2 HEMMT
1 HEMMT 10000 liter
2 5 ton trucks
8 2 ½ ton trucks
2 M1042 HMMWV
2 M1097
2 5000 liter tankers
2ND INFANTRY COMPANY
HQ Platoon
24 Men
1 M2
1 M577A3
3 M998A2
2 Stingers
1st Platoon
48 Men
3 M2A2
3 2 ½ ton
2nd Platoon
45 Men
3 M2A2
2 2 ½ ton
2 M1044 HMMWV
1 Stinger
3rd Platoon
45 Men
2 M2
2 2 ½ ton
2 M1097A2 HMMWV
Mortar Platoon
25 Men
1 M106
6 2 ½ ton
3 120mm Mortar
Antitank Platoon
9 Men
3 M1046A1
Support Platoon
52 Men
2 5 ton trucks
1 5000 liter truck
3 2 ½ ton trucks
1 2500 liter tankers
3RD INFANTRY COMPANY
HQ Platoon
22 Men
1 M2
3 M1042A2
1 Stingers
1 M1035
1st Platoon
51 Men
2 M2A2
4 2 ½ ton
1 Stinger
2nd Platoon
47 Men
2 M2A2
2 M113A3
1 Stinger
3rd Platoon
50 Men
2 HMMWV FSV
4 HMMWV M1044
3 2 ½ ton trucks
Mortar Platoon
24 Men
6 5 ton
4 120mm Mortar
Antitank Platoon
9 Men
3 M1046A1
Support Platoon
52 Men
6 2 ½ ton trucks
3 5 ton trucks
1 2500 liter tankers
1 HEMMT 10000 liter tanker
4TH INFANTRY COMPANY
HQ Platoon
28 Men
2 M2
3 M1042A1
1 M997
2 2½ ton
2 Stinger
1st Platoon
44 Men
2 M2A2
4 2 ½ ton trucks
2nd Platoon
52 Men
2 M2A2
3 2 ½ ton
2 5 ton
3rd Platoon
45 Men
3 M2
2 2 ½ ton
6 HMMWV M998
Mortar Platoon
12 Men
3 2 1/2ton Trucks
3 81 mm mortar
Antitank Platoon
7 Men
1 M901
1 M1046A1
Support Platoon
50 Men
2 HEMMT
6 5 ton trucks
4 5000 liter tankers
5TH INFANTRY COMPANY
HQ Platoon
32 Men
1 M577
3 M1042A1
1 M2
2 LAV-25
1 Stinger
1st Platoon
48 Men
3 M2A2
1 LAV-25
2 M113A3
2nd Platoon
47 Men
2 M2A2
2 M113A3
2 2 ½ ton
1 Stinger
3rd Platoon
50 Men
2 M2
2 BTR-80
2 5 ton
1 Stinger
Mortar Platoon
24 Men
5 HMMWV M998A2
1 M1097 HMMWV
3 81 mm Mortar
Antitank Platoon
10 Men
3 M1046A1
Anti Air Squad
4 Men
1 M998A2
2 Stingers
Support Platoon
44 Men
1 M998
4 5 ton trucks
3 5000 liter tankers
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