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Originally Posted by cavtroop
Very good point. I only skimmed the document, haven't had a chance to sit down and read it yet. The line between REMF and front-line soldier is blurred, that's for sure. I'd bet that they look at the combat rated MOS's (11, 12, 13, 18, 19 series, plus some I'm forgetting), vs. all others. I'd like to see a breakdown by the whole force, not just one theater.
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P.113 of the above document shows the breakdown of units that the author considered. He did mention, for instance, that MP units running convoys would be "combat," while those guarding PWs were considered "logistical."
I didn't read it thoroughly, more of a deep skim. He found that the T3R averages 1:3, over the 20th century.
I also skimmed through my old
Assault-series games (awesome GDW game of battalion- to brigade-level combat in the 1980s), to look up engineers. It confirms that a US divisional engineer battalion would have 4 companies of mixed assets (mine-laying, mine-clearing, dozers, bridges and obstacles) and one of bridging. That way, the divisional CO could push one company down to each of three brigades, and keep one in reserve.