Well here are some thoughts about Amor and Mechanized Battalions...
Armor Battalion
HQ
HCC
2 Armor Companies (Teams): HQ, 2 Armor Platoons, 1 Mechanized Platoon.
1 Mechanized Company (Team): HQ, 2 Mechanized Platoons, 1 Armor Platoon.
1 Anti-Tank Company (Team): HQ, 1 Anti-Armor Platoons, 1 Armor Platoon.
1 Support Company
Mechanized Battalion
HQ
HCC
2 Mechanized Companies (Teams): HQ, 2 Mechanized Platoons, 1 Armor Platoon.
1 Armor Company (Team): HQ, 2 Armor Platoons, 1 Mechanized Platoon.
1 Anti-Tank Company (Team): HQ, 2 Anti-Armor Platoons, 1 Mechanized Platoon.
1 Support Company
The HQ element would 1 M1, 1 M2, 2 M113 or LAV/Stryker vehicles (one used as company ambulance) along with other support vehicles.
The Armor Platoon would have 4 M1s and couple support vehicles
The Mechanized Platoon would 2 to 4 M113 or Stryker type vehicles and 2 M2 or LAV-25 to provide the heavier punch. This would give the dismount element ability to have at least 2 full squads in 2 vehicle and the rest in others, if 4 M113 or Stryker vehicle would be used the dismounted element would have a fully dismounted platoon on the ground. The M113 and Stryker could provide the MG firepower inplace of weapon squad and the M2 could provide the AT support. One of the things each Squad still would have access for one fire team to carry Machine gun and one AT weapon while dismounted.
The Anti-Tank Platoon would have 4 M2 and 2 M3s. This was based off the idea that the old scout platoons were 6 M3, but lack the dismounted staff. With these platoons they could provide a small dismount to set up armor ambushes ahead of the line held by the M2 and M3. Then mount up and the M2 and M3 could continue the fight as they withdraw.
In theory one of the Companies would be split up with it 3 Platoon disperse to the other three Companies with one platoon going to each Platoon.
Just some thoughts...
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