One battalion per division/expeditionary force, so 3 regular and 1 reservist battalions. There's usually at least a platoon deployed with each expeditionary unit (reinforced battalion afloat). Numbered like the divisions, 1st is on the West Coast, 2nd is East Coast, 3rd is in Hawaii and Okinawa.
Battalion organization is similar the US Army's.
Equipment is older than the Army's. It's not cast-offs, but the Army units in Germany historically got 1st call on the new gear, so the Marines in T2k are just getting M1s while deploying M60A4. IIRC, in real life the Marines had only 1 company of M1 in Desert Storm?
In v1 US vehicle guide, the 3 regular tank battalions (1st-3rd) had M1, and the reservist/wartime battalions (4th-6th) had M60A4.
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Last edited by Adm.Lee; 06-06-2012 at 07:28 AM.
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