Inaugurating this forum by throwing something out there...

[clancyphile]

...and figuring I will get the customary mercy from board members.

For Strike Group Reagan, the US military is a bit different. One of the formations is a HMMWV-based brigade combat team inspired a bit by the 9th Infantry Division (Motorized) from the 1980s.

Motorized Brigade Combat Team
Special Troops Battalion
HHC
Brigade HHC
Intelligence
Network
Anti-Tank (24 HMMWV w/TOW)
Anti-Air (16 M1097 Avenger, 8 SLAMRAAM)

Support Battalion
HHC
Supply
Maintenance
Medical
Military Police
Engineer Company

3 Motorized Battalions
HHC
8 M120 mortars
Scout Platoon (10 M1114 w/Mk 19)
4 sections (2 M1114 w/Mk 19)
4 cav scouts, 2 Javelin teams
HQ (2 M1114 w/Mk 19)
2 motorized infantry companies (77 M1114 w/M2, 4 M1121, 4 M44)
3 motorized infantry platoons (15 M1114 w/M2)
3 squads (3 M1114 w/M2, 15 men)
1 weapons squad (4 M1114 w/M2, 2 Javelin, 2 M240)
HQ (2 M1114 w/M2)
1 Weapons Platoon (18 M1114 w/M2, 4 M44)
MG section (6 M1114 w/M2)
6 M240 teams
Javelin section (6 M1114 w/M2)
6 Javelin teams
Mortar section (4 M1114 w/M2)
4 M224
EFOGM section (4 M44)
HQ (2 M1114 w/M2)
1 AT platoon (4 M1121, 10 M1114 w/M2)
AT section (4 M1121)
Javelin section (8 M1114 w/M2)
8 Javelin teams
HQ (2 M1114 w/M2)
HQ
4 M1114 w/M2
3 weapons companies (40 M1114 w/M2, 14 M1114 w/Mk19, 12 M1114 w/M224, 12 M44, 8 M1121)
3 weapons platoons (6 M1114 w/M2, 4 M1114 w/Mk19, 4 M1114 w/M224, 4 M44)
M2 section
4 M1114 w/M2
Mk19 section
4 M1114 w/Mk19
Mortar section
4 M1114 w/M240
4 M224 teams
EFOGM section (4 M44)
HQ
2 M1114 w/M2
2 AT Platoons (4 M1121, 10 M1114 w/M2)
AT section (4 M1121)
Javelin section (8 M1114 w/M2)
8 Javelin teams
HQ (2 M1114 w/M2)
HQ
2 M1114 w/M2
2 M1114 w/Mk19

1 Stryker MGS Battalion
HHC
8 M1129
Scout Platoon (6 M1127)
2 sections (2 M1127)
Each section has 4 cav scouts, 2 Javelin teams
HQ (2 M1127)
4 Stryker MGS Companies (18 M1128, 2 M1129)
4 MGS platoons (4 M1128)
HQ (2 M1128, 2 M1129)


1 light cav squadron
HHT
3 light cav troops (22 M1114 w/Mk19; 8 M1121; 2 M1114 w/M120)
2 scout platoons (10 M1114 w/Mk19)
4 sections (2 M1114 w/Mk19)
4 cav scouts, 2 Javelin teams
HQ (2 M1114)
2 AT platoons (4 M1121)
HQ (2 M1114 w/Mk19, 2 M1114 w/M120)
1 AT troop (18 M1121, 40 M1114)
4 AT platoons (4 M1121, 10 M1114 w/M2)
AT section (4 M1121)
Javelin section (8 M1114 w/M2)
8 Javelin teams
HQ (2 M1114 w/M2)
1 EFOGM battery (12 M44)
1 UAV Detachment (12 RQ-11)

1 artillery battalion
HHB
3 batteries (8 M119)
1 battery HIMARS (9 HIMARS)
2 batteries EFOGM (12 M44 w/EFOGM)

Thoughts?

Some good mood music for this unit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shDpVgISBIA

(Donning the high-grade asbestos suit)

[Craiglxviii]

Now, this new board should have <significantly> greater image support than previous iterations... jus' sayin'

[Simon Darkshade]

Might I suggest a slight alteration to your structure as a post?

In order to make the structure of the unit clearer, it could be split up like this:

Motorized Brigade Combat Team
i.) Special Troops Battalion
ii.) Support Battalion
iii.) Stryker MGS Battalion
iv.) Artillery Battalion
v.) Light Cavalry Squadron
vi.) Motorised Battalion ( x3)

- Then lay out the structure of each battalion level sub unit, making use of underlining for maximum clarity
- Show the structure of a company and platoon if you really want to

The first issue that strikes me is you are falling into the Soviet trap of trying to get too many units under a brigade/regimental command. 8 is too many.

It does seem you are trying to ‘goldplate’ units at every level, but that might be a function of not laying it out most optimally quite yet.

[clancyphile]

Might I suggest a slight alteration to your structure as a post?

In order to make the structure of the unit clearer, it could be split up like this:

Motorized Brigade Combat Team
i.) Special Troops Battalion
ii.) Support Battalion
iii.) Stryker MGS Battalion
iv.) Artillery Battalion
v.) Light Cavalry Squadron
vi.) Motorised Battalion ( x3)

- Then lay out the structure of each battalion level sub unit, making use of underlining for maximum clarity
- Show the structure of a company and platoon if you really want to

The first issue that strikes me is you are falling into the Soviet trap of trying to get too many units under a brigade/regimental command. 8 is too many.

It does seem you are trying to ‘goldplate’ units at every level, but that might be a function of not laying it out most optimally quite yet.

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