Ground Unit details

[Snake Man]

Here I want to list the Falcon 4 ground unit details and then it would be great to have some real life ground unit information as reference.

If someone could explain to me (sorry I'm ignorant dumbie) the real life division / brigade / batallion ground unit standard unit composition, for example US (for ODS etc) side. Also same goes for other armies.

So lets start with some Falcon 4 data.

brigade; can be 5 battalions.

battalion - armored - m1a1:
10 x 3 m1a1, 3 x 3 m2a3, 3 M2A2 BSFV, 3 M6 BL, 3 M106.

battalion - infantry - m-16:
6 x 3 M-16, 3 Jeep, 3 x 3 Lt. Mtr, 3 Stinger Sqd, 3 M977, 3 120mm Mtr,
3 M47 Dragon, 3 TOW, 3 120mm Mtr.

battalion - infantry - recon squad:
3 Recon Squad, 2 x 3 HMMWV, 3 HQ M16, 3 x 3 M-16, 2 x 3 Stinger Sqd, 2 x 3 HMMWV-MG,
3 TOW, 3 120mm Mtr, 3 HMMWV TOW, 3 M977.

battalion - infantry - ak-47:
9 x 2 AK47, 3 x 2 82mm Mtr, 3 SA-7, 3 x 3 AT-3.

battalion - infantry - ak-47: (second in database)
10 x 2 AK47, 2 x 2 120mm Mtr, 2 HN-5A Squad, 3 ZU-23, 2 AT-3, 3 KrAz T 255B.

battalion - infantry - motor rifle bmp-2:
4 x 3 BMP-2, 3 x 3 BMP-3, 3 ZSU23-4, 3 BMP-CMD, 3 MDK-2-D, 2 x 3 T-72, 3 SA-9,
2 x 3 120mm Mtr, 3 2S1.

battalion - marine - elite recon squad:
1 Recon Squad, 3 M47 Dragon, 8 x 1 M-16, 1 Lt. Mtr, 1 Stinger Sqd, 1 TOW, 3 M-16,
1 120mm Mtr, 3 Lt. Mtr.

battalion - marine - naval inf btr-80:
11 x 2 BTR-80, 2 SA-16, 2 BRDM-AT, 2 x 2 120mm Mtr, 2 BMP-3.

battalion - marine - usmc aav7-a1:
3 x 3 AAV7-A1, 3 AAVC7-A1, 3 LAV/AD, 2 LAV/C2, 6 x 3 LAV-25, 3 LAV/AT, 2 LAV/R,
3 LAV/M, 3 Recon Squad.

battalion - mechanized - btr-60:
5 x 2 BTR-60, 2 BRDM-AT, 2 x 2 82mm Mtr, 2 SA-7, 2 M-1992, 3 x 2 T-55, 2 KrAz T 255B,
2 ZIL-135.

battalion - mechanized - m-113:
7 x 3 M113, 3 K200-AD, 1 Mistral-V, 4 x 3 M48A5, 3 M106, 3 M901, 3 M977.

battalion - mechanized - m2a3:
7 x 3 M2A3, 2 x 3 M1A1, 2 M1A1, 3 M2A2 BSFV, 3 M6 BL, 2 x 3 M3A3, 3 M106, 3 M977.

battalion - mechanized - vtt-323:
7 x 2 VTT-323, 2 82mm Mtr, 1 BMP-CMD, 2 x 2 T-62, 3 T-62, 2 BRDM-AT, 2 KrAz T 255B,
2 BMP-2.

PMC TFW
Snake Man

[miq]

battalion - mechanized - btr-60:
5 x 2 BTR-60
2 BRDM-AT
2 x 2 82mm Mtr
2 SA-7
2 M-1992
3 x 2 T-55
2 KrAz T 255B,
2 ZIL-135.

That's roughly 18 armored vehicles, 4 trucks and 6 separate squads(mortars & SAMs).

Just for comparison, here's an '97 OPFOR mechanized infantry battalion(APC) composition:

btn HQ:
2 BTR60/70/80s, 2 trucks

3 infantry companies
11 BTRs each

SAM platoon
3 BTRs, 3 shoulder-fired SAM operators each

mortar battery
6 120mm or 82 mm mortars, 8 trucks

AGL Platoon
3 BTRs

AT Platoon
5 BTRs

Recon platoon
3 BTRs

signal platoon
2 BTRs, 2 trucks

supply & service platoon
12 trucks, 2 vans, ambulance

That would be 47 BTRs and 27 trucks if we assume that crews are always staying within their vehicles.

[miq]

here's some good info on Iraqi army:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... und-91.htm
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... index.html

[miq]

I did some research on subject,
typical US armored/infantry division during ODS would consist of

-3 Brigades: 3-4 Battalions each
-Division artillery: 2 Bns M-109
-Aviation Brigade: 2 Bns AH-64, Blackhawks, Cavalry
-Division Support Command containing support Bns, Service, Intelligence, MP, Signal, Chemical troops, Engineers etc.

Some of those inf/armor brigades might also have arty, support or cavalry units attached.

In case you're going with real world units for ODS, I could compile stats for them...?

[Snake Man]

quote:Originally posted by miq:
In case you're going with real world units for ODS, I could compile stats for them...?

Yes please that would be very nice.

PMC TFW
Snake Man

[Setmose]

Hi Snake Man:

An excellent source for ground forces data is the TacOps resource web site:
http://www.battlefront.com/resources/tacops/

TacOps features modern combined forces conflict at the squad to battalion command level. OPFOR vs US / Canadian units (Canadian because the Canadian Army is a client).

TacOps is perhaps the best ground forces simulation available commercially, and a good deal at $25!!