Unit guide forum thread with pdf version my infographs. Amphibious warfare equipment currently affects guards. Mechanized infantry or mechanised infantry are infantry units equipped with armored personnel carriers apcs or infantry fighting vehicles ifvs for transport and combat see also mechanized force mechanized infantry is distinguished from motorized infantry in that its vehicles provide a degree of protection from hostile fire, as opposed to softskinned wheeled vehicles trucks or. They can take the ground and inf divisions can plod up to hold it. Task force oregon, was a united states army division sized unit composed of 3 separate infantry brigades, active in qu. The armored strike to capture baghdad at by david zucchino. Choosing an army focus for example will create armament factories in a. The new zealand army ultimately fielded a division of a roughly similar composition to a soviet. Line units consist of relatively cheap foot infantryinfantry, militia, or garrison. Since its activation in 1941 the 25th infantry division as of 2011 has spent approximately eighteen years of wartime service during world war ii, the korean war, vietnam and in the war on terrorisms expeditionary campaigns in afghanistan and iraq.
The 97th infantry division was a unit of the united states army in world war i and world war ii. But to be honest, that division is a bit overkill against everything the ai uses. They were the 1st and 2nd battalions, 503rd infantry, elements of the 173rd airborne brigade, previously stationed on okinawa. Historical infantry division layouts for hearts of iron iv for 9 countries with historical background information and discussion on the setup. This manual served as a guide to the soldier in an infantry company and detailed everything from close order drill and weapons handling to the infantryman in combat and the operation of the infantry section. Browse the list of 1 737 infantry abbreviations with their meanings and definitions. On 24 october 1942, the 15th infantry and the 3d infantry division sailed from norfolk, virginia, bound for french morocco. Line units consist of relatively cheap foot infantry infantry, militia, or garrison. At 1938 tech, a basic 3 2 inf art division has 10k 7k strength, 4343 org, 16 soft attack and 21 15 defense.
Structurally, the book consists of five chapters, four of which address military reform experiences in the russian army, airborne troops, the air force, and the navy since 1992. Composition of the type army and type corps, 31 july 1942. Published in 1968 it includes a roll of honor and list of all those decorated with distingushed service cross, soldiers medal,silver star, distinguished flying cross, bronze star, and purple heart up to the time of publication in 1968. A combat history of the 79th infantry division, june 1942december 1945 table of contents introduction section i through france, 14 june 1944 29 august 1944. Would only recommend them for huge armies with lots of inf. For example, you could upgrade militia to mechanized in one go. Best army composition hearts of iron iv general discussions. The 35th infantry division currently exercises training and readiness oversight over a special troops battalion, a weather flight unit, three infantry brigade combat teams, a combat aviation brigade, a maneuver enhancement brigade, and a field artillery brigade of the army national guard but they are not organic to the division.
And then have 4 tank armies, of 12 div with six tank and 6 mot, i then slowly raise two more such tank armies during the war to smash the german lines. Hq, 1 x kubelwagon infantry support company 2 x mg platoon. Nicknamed the trident division because of its shoulder patch, a vertical trident in white on a blue background, it was originally trained in amphibious assaults as preparation for deployment in the pacific theater, it was deployed to europe in 1944 when casualties from the battle of the bulge needed. You can also replace the artillery with rocket artillery. System, and covers in a short and simple manner how to build effective infantry, armored, and special divisions. Division organization 25th infantry division association. Edited by mikhail barabanov foreword by david glantz.
In the immediate emergency following pearl harbor, the united states had hurriedly sent a task force to defend new caledonia against a feared japanese attack. Then ill normally have some marines normally just a few corps, sometimes an army, maybe some motorized, and thats about it. Will you go through each categories in the division production manual and state the. Soft attack corresponds to 100% and hard attack to 0%. Structure of 3rd armored division including 36th armored infantry regiment page 3 of 6 above illustration by 3ad combatartist john garner in 1945 is a simplified depiction of the basic elements that made up the 3rd armored division in wwii.
It is a bit cut off on the top and sides because the book page is larger than either of my scanners. This is a website dedicated to the 40th infantry divisions service in ww2. It was one of the first of the organized reserve divisions to be called into federal service, created nearly from scratch after the implementation of the draft in 1940. Walker, a regular army officer from ohio, then returned to camp bowie on 2 october 1941, where it was reorganized from a square division into a triangular division on 1 february 1942 and redesignated the 36th infantry division, just weeks after the united states entered world war ii, as a. One major factor i cant get my head around is if i should specialize my divisions around one type of unit like motorized infantry or also already include some tanks. The 88th infantry division was an infantry division of the united states army that saw service in both world war i and world war ii. The 15th scottish infantry division was an infantry division of the british army that served with distinction in both the first and second world wars. The division was later disbanded, after the war, in 1919. The 23rd infantry division, initially, and more commonly known as, the americal division, of the united states army was activated 27 may 1942 on the island of new caledonia. In certain cases infantry regiments, as well as other elements of the division, have been awardedbattlehonorsfor dates otherthan thoseindicated. It is most likely a bug, with the bonus intended for imperial guards, which unlike guards are activated by the marine infantry technology. Phelps, colonel now deceased, served with the 20th infantry regiment of the 6th infantry division in the.
The infantry technology research tree unlocks new infantry equipment, motorized equipment, and mechanized equipment, as well as enabling and improving special forces infantry and improving infantry and cavalry performance as a whole. Though slow and not terribly powerful, they are cheap enough to form the bulk of an army, guard static objectives, and so forth. It has been estimated that only of a division actually served as combat infantrymenthe remainder were command, support, artillery, etc. This page describes the organizational structure of a typical us infantry division. Organic composition of the armored division, 194245. Rare large format 211 page hardcover that is a wartime written unit history. The division, now commanded by brigadier general fred l. The division was initially raised in november 1971 in qu. At build completion, the brigade is attached to its original division assuming the unit still exists and is in territory connected to the capital. However, they rarely have any impact on the actual combat performance. The number in blue is the number of men within that level of command. In this video i will cover several infantry division layouts from world war ii. In my hoi3 games, i tend to follow an old guide that instructs me to make, if i remember correctly, the following.
Kph there are places in the text and graphics of the manual or strategy guide where. This article has been verified for the current version 1. Mountain infantry isnt a luxury, but its situational. What each battalioncompanies do or how you do army composition. This publication provides doctrinal guidance for commanders, staff, and leaders who are responsible for planning, preparing, executing, and assessing operations of the sbct infantry battalion. This article is focused on choosing composition of divisions. Previous divisions were composed of either regular army or national guard personnel. In the first, the 15th scottish division was formed from men volunteering for kitcheners army and served from 1915 to 1918 on the western front. Mechanized infantry news newspapers books scholar jstor september. This guide is intended as a beginners tour of the interface and mechanics in hearts of iron iv. It was written after the war by an student that was the commanding officer of d company, 18th infantry in north africa. Most afrika korps pows were transported to the united states and held in camp shelby in mississippi, camp hearne in texas and other pow camps until the end of the war. They are weaker than specialized decks, but are great if you plan to be sending troops all around the globe, as their combined arms bonuses tend to make up for their lack of strength. It is cheaper but lacks certain things artillery have.
Due to the convoluted ways land combat works, its a bit hard to judge division combat performance based on their stats. Note, while appearing on the infantry tab, mechanized infantry is located in the data file for armour technology. This fascinating study tracks the deployments of the various marine divisions throughout the war and explains their composition, but also goes deeper, to detail the individual regiments the focus of the marines identity and pride. Our next concept is placed around the simple, yet important idea of division coposition. Harding planned the book and supervised the preparation and edit of the manuscript. Brigades can jump more than one step in the upgrade tree with a single upgrade. This division was the only division formed outside of united. Hoi 3s main selling point, the ability to use army hqs to coordinate frontwide campaigns, is useless to me if i dont know how it actually works, and i dont because the tutorial goes over industry, diplomacy and various things except how to actually fight a war. The main ones im looking for are others are certainly welcome too, however. The zug went through a number of changes during the second world war. It was the first american division deployed to europe in world war ii, where it fought with great distinction in the italian campaign.
The manual is an attempt to explain the game mechanics. World war ii us marine infantry regiments osprey publishing. A blue quatrefoil two figure eights crossing at right angles. Hoi3 tfh guide mountain division composition test youtube. Infantry in battle was prepared by the military history and publications section of the infantry school under the direction of colonel george c. Composition of the 9th infantry division click on the numbers for more information infantry regiments. For more detailed information on the mechanics, including some of the detailed math behind some of the computers calculations, follow the links to the articles dedicated. Troops in divisions and in nondivisional units, by branch, 31 december 1943 and 31 march 1945. On 12 january 1940, the regiment was assigned to the 3d infantry division.
The 25th infantry division organizations cold war, peacekeeping and war on terrorism 1945present introduction. Jul 19, 2016 hearts of iron iv infantry division design guide the third entry in our hoi4 war college course on division design goes over the different battalions you can use to build divisions and what each. The 34th infantry division is an infantry division of the united states army, part of the national guard, that participated in world war i, world war ii and multiple current conflicts. Full text of hearts of iron 3 strategy guide supplement. Being a military document it is rather technical on military matters but also has some personal observations that provide some insight into the experience. The values for toughness and defensiveness have been divided by two for a more relevant comparison based on the probability to stop a shot with and without defense. For example, i use my infantry divisions to hold ground and supportmake breakthroughs so my infantry divisions are composed of. I scanned and attached the page on the 1st battalion from the 2nd volume of the first infantry division in vietnam. Here are the contents of the us army divisional public relations book entitled the 6th infantry division in world war ii, 1939 to 1945. This atp provides employment of the sbct infantry battalion in decisive action.
Army composition hearts of iron iv general discussions. You will find on this page the list of the books which were published. The regiment consists of three battalions, a mounted infantry or cyclist platoon, an infantry pioneer platoon, an antitank company, and an infantry gun company, which includes guns of 15cm 5. It was sent to iceland in 1942, under the command of major general cortlandt parker to relieve british troops occupying this vital link on the atlantic convoy routes. Thedatesonthebattlelines of the mapsinclude the period during which the division. The book is for the time period 1 may 1967 to 31 december 1968 but the narrative for the battalion begins in january 1968. The first number is whats called wasted ic units, and many players prefer this. So you can choose hard hoi3 and easy bice and then easy ai. Armour is for exploitation, not fighting in my book. Jun 08, 2016 thats the main use ive found for naval or air xp, and a secondary use for land xp division design being the other one gist of it is. Inf x 34, a standard triangular or square infantry division. Historical infantry division layouts for hearts of iron iv for 9 countries with historical background information a.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias. Organic composition of the infantry division, 193645. When rommel was promoted to the newly formed panzerarmee afrika, his command included a number of italian units, including four infantry divisions. The 3rd colonial infantry division fought in the first and second world wars. Apr 02, 2015 infantry any foot soldier, including elite. The attached pdf is a student paper from the us army infantry school. Light infantry divisions regular infantry divisions mechanized fortress buster medium panzer. Although certain parts of the content is tailored for hearts of iron players most of the information is military history, only the initial remarks are mostly hearts of iron and methodology specific, so just skip ahead on click on the annotation on the screen. This is a book about a 3rd infantry division rifle platoons front line action during the korean war. The 5th infantry division was reactivated on 16 october 1939 at fort mcclellan, alabama under the command of brigadier general campbell hodges.
Hoi 4 9 historical infantry division layouts early war. Mechanized infantry or mechanised infantry are infantry units equipped with armored. This book was donated to our organization by robert e. In early april 1967 macv gave instructions to commence the task force oregon plan, which involved the. Hearts of iron iv infantry division design guide war. Scheduled to be reorganized under the army regimental system, january, 1985, with home base in the 9th infantry division, ft. Infantry company 3 x infantry platoon, 1 x infantry support platoon, 1 x inf. The contributions of the 11th ab division in the pto. The ivision published many books during and after the second world war.
The terrain and enemy situation in the pto was not conducive to division airborne operations and as a result the 11th ab division did not conduct large scale division level airborne assaults using both parachute and glider assaults. For example, an artillery brigade only has 1,000 men, unlike an infantry brigade that. Full text of hearts of iron 3 strategy guide supplement see other formats. Reorganizing the structure of your army can have benefits. Eisenhower served in the 15th from march to november 1940, as commander of 1st battalion. The fifth, and in my opinion the most important, focuses on russian military doctrine and the current state of its armed forces. Structure of 3rd armored division including 36 armored. Lee was assigned to the 22 nd infantry regiment as replacement officer in i item company it was attached to the 4th infantry division, part of pattons third army. It explains the organization of the marine infantry regiment and its equipment, and how they evolved during the war. Lets learn hearts of iron iii episode 3 division composition. Division composition so far i have real issues of making up decent division compositions and it partially boils down to some uncertainties i still have about the combat system.
The 22 nd ir had assaulted utah beach in normandy in june 1944 and fought to cherbourg and across the hedgerows of france. As per me playing as ussr i tend to have numerous 24 infantry army protecting the borders in western europe, less powerful inafantry mixed with mountain infantry to guard other borders. But very roughly, a 3 inf division is 43 of a 2 inf division. The four leaf clover, formed by the two figures 8, represents the dakotas, minnesota, iowa, and illinois from which person nel of the division originally came. A vs x% means attack vs a target with softness of x%. List of all most popular abbreviated infantry terms defined.
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