NationStates Jolt Archive


unit sizes?

IDF
20-05-2004, 01:46
what would be the standard size of an infantry division, or armored division? What about sub units like brigades, companies, etc.?
Jordaxia
20-05-2004, 01:55
Infantry. Maybe about 22,000 per division? The rest I'm quite unsure on.
Whittier
20-05-2004, 01:55
A company is made up of about 100 men.
A battalion is 4 companies.
A brigade is 4-5 battalions.
A division would be about 5 brigades.
And army would be at least 5 divisions.
IDF
20-05-2004, 01:57
thx
Whittier
20-05-2004, 01:57
Infantry. Maybe about 22,000 per division? The rest I'm quite unsure on.
Division would be more like 8,000.
Whittier
20-05-2004, 02:00
Whittier
20-05-2004, 02:01
In armored units, it would be something like 5 tanks per company.
Ting Ling
20-05-2004, 07:53
Actually, armoured companies are 14 tanks - 3 platoons of 4, plus company commander and second-in command.

The number of troops in an infantry division varies, but it's usually between 10,000 and 17,000.
Crookfur
20-05-2004, 23:42
Crookfur
20-05-2004, 23:42
Divsions can vary wildly, soem as low as 8 and soem indeed as high as 22,000.
The standard western (US/UK) is 16,000-18,000 depending on type, a mechanised/ready divison is about 18,000men, an armoured/cavalry division is about 16,000men, para/air assault units are about 18,000.
A divsion can also be a purely adminsitrative unit, ie both the Uk and US operate disvions that generally only have a coupel of hundred personel but are there so that a fully organised divsion can be formed quickly from reserve and territorial/civil units.

On the whole soviet divsions tend to be a bit bigger