Reforming of the Army and Marine Corps announced [Earth II, announcement thread]
Reforming of the Army and Marine Corps announced
COTLANDSTAD (CFP) - A massive reformation of the Army and Marine Corps was announced today, after several engagements where the Army and Marine Corps has proven itself to be less capable than expected and demanded.
The reformation is expected to take place in three stages, with each stage expected to take roughly one month. If all goes according to plan, the reformation will be completed in three months, and will leave Cotland with a better, more agile and capable fighting machine, ready to defend the borders.
Among the changes are the out-phasing of the Humvee and introduction of the Layartebian-made Dingo and Bushmasters, as well as the introduction of the Merkava 4 MBT to replace the M1A3 Abrams MBT and upgrading of all M2 Bradleys to A4 standard.
Armored Division
The Armored Division consists of
3 Tank Brigades
1 Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)
1 Artillery Brigade (Self-Propelled)
1 Helicopter Brigade
1 Air Defense Battalion
1 Signal Battalion
6 Support Battalions
Men
19 914 Combat, 4 080 Support
Equipment used
Tanks/IFVs
Challenger 2E MBT: 864
Merkava 4 MBT: 288
M2A4 Bradley IFV: 480
Artillery
M2001 Crusader: 162
M2002 RSV: 162
M270A2 MLRS: 54
Helicopters
AH-64D Apache Longbow: 72
CH-47D Chinook: 72
UH-60L Black Hawk: 24
Air Defense
Starstreak SP HVM: 54
SLAMRAAM: 162
M163A2 PIVADS: 18
FC-1D Layarteb 88: 18
Support vehicles
M2008A1 Dingo: 1687
M2010A1 Bushmaster: 6
M939A2 Truck: 228
M977 HEMTT: 240
M978 HEMTT: 180
M1070 HETS: 240
Weapons
M8 LAR: 10 000
MP5A3 SMG: 8 000
M35 LMG: 500
M24 Sniper: 500
M45A1 Pistol: 23 300
M72A7 LAW: 10 000
M141 SMAW: 5 000
Starstreak MANPAD: 5 000
Infantry Division (Mechanized)
The Infantry Division (Mechanized) consists of
1 Tank Brigade
3 Infantry Brigades (Mechanized)
1 Artillery Brigade (Self-Propelled)
1 Air Defense Battalion
1 Signal Battalion
5 Support Battalions
Men
21 450 Combat, 4 080 Support
Equipment used
Tanks/IFVs
Challenger 2E MBT: 288
Merkava 4 MBT: 96
M2A4 Bradley IFV: 2 880
Artillery
M2001 Crusader: 162
M2002 RSV: 162
M270A2 MLRS: 54
Air Defense
Starstreak SP HVM: 54
SLAMRAAM: 162
M163A2 PIVADS: 18
FC-1D Layarteb 88: 18
Support vehicles
M2008A1 Dingo: 1083
M2010A1 Bushmaster: 6
M939A2 Truck: 174
M977 HEMTT: 200
M978 HEMTT: 150
M1070 HETS: 200
Weapons
M8 LAR: 15 000
MP5A3 SMG: 10 000
M35 LMG: 3 000
M24 Sniper: 1 500
M45A1 Pistol: 25 530
M72A7 LAW: 23 000
M141 SMAW: 5 000
Starstreak MANPAD: 5 000
Infantry Division (Light)
The Infantry Division (Light) consists of
4 Infantry Brigades
1 Artillery Brigade
1 Air Defense Battalion
1 Signal Battalion
5 Support Battalions
Men
16 542 Combat, 4 080 Support
Equipment used
Artillery
M777 Towed Howitzer: 162
Air Defense
M2008A1 Dingo Starstreak: 54
SLAMRAAM: 54
Support vehicles
M2008A1 Dingo: 1 342
M2010A1 Bushmaster: 33
M939A2 Truck: 909
M977 HEMTT: 200
M978 HEMTT: 250
Weapons
M8 LAR: 15 000
MP5A3 SMG: 4 000
M35 LMG: 2 000
M24 Sniper: 1 000
M45A1 Pistol: 20 650
M72A7 LAW: 12 000
M141 SMAW: 8 000
Starstreak MANPAD: 4 000
Infantry Division (Airborne)
The Infantry Division (Airborne) consists of
3 Combat Brigade
1 Artillery Brigade
1 Aviation Brigade
1 Air Defense Brigade (2 Forward Air Defense Bn, 1 Medium Air Defense Bn)
1 Support Brigade (1 Main Support Bn, 3 Forward Support Bn)
1 Signal Battalion
1 Anti-Tank Battalion
1 Pathfinder Battalion
1 MP Company
1 Chemical Warfare Company
Men
12 382 Combat, 2 400 Support
Equipment used
Artillery
M119A2 Towed Howitzer: 54
M142 HIMARS Light MLRS: 18
M1114 LOSAT: 58
Helicopters
EH-60 Quick Fix EW: 6
RAH-66A Comanche: 96
UH-60L Black Hawk: 36
Air Defense
M2008A1 Dingo Starstreak: 72
SLAMRAAM: 36
Support vehicles
M2008A1 Dingo: 1 157
M939A2 Truck: 641
M977 HEMTT: 120
M978 HEMTT: 90
M93A1 Fox NBCR: 6
M981 FISTV: 66
Weapons
M8 LAR: 7 700
MP5A3 SMG: 7 100
M35 LMG: 950
M24 Sniper: 800
M45A1 Pistol: 14 800
M72A7 LAW: 6 000
M141 SMAW: 2 000
Starstreak MANPAD: 2 000