Fed Battlestar ground component

[Mark]

I've got the movie at home. I'll see if I can pull a pic from that for ya later.

[Captain Seafort]

Alright, pretty much done. After further thought I've rejigged things a bit based on what I feel would be the easiest and most effect way to form battlegroups. The structure is now based on the square brigades I mentioned earlier, however the final orbat is small enough to provide two options - two brigades, in which case I'll add the air assault battalion, which will give a total divisional strength of about 8500 men, or three brigades, which would give no air assault battalion and a total strength of around 10600 men. A third option would be to go for three brigades plus the AA Bn, but that would push the total up to about 11300.

What say you?

[Captain Seafort]

Here are the orbats for the teeth arms. I've made a few adjustments since my last post, which increase the two brigade division to around 8850 men and the three brigade division to around 11500. Based on this I intend to stick to a two-brigade structure

A brigade will be formed of two armoured infantry battalions and two armoured regiments. A battlegroup will be formed of two companies and two squadrons, plus the supporting elements of the parent unit. An armoured infantry company group will consist of two platoons and one troop, while in an armoured squadron group the ratios will be reversed.

Armoured Infantry Battalion (842 men)

HQ Company (114 men)
Battalion HQ (20 men, 3 x IFV)
Company HQ (13 men, 2 x IFV, 1 x 8 ton)
Signals Platoon (24 men, 4 x APC)
Supply Platoon (27 men, 9 x 8 ton)
Medical Platoon (30 men, 4 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)

Manoeuvre Support Company (130 men)
Company HQ (13 men, 2 x IFV, 1 x 8 ton)
ATGW Platoon (45 men, 5 x IFV)
Mortar Platoon (45 men, 5 x IFV)
Reconnaissance Platoon (27 men, 9 x ARV)

4 x Rifle Company (127 men)
Company HQ (13 men, 2 x IFV, 1 x 8 ton)
Fitter Section (10 men, 1 x APC, 1 x ARRV)
3 x Rifle Platoon (38 men, 4 x IFV)

Light Aid Detachment (50 men)
LAD HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Workshop (23 men, 3 x 8 ton)
Recovery group (16 men, 2 x APC, 1 x ARRV)


Armoured Regiment (443 men)

HQ Squadron (120 men)
Regiment HQ (26 men, 2 x IFV, 3 x MBT)
Squadron HQ (13 men, 2 x IFV, 1 x 8 ton)
Sigs Troop (24 men, 4 x APC)
Supply Troop (27 men, 9 x 8 ton)
Medical Troop (30 men, 4 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)

4 x Tank Squadron (51 men)
Squadron HQ (14 men, 2 MBT, 1 x IFV, 1 x 8 ton)
Fitter Section (10 men, 1 x APC, 1 x ARRV)
3 x Tank Troop (9 men, 3 x MBT)

Reconnaissance Squadron (69 men)
Squadron HQ (14 men, 2 ARV, 1 x IFV, 1 x 8 ton)
Fitter Section (10 men, 1 x APC, 1 x ARRV)
5 x ARV Troop (9 men, 3 x ARV)

Light Aid Detachment (50 men)
LAD HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Workshop (23 men, 3 x 8 ton)
Recovery group (16 men, 2 x APC, 1 x ARRV)


Light Role Infantry Battalion (Air Assault) (566 men each)

HQ Company (73 men)
Battalion HQ (15 men)
Company HQ (9 men, 1 x 8 ton)
Signals Platoon (15 men)
Supply Platoon (12 men, 4 x 8 ton)
Medical Platoon (22 men, 1 x 8 ton)

Manoeuvre Suppport Company (97 men)
Company HQ (9 men, 1 x 8 ton)
ATGW Platoon (20 men)
Mortar Platoon (20 men)
GPMG Platoon (20 men)
Reconnaissance Platoon (28 men)

4 x Rifle Company (99 men)
Company HQ (9 men, 1 x 8 ton)
3 x Rifle Platoon (30 men)


MBT - Main Battle Tank. 3 man crew (commander, gunner and driver). Armed with a phaser cannon.

APC - Armoured Personnel Carrier. 2 man crew, (commander and driver). Unarmed or with a heavy or medium/general purpose machine gun phaser operated by the commander. Up to 8 passengers.

IFV - Infantry Fighting Vehicle. 3 man crew (commander, gunner and driver). Armed with a phaser cannon. Up to 8 passengers.

ARV - Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle. 3 man crew (commander, gunner and driver). Armed with a phaser cannon. No passengers.

ARRV - Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle. 4 man crew (commander, driver and 2 recovery mechanics). Capable of recovering any vehicle back to the LAD workshop for repairs, or replacing an engine in the field.

[Captain Seafort]

Engineers and artillery:

Artillery Regiment (508 men)

HQ Battery (110 men)
Regiment HQ (18 men, 3 x APC)
Battery HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Signals Troop (24 men, 4 x APC)
Supply Troop (27 men, 9 x 8 ton)
Medical Troop (30 men, 4 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)

2 x Field Battery (101 men)
Battery HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Fitter Section (10 men, 1 x APC, 1 x ARRV)
Locating section (16 men, 3 x APC)
4x Troop (16 men, 4 guns)

Heavy Battery (85 men)
Battery HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Fitter Section (10 men, 1 x APC, 1 x ARRV)
Locating section (16 men, 3 x APC)
3 x Troop (16 men, 4 guns)

Low Level Air Defence Battery (61 men)
Battery HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Fitter Section (10 men, 1 x APC, 1 x ARRV)
Locating section (16 men, 3 x APC)
6 x guns (4 men, 1 x gun)

LAD (50 men)
LAD HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Workshop (23 men, 3 x 8 ton)
Recovery group (16 men, 2 x APC, 1 x ARRV)


Engineer Regiment (552 men)

HQ Squadron (110 men)
Regiment HQ (18 men, 3 x APC)
Squadron HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Signals Troop (24 men, 4 x APC)
Supply Troop (27 men, 9 x 8 ton)
Medical Troop (30 men, 4 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)

2 x Brigade Support Squadron (141 men)
Squadron HQ (13 men, 2 x IFV, 1 x 8 ton)
Fitter Section (12 men, 1 x IFV, 1 x ARRV)
4 x Troop (29 men, 4 x IFV, 1 x AVFE)

General Support Squadron (110 men)
Squadron HQ (13 men, 2 x IFV, 1 x 8 ton)
Fitter Section (10 men, 1 x APC, 1 x ARRV)
Bridge Troop (30 men, 3 x ABL, 3 x IFV)
Mine warfare Troop (27 men, 3 x MCS, 2 x MLT, 2 x IFV)
Shield Troop (30 men, 5 x IFV)

LAD (50 men)
LAD HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Workshop (23 men, 3 x 8 ton)
Recovery group (16 men, 2 x APC, 1 x ARRV)

Guns in the field and heavy batteries are much the same as modern gun-howitzers, while air defence guns are phasers. 4 man crew (commander, driver, gunner and assistant gunner/vehicle engineer).

AVFE - Armoured Vehicle, Federation Engineers. Equipped with a heavy short-range phaser cannon, bulldozer blade, crane and fascines. 5 man crew (commander, driver, gunner and 2 dismounts).

ABL - Armoured Bridge Layer. Does what it says on the tin. 3 man crew (commander, driver and bridge operator).

MCS - Mine Clearing System. Has three options - a plough to clear anti-personnel mines, a big tube that can be fired, then pumped full of explosives and detonated to clear lanes through anti-vehicle minefields and a technobabble field to detonate floating mines (a la the AR-558 type). 3 man crew (commander, driver and vehicle engineer).

MLT - Mine Laying Tractor. Lays mines, both anti-personnel and anti-vehicle, buried and floating. 3 man crew (commander, driver and vehicle engineer).

[Captain Seafort]

Supporting troops - logistics, medical, equipment support and signals/HQ.

Logistics Regiment (758 men)

HQ Squadron (110 men)
Regiment HQ (18 men, 3 x APC)
Squadron HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Signals Troop (24 men, 4 x APC)
Supply Troop (27 men, 9 x 8 ton)
Medical Troop (30 men, 4 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)

2 x Close Support Squadron (107 men)
Squadron HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
4 x Battlegroup Support Troop (24 men, 6 x 8 ton)

General Support Squadron (131 men)
Squadron HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
6 x Support Troop (20 men, 5 x 8 ton)

Stores Squadron (123 men)
Company HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
2 x General Stores Troop (24 men, 6 x 8 ton)
IF Ammo Troop (32 men, 8 x 8 ton)
Powerpack Troop (32 men, 8 x 8 ton)

Replenishment Squadron (104 men)
Company HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Air Traffic Control Troop (18 men, 3 x APC)
3 x Handling Troop (25 men, 4 x 8 ton)

LAD (50 men)
LAD HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Workshop (23 men, 3 x 8 ton)
Recovery group (16 men, 2 x APC, 1 x ARRV)


Medical Regiment (420 men)

HQ Squadron (136 men)
Regiment HQ (18 men, 3 x APC)
Battery HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Sigs Troop (24 men, 4 x APC)
Supply Troop (27 men, 9 x 8 ton)
Medical Troop (30 men, 4 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
LAD (26 men, 2 x 8 ton, 1 x APC, 1 x ARRV)

Close Support Squadron (113 men)
Squadron HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
2 x Close Support Troop (30 men, 4 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
General Support Troop (42 men, 6 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)

Field Hospital (126 men)
Squadron HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Operating Troop (40 men, 8 x 8 ton)
3 x Ward Troop (40 men, 6 x 8 ton)


Equipment Support Battalion (494 men)

HQ Company (136 men)
Battalion HQ (18 men, 3 x APC)
Company HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Signals Platoon (24 men, 4 x APC)
Supply Platoon (27 men, 9 x 8 ton)
Medical Platoon (30 men, 4 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
LAD (26 men, 2 x 8 ton, 1 x APC, 1 x ARRV)

2 x Close Support Company (111 men)
Company HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
2 x Forward Repair Group (22 men, 1 x ARRV, 3 x APC)
2 x Medium Repair Group (28 men, 2 x ARRV, 2 x APC, 2 x 8 ton)

General Support Company (136 men)
Company HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Vehicle Group (50 men, 10 x 8 ton)
Radio Group (40 men, 8 x 8 ton)
Weapons Group (35 men, 7 x 8 ton)


Divisional Signals Regiment (411 men)

HQ Squadron (136 men)
Regiment HQ (18 men, 3 x APC)
Squadron HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
Sigs Troop (24 men, 4 x APC)
Supply Troop (27 men, 9 x 8 ton)
Medical Troop (30 men, 4 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
LAD (26 men, 2 x 8 ton, 1 x APC, 1 x ARRV)

Division HQ & Signals Squadron (125 men)
Div HQ (50 men, 3 x IFV, 4 x 8 ton)
Squadron HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
4 x Signals Troops (16 men, 4 APC)

2x Brigade HQ & Signals Squadrons (75 men)
Brigade HQ (32 men, 2 x IFV, 2 x 8 ton)
Squadron HQ (11 men, 2 x APC, 1 x 8 ton)
2 x Signals Troops (16 men, 4 APC)

[BigJKU316]

Are the troops along the lines of a MEU/SOC group? Regardless I would have a dedicated Special Operations type platoon and the necessary support attached as part of your OOB and TOE along with covert insertion equipment and the like. Those types are just too useful to leave out if you plan to operate these things along the lines of an Amphibious Ready Group that just sort of patrols in peacetime waiting to handle all manner of problems that might come up and they would need their own type of kit I would imagine.

[Captain Seafort]

Are the troops along the lines of a MEU/SOC group? Regardless I would have a dedicated Special Operations type platoon and the necessary support attached as part of your OOB and TOE along with covert insertion equipment and the like. Those types are just too useful to leave out if you plan to operate these things along the lines of an Amphibious Ready Group that just sort of patrols in peacetime waiting to handle all manner of problems that might come up and they would need their own type of kit I would imagine.

This isn't an MEU - it's a proper armoured division. Any special forces deployments would be attached as and when necessary, and configured and equipped for specific operations. Deep asked for an armoured division, and that's what I've produced.

[Deepcrush]

I agree with Seafort, we can always bring along extra personnel for special operations.