US Forces in the MTO: Ranger, Rifle, Parachute, and Armored Rifle Lists for Chain of Command v2

Here it is: the army list for CoC v2, completing my mini-series on the US Rangers.

Since the Rangers didn't follow rigid equipment structures but rather adapted their weaponry flexibly to each specific mission, I have integrated these variations as options within the available support choices.
For instance, in more defensive missions, the standard BARs were often replaced by M1919A4 LMGs, or additional BARs and/or SMGs were issued to the platoons when more firepower was required for offensive operations.

In addition to the Ranger lists, I have included lists for other US troops deployed in the Mediterranean theater, as well as the support options available for battles in North Africa, Sicily, and mainland Italy.

I also recalculated the US Rifle and Parachute Platoon lists using the new v2 CoCulator. For the US Armored Infantry, I arrived at the same Force Rating (+6) as listed in the rulebook.

Please follow the link to download the PDF here:
US Forces in the MTO

Please let me know in the comments if you have any questions or if you spot any errors I might have missed!

Part 1: Rangers Lead the Way! Origins, Training, and Organization in World War II

Part 2: From the Desert to the Cliffs – The Ranger Force in Action in the Mediterranean Campaigns

Part 3: Darby’s Men on the Tabletop - Adapting the Rangers to Chain of Command

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US Armoured Rifle Infantry Platoon: CoC Army List for the operations in the Mediterranean 1942-1943

This list has been compiled for the combat operations in the Mediterranean region in mind, i.e. ‘Operation Torch’ and the subsequent fighting in Tunisia until the surrender of the Germans and Italians, ‘Operation Husky’ and the conquest of Sicily, up to the landing on the Italian mainland.

It ends with the year 1943.

This CoC Army List for a Rifle Platoon of the Armoured Divisions is based on original sources like the ToE T/O 7-27 and documents like FM 17 - 71 which describe how an Armoured platoon acts in battle, be it in attack, defence, or on the march, etc.

Here, for example, it is also stated that at least the drivers usually stick to their half-tracks, in defence in any case. It also states that in such cases the co-driver mans the machine gun.

Accordingly, my version of the list for a US Armoured platoon includes neither the driver nor the co-driver.

The options include the support units that are possible and typical for the period and the Mediterranean region.

For the complete list just click on the picture of the list above.

Suggestions, comments and corrections are always welcome of course.

Used and recommended sources:

• FM 17-40 Armored Infantry Company
• FM 17-42 Armored Infantry Battalion
• FM 17-71 Armoured Command Crew Drill for Half-Track Vehicles
• T/O&E 17-37 Detailed Organization American Armored Division Reconnaissance Company for Armored Regiment or Armored Reconnaissance Battalio
• T/O&E 7-27 RIFLE COMPANY, ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION
• CORG-M-198. The Evolution of the Armored Infantry Rifle Squad
• CMH Pub 2-1 THE ORGANIZATION OF GROUND COMBAT TROOPS; Kent Roberts Greenfield, Robert R. Palmer  and Bell I. Wiley
• World War II US Armored Infantry Tactics; Gordon L. Rottman, Elite 176, Osprey Publishing

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US Parachute Infantry Platoon: CoC Army List for the operations in the Mediterranean 1942-1943

The standard Platoon of US Parachute Infantry, as it was used during ‘Operation Torch’, ‘Operation Husky’ and after the landing on the Italian mainland too.

They belonged to the 82nd Airborne Division and were organised into two squads which would only change with ‘Operation Market Garden’ (from then on, they switched to 3 squads per platoon)

I have included the option to play them as Elite, even if the first missions were not brilliant, especially during ‘Operation Torch’ as most of the paratroopers were simply captured by the Vichy French and some even by the Spanish in Spanish Marocco (they were released just months later).

This changed completely with ‘Husky’, where the paratroopers, although mostly scattered and fighting in small groups, fought hard battles against the Axis forces.

The list itself matches that of the US Parachute Infantry from the rulebook, but the options are adapted to the time period and the mediterranean theatre of operations of course.

For the complete list just click on the picture of the list above.

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