WW2: ORGANIZATION OF ARMIES

Engineer Combat Company or Engineer Combat Troop

 

1 April 1942

 

Table of Organization 5-17

 

AND

 

Engineer Company (Troop)

 

1 April 1942 with change 1 August 1942

 

Table of Organization 5-17

 

 

1. Company Headquarters

1a. Company Headquarters (after 01.12.42)

2. 1^st Engineer Platoon

2a. 1^st Engineer Platoon (after 01.12.42)

 

3. 2^nd Engineer Platoon, as 1^st

 

4. 2^nd Engineer Platoon, as 1^st

 

 

Total: 5 Officers, 194 Enlisted, 6 Pistols, 33 Carbines, 160 Rifles, 3 Submachine guns, 6 MMG, 3 HMG, 3 37-mm antitank guns, 5 Motorcycles solo, 4 Trucks 0,25-ton, 1 Truck 0,75-ton command, 14 Trucks 2,5-ton, 1 Truck 4-ton cargo, 1 Motorized Air Compressor, 1 Medium tractor bulldozer with angle dozer and trailer, 3 Half-track car M2, 4 Trailers 1-ton cargo, 3 Trailers 2,5-ton pontoon type, 1 Radio SCR-284

 

Total (after 06.12.42): 5 Officers, 194 Enlisted, 6 Pistols, 33 Carbines, 160 Rifles, 3 Submachine guns, 6 MMG, 3 HMG, 3 37-mm antitank guns, 9 Grenade launchers  M1, 6 Rocket AT launchers M1, 5 Motorcycles solo, 4 Trucks 0,25-ton, 1 Truck 0,75-ton command, 14 Trucks 2,5-ton, 1 Truck 4-ton cargo, 1 Motorized air compressor, 1 Medium tractor bulldozer with angle dozer and trailer, 3 Half-track car M2, 4 Trailers 1-ton cargo, 3 Trailers 2,5-ton pontoon type, 1 Radio SCR-284, 1 Mine detector SCR-625

 

And Also:

 

 

Note:

 

1. 5 Officers = 1 Captain + 3 1^st Lieutenants + 1 2^nd Lieutenant;
2. 194 Enlisted = 1 First Sergeant + 5 Staff Sergeants + 14 Sergeants + 10 Corporals + 5 Technical Grade 4 + 32 Technical Grade 5 + 55 Privates First Class + 72 Privates;
3. 14 Trucks 2,5-ton = 5 Cargo + 9 Dump;
4.  The engineer company is connected to its parent battalion command post as well as other companies within it's battalion via wire telephone connection with the battalion headquarters switchboard. The company may draw radio's from the battalion headquarters com;
5. T/BA 5 (Table of Basic Allowance) 1 December 1942: adds 9x M1 Grenade Launcher, 6x M1 Rocket AT Launcher 2.36”, 1x SCR-625 Detector set (mine)
6. 160 Rifles (after 01.12.42) = 151 Rifle M1 + 9 Rifle M1903   

 

 

P.S. All pictures are executed in a scale 1:100, signal equipments - 1:20

 

 

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