1963 US Army Vietnam War Armor Operations ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COM118. Separate Company or Troop rant officer) who performs the duties of unitLogistical Personnelmotor officer.a. The separate company-level armor units b. The separate armored cavalry troop hasare organized to operate without battalion/squadron-level support. These units have orfourorganic air vehicles. Personnel who main-tain these air vehicles include the crew chief asganicmess teams. In addition to the personnel signed to each air vehicle and the helicopterlisted in paragraph 117, the separate unit hasmechanicsmechanicsinin the troop maintenance section.lsan automotive maintenancpe atechnician (war- The aeroscout section leader supervises the airvehicle maintenance performed in the troop.Section III. BRIGADE TRAINS119. General 121. Composition and EmploymentThe brigade trains consist of a control group, The composition of the brigade trains varies,elements and units of the division support com- depending upon the tactical situation and themand attached to or in support of the brigade, type and number of units attached or in supandthe field trains of units attached to the port of the brigade. For a discussion of thebrigade. These trains are established to provide composition and employment of brigade trains,adequate logistical support to the tactical ele- see FM 54-2.ments of the brigade and to control, coordinate 122. Brigade Trains Under Division Controlmovement, and protect the supporting elementsand unit field trains.In certain situations, as in the initial phaseof a penetration or a deliberate river crossing120. Organization for Control or when route space is at a premium, it may beadvantageous to place the brigade trains underThe brigade trains are organized under the the division support command commander, whotactical control (movement, security, and loca- then becomes responsible for their movementtion) of the brigade S4. The S4 section estab- and protection. However, brigade trains, whenlishes the control element of the brigade trains, so attached, should be kept as a unit and notwhich is known as the brigade logistical con- positioned together and moved as a serial. Thetrol point (BLCP). Movement of all logisticalelements is coordinated at this point.retention of brigade trains as a unit greatlyimproves their logistical efficiency, particularlywhen they are released to brigade control.Section IV. BATTALION OR SQUADRON LOGISTICAL ELEMENTS AND TRAINS123. Battalion (Squadron) Logistical a. Support Platoon. The support platoon ofElementsdivision and separate brigade armor units isorganized with a platoon headquarters, trans-There are three basic logistical elements orgactothe trank basttalion and armored calr- portation section, mess section, and supply secganictohetakadcavalry tion. In the armored cavalry regiment, messsquadron: the support platoon; maintenanceplatoon; and platoon; medical andsection. The size and elements are organic to each troop and battery.composition of these elements vary depending (1) Transportation section. The transporonwhether the parent unit is a tank battalion tation section is organized andor armored cavalry squadron and depending equipped with the personnel andon the major command to which the unit istrucks to transport supplies fromassigned (division, regiment, or separate bri- supporting supply or distributinggade). The functions performed by the logisti-points to the companies/troops of thecal elements are identical, regardless of the unitbattalion/squadron. The section nortowhich organic.mally transports a part of the unit62 AGO 9139A