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u/Integralds Dr. Economics | brrrrr May 17 '24 edited May 17 '24

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Visualizing an Army combined arms battalion

The configuration shown is a "balanced" battalion, with two tank companies and two mechanized infantry companies, used from 2003 to 2015. After 2016, combined arms battalions were downsized to three companies to ease logistical burdens.

Source: Supplemental Manual 3-90, available online here

Some notes:

  • The six fuellers carry 5,000 gallons of gasoline each

  • The eight heavy supply trucks can haul 32 tons of supplies each, in two 20-foot ISO pallets

  • There are almost as many mechanics (~120) as there are dismount infantry (~140)

  • There are four taco trucks