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Anyone know of a good WW2 TOE? I am looking for something company to battalion level for the major combatants of WW2.
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Wrong forum, and your question is kind of pointless. All militaries used different systems, and many had multiple versions for each type of formation. Then of course in practice, TO&E could vary wildly and all sorts of attachments would be added onto or be taken from a division in the field.
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Would a mod please move this to gaming and Computers please? Thank You.
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Why is this in G&C?
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phongn wrote:Why is this in G&C?
I'm not sure if its an improvement or a step down from its orginal place of orgin in Sci Fi forum.
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Typhonis 1 wrote:Anyone know of a good WW2 TOE? I am looking for something company to battalion level for the major combatants of WW2.
Soooooo.........

The Panzer Grenadier Battalion, circa 1943
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Battalion Headquarters (6 Officers, 20 men)
Communications Platoon (1 Officer, 22 men)
Battalion Train and Maintenance (4 Officers, 77 men)

Heavy Company (4 Officers, 133 men)
Company HQ (1 Officer, 16 men)
Antitank Platoon (1 Officer, 31 men)
Infantry Gun Platoon (1 Officer, 24 men)
Infantry Gun Platoon (1 Officer, 34 men)

Company Train and Maintenance (28 men)

Three Rifle Companies (3 Officers, 217 men), each comprised of;

Company HQ (1 Officer, 27 men)
Company Train and Maintenance (25 men)

Heavy Platoon comprised of;

Platoon HQ (1 Officer, 10 men)
Mortar Group (15 men)
Cannon Group (8 men)
Two Heavy Machine Gun Groups, each (11 men)

Three Rifle Platoons, each comprised of;

Platoon HQ (1 Officer or NCO, 6 men)
Three Rifle Squads, each comprised of 10 men

Total Strength of 927 all ranks (24 Officers and 903 men)
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I'm guessing Typh is looking for something he can use with a tabletop strategy game?
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Yeah got Blitzkreig Commander and was wonmdering what vehicles and squads were in a company in WW2. Thats why I asked aout books on TOE the game is set up on the armor skirmish or higher level. IE 1 vehicle=1 mini or one stand = 1 squad
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