US Army Air Cavalry Troop, Air Cavalry Squadron, Airmobile Division, TOE 1798T (20 June 1969)

Source: Rottman, Gordon. The US Army in the Vietnam War 1965-73. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2008; United States Government. Headquarters, Department of the Army. FM 17-37, Air Cavalry Squadron. Washington, DC: Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1969.

OFF: 47 EM: 102

HQ

OFF: 7 EM: 29

Aero Scout
OFF: 4 EM: 13 OFF: 1 EM: 14 OFF: 2 EM: 2

OFF: 9 EM: 19

Aero Rifle

OFF: 11 EM: 44

Aero Wep

OFF: 20 EM: 10

HQ

Main

HQ

OFF: 1 EM: 3

Lift

OFF: 10 EM: 5

OFF: 0 EM: 9

Avn

HQ

OFF: 1 EM: 3

AS

OFF: 4 EM: 8

HQ

OFF: 4 EM: 2

Wep

OFF: 8 EM: 4

# 55 45 36 22 7 10 10 40

Weapons M17 Revolver M1911A1 Pistol M79 Grenade Launcher M16A1 Rifle XM23 Armament Kit XM27 Armament Kit XM28 Armament Kit XM159 Rocket Pod

# 2 1 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 18 27

Equipment AN/PRC-47 Radio AN/VRC-47 Radio AN/GRA-39 Radio AN/VRC-46 Radio AN/GRC-106 Radio AN/GRA-74 Radio AN/VRC-49 Radio AN/VRC-24 Radio AN/GRC-125 Radio AN/PRC-25 Radio AN/URC-10 Radio

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# 4 3 2 4 3

Vehicles M151 Ton Truck M37 Ton Truck M274 Utility Vehicle Ton Trailer M101 Ton Trailer

# 7 10 10

Aircraft UH-1D OH-6A AH-1G

Troop HQ Section

Commander, Major Driver, E3 (x2) Executive Officer, Captain First Sergeant, E8 Senior Radio Operator/Driver, E4 Line Officer, Lieutenant Line Sergeant/Driver, E5 Operations Officer, Captain Flight Operations Sergeant, E7 Communications Chief, E5 RATT TM Chief, E5 Radio Operator, E3 (x2) Support Sergeant/Driver, E6 Support Specialist, E4 Troop Clerk, E4 Operations Clerk, E4 Aviation Section

M151 Ton Truck w/ AN/PRC-47, AN/VRC-47, and AN/GRA-39 Radios, M151 Ton Truck w/ AN/VRC-46, AN/GRC-106, AN/GRA-39, and AN/GRA-74 Radios, M151 Ton Truck w/ AN/VRC-46 and AN/GRA-39 Radios, M37 Ton Truck w/ AN/GRA-39, AN/PRC-47, AN/VRC-49, AN/VRC-24, and AN/GRC-125 Radios, M274 Utility Vehicle, 3 Ton Trailer, 2-Wheel, M101 Ton Trailer M17 Revolver M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol M17 Revolver M1911A1 Pistol M16A1 Rifle M17 Revolver M16A1 Rifle M17 Revolver M1911A1 Pistol M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol M16A1 Rifle M16A1 Rifle M16A1 Rifle M16A1 Rifle M16A1 Rifle UH-1D w/ AN/PRC-25, AN/VRC-49 and AN/URC-10 Radios and XM23 Armament Kit, UH-1D w/ AN/URC-10 Radio w/ XM23 Armament Kit M17 Revolver M17 Revolver M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol M151 Ton Truck w/ AN/VRC-46 and

Maintenance Officer, Lieutenant Pilot, Warrant Officer Crew Chief, E5 (x2) Maintenance Section Copyright Joseph Trevithick (2011)

Section Chief, Warrant Officer Driver, E3 Maintenance Supervisor, E7 Senior Aircraft Armorer, E5 Helicopter Mechanic, E5 Records Clerk/Driver, E4 Technical Inspector, E6 (x2) Helicopter Mechanic, E5 (x2) Aircraft Armorer, E4 (x2) Avionics Mechanic, E4 Wheel Vehicle Mechanic/Driver, E4 Parts Specialist/Driver, E4 Aero-Scout Platoon HQ

AN/GRC-39 Radio, 3 M37 Ton Truck, M274 Utility Vehicle, Ton Trailer, 3 M101 Ton Trailer M17 Revolver M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol M1911A1 Pistol M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol M1911A1 Pistol M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol M1911A1 Pistol M1911A1 Pistol M1911A1 Pistol M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol M16A1 Rifle M16A1 Rifle OH-6A w/ 2 AN/PRC-25 and AN/URC-10 Radios and XM27 Armament Kit, OH-6A w/ AN/URC-10 Radio and XM27 Armament Kit M17 Revolver M16A1 Rifle M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol 2 OH-6A w/ AN/PRC-25 and AN/URC-10 Radios and XM27 Armament Kit, 2 OH6A w/ AN/URC-10 Radio and XM27 Armament Kit M17 Revolver M17 Revolver M17 Revolver M17 Revolver M17 Revolver M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol

Platoon Commander, Captain Platoon Sergeant, E7 Crew Chief, E5 (x2) Aero-Scout Section (x2)

Section Leader, Lieutenant Team Leader, Lieutenant Helicopter Pilot, Warrant Officer (x2) Scout Observer, E6 Scout Observer, E5 (x3) Crew Chief, E5 (x4) Aero Rifle Platoon HQ Platoon Leader, Captain Platoon Sergeant, E7 Radio Telephone Operator, E3 (x2) Aero-Rifle Lift Section

M17 Revolver M16A1 Rifle M16A1 Rifle, AN/PRC-25 UH-1D w/ AN/URC-10 and AN/PRC-25 Radios and XM23 Armament Kit, 4 UH1D w/ AN/URC-10 Radio and XM23 Armament Kit M17 Revolver

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Helicopter Pilot, Warrant Officer (x9) Crew Chief, E5 (x5) Aero-Rifle Squad (x4) Squad Leader, E6 Team Leader, E5 (x2) Grenadier, E4 (x2) Automatic Rifleman, E3 (x2) Rifleman, E3 (x2) Aero-Weapons Platoon HQ

M17 Revolver M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol

M16A1 Rifle M16A1 Rifle M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol M16A1 Rifle M16A1 Rifle AH-1G w/ AN/URC-10 and AN/PRC-25 Radio and XM28 Armament Kit, AH-1G w/ AN/URC-10 Radio and XM28 Armament Kit M17 Revolver M17 Revolver M16A1 Rifle M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol AH-1G w/ AN/URC-10 and 1 or 2 AN/PRC-25 Radios and XM28 Armament Kit, 3 AH-1G w/ AN/URC-10 Radio and XM28 Armament Kit M17 Revolver M17 Revolver M17 Revolver M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol

Platoon Commander, Captain Helicopter Pilot, Warrant Officer (x3) Platoon Sergeant, E7 Crew Chief, E5 Aero-Weapons Section (x2)

Section Leader, Lieutenant Team Leader, Lieutenant Helicopter Pilot, Warrant Officer (x6) Crew Chief, E5 (x4)

NOTES: AH-1G armament according to the source was just the XM159 rocket pod in addition to the fixed armament. This is likely in accordance with the fact that the weapons sections were intended to function similarly to the Aerial Rocket Artillery, but no doubt other weapons were available.

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