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From: graper@BRL.MIL (MTSD/FIO)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: M1 battalipon organization
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Date: 18 Dec 90 01:59:56 GMT
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From:     Graper Brad P (MTSD/FIO) <graper@BRL.MIL>
M1-equipped tank battalions have 58 tanks.  four in each platoon with three platoons to a company, plus two in the company HQ = 14.
four companies of tanks in the battalion = 56.
plus two tanks in the HQ company = total of 58.  
that's Army tank battalions; the USMC battalions are bigger. 
Regimental cavalry squadrons have tanks, too....but they keep changing the 
organization every few years, and I don't rememberwhat they are now.  
Divisional cav squadrons didn't have tanks last I looked.  
--bpg