Post by Maj. Gen. Aleksei Nikolov on Oct 12, 2005 17:38:17 GMT -5
The following is the planned composition of a pre-war Soviet infantry company:
Headquarters Detachment
Company Commander
Political Officer
Sergeant Major
Clerk
Sniper x 2
Medical Group
- 1 Medical NCO
- 4 Medics
Infantry Platoon (3 Platoons @ 51 men each)
Platoon Leader
Assistant Platoon Leader
Messenger
Infantry Group (4 Infantry Groups @ 11 men each)
- Group Leader (SVT-40)
- Machine Gunner (DP, TT)
- Machine Gunner's Assistant (SVT-40)
- 2 x Submachine Gunner (PPSh-41)
- 5 x Rifleman (SVT-40)
- 5 x Rifleman (Mosin-Nagant)
Mortar Group (1 Mortar Group @ 4 men)
- Group Leader
- 3 x Mortarman
Machine Gun Platoon (1 Platoon @ 12 men)
Platoon Leader
Cart Handler
Machine Gun Group (2 x MG Group @ 5 men each)
- Group Leader
- Machine Gunner (DP)
- Machine Gunner's Assistant (Mosin-Nagant)
- Anti-tank Gunner (PTRS)
- Anti-tank Gunner's Assistant (SVT-40)
Total Strength: 178 men
**NOTE: These were projected strenghts and equipment. An actual company would've been extremely lucky to have this. Also, the SVT-40 was (on paper) the standard Russian infantry rifle by 1941. However, in reality, Russian industry was not ready to produce the SVT-40 in large enough quantities and only specialist units would've been likely to have them. In a real company, virtually every SVT-40 in the chart above would've actually been a Mosin-Nagant.**
Information from www-solar.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~aaron/WW2ORG/sov_InfDiv.html
Headquarters Detachment
Company Commander
Political Officer
Sergeant Major
Clerk
Sniper x 2
Medical Group
- 1 Medical NCO
- 4 Medics
Infantry Platoon (3 Platoons @ 51 men each)
Platoon Leader
Assistant Platoon Leader
Messenger
Infantry Group (4 Infantry Groups @ 11 men each)
- Group Leader (SVT-40)
- Machine Gunner (DP, TT)
- Machine Gunner's Assistant (SVT-40)
- 2 x Submachine Gunner (PPSh-41)
- 5 x Rifleman (SVT-40)
- 5 x Rifleman (Mosin-Nagant)
Mortar Group (1 Mortar Group @ 4 men)
- Group Leader
- 3 x Mortarman
Machine Gun Platoon (1 Platoon @ 12 men)
Platoon Leader
Cart Handler
Machine Gun Group (2 x MG Group @ 5 men each)
- Group Leader
- Machine Gunner (DP)
- Machine Gunner's Assistant (Mosin-Nagant)
- Anti-tank Gunner (PTRS)
- Anti-tank Gunner's Assistant (SVT-40)
Total Strength: 178 men
**NOTE: These were projected strenghts and equipment. An actual company would've been extremely lucky to have this. Also, the SVT-40 was (on paper) the standard Russian infantry rifle by 1941. However, in reality, Russian industry was not ready to produce the SVT-40 in large enough quantities and only specialist units would've been likely to have them. In a real company, virtually every SVT-40 in the chart above would've actually been a Mosin-Nagant.**
Information from www-solar.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~aaron/WW2ORG/sov_InfDiv.html