NUTz: US Rifle squad or US Glider Rifle Squad.

"On paper the Rifle Squad was 7 Riflemen with Garands, Squad and Assistant Leader
carried M1s as well, the Automatic Rifleman had a BAR and the Assistant Auto Rifleman had
a M1, and the Ammo bearer had a M1.

On paper M1s were standard issue. But the NCOs usually had a SMG or carbine for the
close range fights. There is no real standard for the TOE for the rifle squad. But Garands
were definaltly the main weapon.

Personally i dont like the BAR. Which is why my mod is going towards the Airborne. Their
loadout was very good. They refused to use the BAR because they needed more firepower
and felt it lacked it.

1 Squad Leader(SSgt)-------M1 Garand Rifle, or Thompson SMG

1 Assistant Leader(Sgt)------M1 Garand Rifle, Carbine, or SMG
7 Riflemen ------------------M1 Garand Rifles and (2 max) Carbines
1 Machine Gunner-----------M1919A4/6, and a Carbine
1 Assistant Gunner----------M1 Carbine
1 Ammo bearer---------M1 Garand Rifle
That is the closest thing to a standard Airborne Rifle squad. Again they varied, but with the
weapons show in that table. Platoon HQ had the 1st and 2nd Lieutenants carrying Carbines
or SMGs, and the Platoon Sergeant and Guide had Rifles and Carbines. I read about the
loadout of a squad for a certain mission, they had all SMGs and carbines with 2 Garands. So
the loadout could be taylored for any mission. What i read was for a very close urban
mission."

"Early in World War 2 the US Army had millions of 1903 Springfield. So a squad would have
10 1903 Springfield, 1 or 2 Thompson machine gun and or a BAR.
As production of the M-1 Garand picked up it replaced the 1903 in the US Army first and then
the US Marines. A late war squad would look like this, 1 BAR, 1 1903 Springfield Rifle, and
10 M-1 Garand Rifles. Some squads might have 1 Thompson or a M-3 sub machine gun."

US Army 1944 40 men

HQ = 4
- Platoon Leader
- 3 Rifleman
3 X Rifle Squad = 12 each
- Leader (Sub-machine gun)
- Assistant Leader (BAR)
- 10 Rifleman

US Army Airborne World War II 39/51 men

Platoon HQ = 7
- 2 Officers
- Platoon Sergeant
- Sergeant Guide
- 3 Messengers (1 RTO)
2-3 Rifle Squad X 12
each
Mortar Squad = 6 (1 X 60mm mortar)

US Army 1943 41 men

Platoon HQ = 5
- Lieutenant
- Platoon Sergeant
- Staff Sergeant
- 2 Runner
3 X Rifle Squad = 12 each
- Staff Sergeant
- Sergeant
- Assault Group = 7
o 2 Scouts
o 5 Rifleman
- Automatic Rifle Group
o Gunner
o Assistant Gunner
o Ammunition Carrier

figs. 19, 31, and 32.) Letters enclosed in rectangles are abbreviations to indicate the
members of the rifle squad:
Letter Individual Weapon
S Sergeant, squad leader M1 rifle
C Corporal, assistant squad leader. M1903 rifle for antitank rifle grenades
AR Automatic rifleman Browning automatic rifle
AAR Assistant automatic rifleman Carbine
AB Ammunition bearer Carbine
R Rifleman M1 rifle

Other TOEs
TOEs: Rifle Platoons, Contemporary and Historical
v.1.0 March 31, 2002

US Marine Corps (Vietnam War) 37 men

Platoon HQ =6
- Platoon Commander
- Platoon Sergeant
- Platoon Guide
- Radio/Messenger
- 2 medical corpsman (attachment from US Navy)
3 X Rifle Squad = 11
- Sergeant
- Grenadier
- 3 X Corporal (Team Leader)
- 3 Automatic Rifleman
- 6 Rifleman

Japanese Special Landing Units (Navy) World War II

Platoon HQ = ??
Weapons Support Squad = 13 (3 X 50mm mortar)
3 X Rifle Squad = 13 (1 MMG)

Swedish Army

HQ
Weapon Squad = 8
3 X Rifle Squad = 8

Chinese Communist Army (Guerilla Platoon) 28 men

Platoon Leader
3 X Rifle Squad = 9
- Squad Leader
- 8 Rifleman

North Vietnamese Army 39 men

Platoon HQ
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Senior Sergeant
- Runner
4 X Rifle Squad = 9
- 1 sergeant
- 1 RPG
- 1 LMG
- 6 Rifleman

US Navy Construction Battalion (Seabee) = 47 men

Platoon HQ = 5
- E-7 Commander
- E-6 Assistant Commander
- E-6 Guide
- E-3 Communication Specialist
- E-3 Messenger
3 X Rifle Squad = 14
- E-6 Squad Leader
- E-4 Grenadier (M203)
- 3 X Fire Team, each = 12
o E-5 Fire Team Leader
o E-4 Automatic Rifleman
o E-3 Rifleman
o E-3/E-2 Rifleman

US Army 1944 40 men

HQ = 4
- Platoon Leader
- 3 Rifleman
3 X Rifle Squad = 12 each
- Leader (Sub-machine gun)
- Assistant Leader (BAR)
- 10 Rifleman

US Army Armored Infantry World War II 57 men

Platoon HQ = 12
- Commander
- Platoon Sergeant
- Staff Sergeant
- Driver
- 8 Rifleman
2 X Rifle Squad = 12 each
- Staff Sergeant
- Assistant (sergeant)
- Driver
- 9 Rifleman
MG Squad = 12
- Staff Sergeant
- Assistant (Sergeant)
- 2 Gunner
- 2 Ammo handler
- Driver
- 5 Rifleman
Mortar Squad = 9
- Staff Sergeant
- 2 Gunner
- 2 Ammo Handler
- 2 Rifleman
- 2 Driver
US Army Airborne World War II 39/51 men
Platoon HQ = 7
- 2 Officers
- Platoon Sergeant
- Sergeant Guide
- 3 Messengers (1 RTO)
2-3 Rifle Squad X 12
each
Mortar Squad = 6 (1 X 60mm mortar)

US Army 1943 41 men

Platoon HQ = 5
- Lieutenant
- Platoon Sergeant
- Staff Sergeant
- 2 Runner
3 X Rifle Squad = 12 each
- Staff Sergeant
- Sergeant
- Assault Group = 7
o 2 Scouts
o 5 Rifleman
- Automatic Rifle Group
o Gunner
o Assistant Gunner
o Ammunition Carrier

US Marine Corps Series D 1942 42 men

Platoon HQ = 7
Automatic Rifle Squad = 8
- 1 Squad Leader
- 1 Scout
- 2 BAR Gunner
- 2 Reserve Gunner
- 2 Rifleman
3 X Rifle Squad = 9 each
- Corporal
- 2 Scouts
- Automatic Rifleman
- 5 Rifleman (including 1 assistant leader)

US Marine Corps Series E, 1942 43 men

Platoon HQ = 7
3 X Rifle Squad = 12 each
- Sergeant
- Corporal
- 2 BAR
- 8 Rifleman

US Marine Corps Series E 1944 45 men

Platoon HQ = 7
3 X Rifle Squad = 13 each
- Squad Leader
- 3 X Fire Team = 4 each
Corporal
BAR
2 Rifleman

Germany 1944 31 men

HQ = 4
3 X Rifle Squads = 9 each
- Squad Leader (sergeant, SMG)
- Assistant Squad Leader (SMG)
- Gunner (SMG)
- 6 Rifleman

Great Britain World War II 36 men

Platoon HQ = 4
- 1 Officer
- 3 OR
Light Mortar Section = 3
- 3 OR
3 X Rifle Sections each 10 men
- 10 men

Great Britain Mechanized Infantry, 1960s-80s, 34 men

Platoon HQ = 7
- 1 Officer
- 6 OR (2-inch mortar; 3.5 RL)
3 X Rifle Section, each = 9 men
- 9 men (L4A4 7.62mm LMG)

Germany 1940-42 50 men

HQ = 10
- 1 leader
- 3 runner
- 1 medic
- 1 supply wagon driver (horse drawn)
- 3 mortar crew (50mm mortar)
4 X Rifle Squads = 10 each
- Squad Leader (sergeant, SMG)
- Assistant Squad Leader (SMG)
- Machine Gunner (SMG)
- Ammunition Carrier
- 6 Rifleman