US Army Air Cavalry Troop, Infantry or Armored Division, TOE 17-108E (6 May 1963)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 17-36, Armored Cavalry Platoon and Troop, Air Cavalry Troop, and Divisional Armored Cavalry Squadron. Washington, DC: Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1963.

# Weapons # Equipment39 M14 Rifle 25 AN/ARC-44 Radio7 M79 Grenade Launcher 25 AN/ARR-46 Radio45 M1911A1 Pistol 3 AN/VRC-16 Radio

orAN/VRC-18 Radio

10 XM1 Armament Subsystem 9 AN/PRC-8 RadioorAN/PRC-10 Radio

15 M153 Armament Subsystem 1 AN/GRR-5 Radio

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OFF: 4EM: 4

OFF:EM:

OFF: 4EM: 4

HQAeroScout

OFF: 2EM: 6

Ops OFF: 14EM: 13

OFF: 2EM: 1

HQAS (Lt) OFF: 4

EM: 4AS (Hv)

OFF: 4EM: 4

AeroWep

HQ OFF: 6EM: 6

OFF: 0EM: 9

AeroRifle

OFF: 6EM: 33

4 XM22 Armament Subsystem 1 AN/GRC-19 Radio4 XM3 Armament Subsystem

orXM4 Armament Subsystem

1 AN/VRC-24 Radio

1 AN/ARC-59 Radio

# Vehicles # Aircraft2 Truck, ¼ Ton 15 UH-1B Helicopter1 Truck, ¾ Ton 10 OH-13K Helicopter

Troop HQ Section OH-13K w/ AN/ARC-44 and AN/ARR-46 Radios and XM1 Armament Kit, UH-1B w/ AN/ARC-44 and AN/ARR-46 Radios and M153 Armament Kit, Truck, ¼ Ton w/ AN/VRC-16 or -18 Radio

Troop Commander, Captain M1911A1 PistolArmy Aviator, Warrant Officer (x2) M1911A1 PistolCrew Chief/ Armorer, E5 (x2) M14 RifleExecutive Officer, Lieutenant M1911A1 PistolFirst Sergeant, E8 M14 RifleClerk/Typist, E4 M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 Pistol

Operations Section Truck, ¼ Ton w/ AN/VRC-16 or -18 Radio, Truck, ¾ Ton w/ AN/GRR-5, AN/GRC-19, AN/VRC-16 or -18, and AN/VRC-24 Radios, UH-1B w/ AN/ARC-44, AN/ARR-46, and AN/ARC-59 Radios

Operations Officer, Lieutenant M1911A1 PistolRadio Operator/Driver, E4 M14 RifleOperations Sergeant, E5 M14 RifleCommunications Chief, E5 M14 RifleRadio Operator/Driver, E4 M14 RifleArmy Aviator, Warrant Officer M1911A1 PistolOperations Sergeant, E7 M14 RifleCrew Chief/Armorer, E5 M14 Rifle

Aero-Scout Platoon HQ OH-13K w/ AN/ARC-44, AN/ARR-46, and AN/PRC-8 or -10 Radios and XM1 Armament Kit

Platoon Leader, Lieutenant M1911A1 PistolArmy Aviator, Warrant Officer M1911A1 PistolCrew Chief/Armorer/Driver, E5 M1911A1 Pistol

Aero-Scout Section (Light) (x2) OH-13K w/ AN/ARC-44, AN/ARR-46, and AN/PRC-8 or -10 Radios and XM1

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Armament Kit, 3 OH-13K w/ AN/ARC-44 and AN/ARR-46 Radios and XM1 Armament Kit

Section Leader, Lieutenant M1911A1 PistolCrew Chief/Recon Sergeant, E5 (x4) M1911A1 PistolTeam Leader, Lieutenant M1911A1 PistolArmy Aviator, Warrant Officer (x2) M1911A1 Pistol

Aero-Scout Section (Heavy) UH-1B w/ AN/ARC-44, AN/ARR-46, and AN/PRC-8 or -10 Radios and M153 or XM22 Armament Kit, 3 UH-1B w/ AN/ARC-44 and AN/ARR-46 Radios and M153 or M22 Armament Kit

Section Leader, Lieutenant M1911A1 PistolCrew Chief/Recon Sergeant, E5 (x4) M1911A1 PistolTeam Leader, Lieutenant M1911A1 PistolArmy Aviator, Warrant Officer (x2) M1911A1 Pistol

Aero-Rifle Platoon HQ 5 UH-1B w/ AN/ARC-44, AN/ARR-46, and AN/PRC-8 or -10 Radios and M153 Armament Kit

Platoon Leader, Lieutenant M1911A1 PistolArmy Aviator, Warrant Officer (x5) M1911A1 PistolPlatoon Sergeant, E7 M14 RifleCrew Chief/Armorer, E5 (x5) M1911A1 Pistol

Aero-Rifle Squad (x3)Squad Leader, E6 M14 RifleTeam Leader, E5 (x2) M14 RifleGrenadier, E4 (x2) M79 Grenade Launcher, M1911A1 PistolRifleman, E3 (x4) M14 Rifle

Aero-Weapons Section UH-1B w/ AN/ARC-44, AN/ARR-46, and AN/PRC-8 or -10 Radios and M153 or XM3 or XM4 Armament Kit, 3 UH-1B w/ AN/ARC-44 and AN/ARR-46 Radios and M153 or XM3 or XM4 Armament Kit

Section Leader, Lieutenant M1911A1 PistolCrew Chief/Armorer/Observer, E5 (x4) M14 RifleArmy Aviator, Warrant Officer (x3) M1911A1 Pistol

NOTES: Personnel and equipment allotments for this formation from this source are very much based on what was clearly allocated. Each Troop also has a Service Platoon, with its own Platoon HQ, Maintenance Section, and Supply Section. In this instance the decision was made not to provide details for those units The fighting elements of the

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Troop are complete. While troop carrying helicopters in the Aero-Rifle Platoon were authorized fixed forward weapons kits, these were found to be seriously detrimental to the aircrafts performance while loaded and were seldom used. What is interesting is that the 1965 edition of FM 17-36 featured a slightly modified version of the TOE, but the G-series TOE was not approved until 1966.

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