Ever wonder what size of unit is need to cover a given amount of terrain in offensive and defensive ops..? Well.... Jim Choate was kind enough to donate this useful tidbit of information to us ASL'ers..

Here goes.......:

Name          Force (1)                                 Frontage (2)
Infantry:

   NCO           Seargent or Corporal                      n/a

   Fireteam      2 to 6 men, also a 'section'              50/500 (3)

   Half Squad    1 to 2 fire teams & NCO                   50/500 (3)

   Squad         2 to 4 fire teams & 2x NCO (8 to 15 men)  50-100/200

   Platoons      3 to 4 squads (30 to 50 men)              100-150/500

   Company       3 to 4 platoons (100 to 250 men)          500-1500/2x (4)

   Battalion     3 to 4 companies (400 to 1500 men)        1-3 km/2x (4)

   Regiment      3 to 4 battalions (1500 to 2500 men)      5-10 km/2x (4)

   Brigade       3 to 4 regiments                          20-50km/2x (4)

   Division      3 to 4 brigades                           100km+/2x+ (5)

   Armies        3+ divisions                              500km+/2x+ (5)


Armor: (6)

   Platoons      3 to 5 vehicles

   Company       3 to 5 platoons + 1 or 2 command vehicles

   Battalion     3 to 5 companies + headquarters vehicles (7)
                 (33 to 60 tanks)

   Regiment      3 to 5 battalions + headquarters vehicles


Artillery:

   Battery       4 to 8 guns

   Battalion     3 to 4 batteries (8)

   Divisional    3 to 5 battalions + headquarters

Notes:

1. If a body has 4 or more lower level components the 'extra' component is usualy a heavy-weapon or other special component.
2. A/D, A is attack frontage in meters, D is defensive frontage.
3. Usualy composed around a special weapon. The defensive frontage is usualy the range of the special weapon.
4. nx represents a defensive frontage on average n times the offensive frontage.
5. The larger organizations don't have a fixed front per se but rather tend to be limited by gross geography or other resources. The + represents a nearly unlimited upper range.
6. Normaly tanks fight with infantry units and as a result are constrained with their normal frontage.
7. Battalions usualy contain AT, ATGM, recce, mortar, ammo, fuel, and other support units attached. Soviet units attach these to the regiment.
8. Artillery is normaly organized in battalions. Each battalion usualy has 3 firing batteries and a headquarters battery with communications and fire-control elements. In some cases an additional 'fifth' battery is present to handle ammo supply, maintenance, and other duties.