The US Army in 2300 AD

Copyright © 1996 Jason R. Weiser ( jrw4war AT rocketmail DOT com).  All Rights Reserved.
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Total Manpower ( including Individual Ready Reserve):411,014
 
                 Manpower Breakdown:53% Regular Army
                                    17% National Guard
                                    24% USAR
                                     6% Individual Ready Reserve

Army Chief of Staff = Gen. Joseph Weiss ( also head of JCS currently, his term is up in 2308).

Introduction: The US Army has been around ever since there has been an America, beginning in 1776.  In 2300, like all other American institutions, it has expanded to the stars, and while they on the average, have more difficulty responding to crises off-world, they do tend to be more able to fight campaigns of long duration, unlike their Marine counterparts.  Army units also pack more of a mechanized punch than their Marine counterparts and finally, the Army can truly orchestrate those multi-year campaigns that the Marines are not trained to do.

Organization: The Regular Army consists of 10 Divisions and 5 separate Brigades.  The Army Reserve consists of another 5 Divisions and 5 Brigades.  Finally the various National Guard components provide another 3 Divisions and 6 Brigades.  The Army still is based on the Total Force concept, but has made it now that all three components of the Army possess combat arms troops, thus making the Army more resilient and able to have a "depth of force".  A list of units and current posts is provided below.

*=M9/M24 equipped NG Unit

Ft Meade, MD = 221st Infantry Bde, 197th Infantry Bde, I Corps HQ and Support Command, 51st Infantry Bde ( MDNG)

Ft Chafee, AR = 1st Infantry Division, II Corps HQ and Support Command

Ft Bragg, NC = 82nd Orbit Drop/Airborne Division

Ft Benning, GA = 101st Airmobile Division, III ( American Response Team) Corps and Support Command

Ft Stockton, CA = 4th Armoured Division

Ft Knox, KY = 3rd Armoured Division, VI Corps HQ and Support Command

Ft Drum, NY = 29th Light Infantry Division

Ft Schwartzkopf, FL = 2nd Infantry Division

Ft Lawton, WA = 3rd Infantry Division

Ft Collins, CO = 4th Infantry Division

Ft Sill, OK = 5th Infantry Division, 116th Armoured Cavalry Regiment ( *) ( OKNG)

Ft Patton, Ellis = 11th ACR, IV ( American Arm Command) Corps HQ and Support Commmand, 184th Infantry Brigade ( Army Reserve)

Ft Pershing, King = 1st Special Forces Group, 172nd Infantry Brigade ( Army Reserve), 222nd Infantry Brigade ( *) ( Colonial NG)

Ft Reiley II, Hermes = 3rd Armoured Cav Regiment, 36th Infantry Division ( *) ( Colonial NG)

Ft Polk, LA = 1st Armoured Div ( Army Reserve), 2nd Armoured Division ( Army Reserve), 8th Infantry Division ( Army Reserve), 9th Infantry Division ( Army Reserve).

Ft Wainwright, AK = 1st Arctic Warfare Brigade ( Army Reserve)

Ft Roosevelt Roads, PR = 24th Infantry Division ( Army Reserve), 52nd Infantry Brigade ( PRNG)

Ft Schafter, HI = 25th Lt Division ( HING), V ( Pacific Task Force) Corps HQ and Support Command, 29th Infantry Brigade ( HING)

Ft Dix, NJ = 28th Infantry Division ( NJNG)

Ft Ramirez, NM= 121st Border Defense Brigade ( *) ( NMNG)

I Corps ( Area of Responsibility: East Coast and Canadian Border)

• 221st Infantry Bde
• 197th Infantry Bde
• 51st Infantry Bde
• 2nd Infantry Division
• 24th Infantry Division
• 52nd Infantry Brigade
• 28th Infantry Division

Note: 221st and 197th Bdes fall under 42nd Infantry Division authority for Wartime Mobilization, the 52nd Bde Comes under the 56th Infantry Division

II Corps ( Area Of Responsibility: South and Southwestern US)

• 4th Armoured Division
• 1st Infantry Division
• 4th Infantry Division
• 5th Infantry Division
• 1st Armoured Division
• 2nd Armoured Division
• 8th Infantry Division
• 9th Infantry Division
• 121st Border Defense Brigade
• 116th Armoured Cavalry Regiment

Note: The 121st Bde comes under the 56th Infantry Division in the event of wartime mobilization.

III Corps ( American Response Team)

• 82nd Orbit Drop/Airborne Division
• 101st Airmobile Division
• 29th Light Division
• 1st Special Forces Group

IV Corps ( American Arm Command)

• 11th Armoured Cav Regiment
• 184th Infantry Bde
• 172nd Infantry Bde
• 222nd Infantry Bde
• 3rd Armoured Cav Rgt
• 36th Infantry Division

Note: The 184th, 172nd and 222nd all form the 47th Infantry Division upon Wartime Mobilization.

V Corps ( Pacific Task Force) ( Area of Responsibility: Pacific Coast)

• 25th Light Division
• 29th Infantry Brigade
• 3rd Infantry Division
• 1st Arctic Warfare Brigade

VI Corps ( Area of Responsibility: Interior)

• 3rd Armoured Division

M-18 Tank: Type: Obsolete Hover Tank, Crew: Driver, Gunner, Commander, Wt: 8500Kg, Armour: Plenum: 1, All Faces: 5, Armament: 5.5cm Mass Driver in Turret, Aimed Fire Rng: 1400m, Range Finder: +2, ROF: 5, Rounds Carried: 20, DP: 60, M3A3 MG Coax, M-80 at TC's Hatch, Evasion: 5, Signature: 5, Sensor Rng: 5km, Cargo: 500kg, Max Speed: 200kph Cruise Speed: 180kph, Combat Move: 385m, Off Road Mobility: Full, Power Plant: 0.5mw MHD Turbine, Capacity: 200 kg H2, Fuel Cons: 14 kg per Hr, Endurance: 23 Hrs, Price: Procurement Price in 2264 was Lv 235,000, Purchase Price for Small Nations runs about 185-275,000 Lv depending upon condition.

M-175 Super Dragon: Type: X-Wing Ground Attack Craft, Crew: Pilot, Gunner, Wgt: 8000Kg Armour: All Faces: 6, Armament: 2 M-12 Autocannons ( Use Type 12 stats, W/1000 rnd magazine for each AC), 2 M707 Plasma Guns, 8 Hardpoints for the following possible loads: 2 Striker, 4 Javelin, 1 Aero-12, 1 AAM-12W, 3 100kg Bombs, 2 200kg bombs, 2 MK-40 CBU's, 1 Drop Tank ( +1 Hr of Flight time for each). Evasion: 17, Sensor Rng: 250 km, Signature: 1, Max Speed: 800 Kph, Cruise Speed: 600Kph, Combat Move: 700m, Power Plant: Shrouded Conventional Turbine, Fuel Cap: 950kg, Fuel Cons: 250kg per hr, Endurance: 4hrs, Price: Army Procurement Price Lv 800,000