Sunday, January 3, 2021

US 9th Infantry Division (Light Motorized) for the FFT 3 Project

 

US 9th Infantry Division (Light Motorized)

For the Fistful of TOWs 3 Project

Yeah, the division all the OOB freaks love in Twilight: 2000. I really wanted to do these guys for FFT 3 because they’re just going to be such a fun unit to do. There’s going to be a few changes to the unit as listed in the US Army Vehicle Guide. I did this to make the unit easier to field for the average wargamer. I also pulled some information from Chico’s Site on the Infantry Units of US Army in the Twilight War (I helped write this sucker back in the day, highly recommended!) I also pulled some info from Jane’s Armies of NATO’s Central Front.

Some of the small changes I made:

  • Replaced Tank Breaker with Javelin – It is the closest thing in the game to what Tank Breaker was in the game.

I’m going to assume that because the 9th was part of Central Command’s Rapid Deployment Force, I rated it on the higher side of the troop quality continuum.

So, let’s get started:

9th Infantry Division (Light Motorized)


Quality: Good

Artillery Accuracy and Friction Response: 2+/2+

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Combat Formations:


LAV-75 Assault Gun Battalions: (Maximum of Two; 4-23rd and 2-60th Infantry Bn (Assault Gun)):
  • Base
o 2 recon FAV Stands (Scout Platoon)
o 1 M-18 120mm Mortar Carrier (Mortar Platoon)
o 1 Stinger Stand and 1 HMMWV (ADA Platoon) 
  • 3 Companies, each with:
o 3 LAV-75

Light Motorized Battalions: (Maximum of Five; 2-47th, 2-23rd, 3-1st, 3-60th,3-47th Infantry Bns):
  • Base
o 2 recon FAV Stands (Scout Platoon)
o 1 120mm Mortar Stand and 1 2 ½ Truck (Mortar Platoon)
o 1 Stinger Stand and 1 HMMWV (ADA Platoon)
  • AT Company
o 3 HMMWV with Hellfire
o 1 LAV AT with TOW
o 1 HMMWV Fire Support Vehicle
  • 2 Light Motorized Companies, each with:
o 3 Infantry Stands with Javelin ATGM
o 4 HMMWV
  • 1 Heavy Motorized Company
o 3 LAV-25
o 3 Infantry Stands with Javelin ATGM

Light Attack Battalions (Maximum of Two; 2-1 and 2-2 Infantry Bns):
  • Base
o 2 recon FAV Stands (Scout Platoon)
o 1 120mm Mortar Stand and 1 2 ½ ton Truck (Mortar Platoon)
o 1 Stinger Stand and 1 HMMWV (ADA Platoon) 
o 1 HMMWV with Hellfire (AT Platoon)

   3 Light Attack Companies, each with:

o 1 HMMWV
o 4 FAV (1 vehicle has TOW)

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Attachments:


Divisional Cavalry Squadron (Maximum of One; 1-9th Cavalry Squadron):
  • Base
o 1 recon LAV-25 (NBC Recon Platoon)
o 1 M106 Mortar Carrier
  • 3 Cavalry Troops, each with:
o 4 recon LAV-25s

Attack Helicopter Battalion (Maximum of One: 1-9th Attack Helicopter Battalion)
  • 3 AH Companies, each with:
o 1 OH-58
o 2 AH-64

 Aviation Battalion (Maximum of One: 2-9th Aviation Battalion)

  • 3 Aviation Companies, each with:
o 3 UH-60s

Field Artillery Battalion (Maximum of Three: 1-11th, 3-11th, and 6-11th Artillery Bns)
  • 3 M198 155mm Howitzers and 3 2 ½ ton Trucks
Light Field Artillery Battalion (Maximum of One: 1-84th Artillery Battalion)
  • 3 M102 105mm Howitzers and 3 2 ½ ton Trucks 
  • 2 LARS MRL Systems.
Air Defense Artillery Battalion (Maximum of One: 1-44th ADA Battalion)
  • 2 Gun Batteries, each with:
o 3 M990s
o 4 Stinger Stands and 4 HMMWVs
  • 2 Missile Batteries, each with:
o 3 ADATS

Some of the systems here are well, to be honest, hard to find in micro armor, I have enclosed the following notes on what I use for the harder to find items:

FAVs - Scotia codes UM-11 to UM-14, 18, 22, and 23.

LAV-75s – Scotia codes UM-10

HMMWV FSV – Scotia code UM-4

ADATS – Heroics and Ros CM-6

You might have to do some work to come up with M990s. I’d suggest modifying a Gepard turret on the RDF light tank hull. It will look sorta like it. As for the LARS. I'd probably shorten a MLRS launcher, then put it on the back of an M548. As for all the game stats, you can find them here

3 comments:

  1. Great work. I've had FFT3 sitting on my desk for so long, I need to get to it...
    I have 1/300, 1200, and 1/72 where it can work. For years, the damned turn sequence has put me off - but you're right about 'Seven Days the the Rhine' ...something there just ain't cutting it.
    Keep up the great posts - I'll get to FFT3 yet.

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  2. Great post! I'm fighting the urge to do a 1/87th / 20mm Megablitz version of 9ID....
    I already have the scratch-bodged LAV-75 and in the stash plenty of Humvees and LAV-25. There are some original Hotspur Grenada Yanks put aside for a Light Division / Civ-gov force. All that's lacking are the LAVs......hmm...how hard would it be to scratch some of those?
    Neil

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  3. Excellent post- I'm quite take with this force. Be easy to convert it to my preferred 6mm rule set too.

    Thanks for putting it up.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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