FM-3-81 Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Download

Organic and Task-Organized Structure 09 November 2021 FM 3-81 2-31 Table 2-8. TCF mission planning and capabilities Organization Mission Planning Types of Companies Support Requirements Unique Capabilities Infantry Battalion 1 per MEB (when a tactical combat force is required) or • Rifle Company 1 LMTV, 1 HMMWV 3 Rifle Platoons • Weapons Company 4 Assault Platoons 4 HMMWVs with M2 or MK-19 and ITAS • No organic troop transportation • Smallest sustainment requirement (Class I and V) • Large number of personnel per platoon and company — designed to operate in complex terrain Combined Arms Battalion 1 per MEB (when a tactical combat force is required) or • Mechanized Infantry Company 14 Bradley Fighting Vehicles • Tank Company 14 M1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks • Heavy sustainment requirement (maintenance and Class III/V/IX) • Designed to defeat enemy armor threats • Large tactical range Stryker infantry Battalion 1 per MEB (when a tactical combat force is required) • Stryker Infantry Rifle Company 14 Infantry Carrier Vehicles Strykers 2 Mortar Carrier Vehicles Strykers 3 Rifle Platoons • Medium sustainment requirement (maintenance and Class III/IX) • Similar Class V requirements as a IBCT battalion • Tactical mobility organic at the platoon and company level • Able to dismount same number of personnel as light infantry battalion Legend: HMMWV highly mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle IBCT infantry brigade combat team ITAS improved target acquisition system LMTV light medium tactical vehicle MEB maneuver enhancement brigade Note. The considerations presented in the mission planning and capabilities tables primarily describe potential employment and capabilities of the described organization. These notional considerations do not relieve planners of the requirement to perform detailed mission analysis to support the identification and employment of specific capabilities required to accomplish the MEB’s missions.