The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-30
ARMY DATA.

published, the National Geographic
Society has issued from its head
quarters in Washington the follow
ing bulletin on the units and equip
ment of an infantry division in the
United States army as reorganized
in the light of the lessons learned dur
ing the thirty-one months of a
fare in Europe:
GAS reorganized for the war with
Germany, an infantry division of the
United States army will number 65
per cent more men than a division of
the German army as now consti-
tuted. The enemy's divisions are
made up of 1900 men and 1000
horses; the new United States divis-
ion at maximum strength will be COM
posed of 2S,235 men, 1894 horses
and 4,S75 mules.
The average layman has little con-
| ~ception of the various units which
go to make up an infantry division
or the enormous cost of it's equip
ment. According to estimates made
two years ago, the cost of fully
! equipping a division amounts to
| 81, $3.50, $50, but since that time the
cost of materials has advanced so
| greatly that conservative estimate
requires the addition of 20 per lent
to this amount, making the total in
excess of 100000. And this
takes into consideration the. i'm
mense saving effected by the Coun-
Gil of Defense in providing for the
purchase by the government of mu-
nitions and equipment at a profit to
the manufacturer not to exceed 10
per cent, which is far less than the
profits originally realized on materials
sold in the world markets.
The new United States army d.
visions will be composed Of the fol
lowing units:
Three infantry brigades, 1859
officers and men.
One field artillery brigade, 4030
officers and men.
One regiment of cavalry, 1879
officers and men, 1541 horses.
One regiment of engineers, 1898
officers and men.
One field signal battalion, 259 Of
| ficers and men.
One aero squadron, 173 officers
and men, IL airplanes.
Total, 1851 officers and men.
Total with wagon trains, 28,235
officers and men.
Or total with motor trains, 28,334
officers and men.
The number of commissioned off
GERS in a division is SIT, with 80 ad-
ditional officers for the wagon trains;
90 if the division is organized with
motor trains. The medical depart
ment of a division is composed of 1875
J officers, 1882 enlisted men and 48
ambulances.
If the division is equipped with
wagon trains 1909 wagons are re-
quired, supplemented by 81 motor
trucks; if equipped with motor trains
493 wagons supplement the 627 mo-
tor trucks.
The total number of riding horses
required for a division and it's wag-
on trains is 4616, together with 2218
draft horses and 4875 riding. pack
and draft mules.
More than 10000 rifles are re-
quired to arm a division and its
trains, together with 5000 pistols.
The artillery consists of SO three
inch guns firing either high explosive
shells or shrapnel each p~rojectile
weighing Is pounds; and IS 49,
inch howitzcrs, the shells for which
weigh 80 pounds. The number of
machine guns with which a division
question, but the number which will
appear in army charts soon to be
printed is 72 for the division itself,
and 20 additional guns for the wagon
trains. The number in all probable
ity will be greatly increased, perhaps
to as high ASSOC guns for every 1000
rifles, making a total of 600 for the
division.
The length of a division in march
ing order is more than Ia miles.
While the wagon trains require an
additional six miles, making a grand
total of 20 miles. If equipped to
the last of the rear guard is 10
miles.
Within the next few weeks de-
tailed tables, prepared by the Army
War College in Washington, will be
issued from the government print
ing office, showing the strength and
equipment of each unit of the vari-
u branches of the United States
army, The ~fOrepoinp statistic, ma,