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Almost all U.S. artillery was organized into Battalions. A battalion of artillery usually contained 12 guns organized into
3 batteries of 4 guns each. In Battlefront terms, two guns form a template, so each artillery battery is capable of placing
two templates and the entire battalion is capable of
placing 6 templates. This organization is reflected in FS-01, FS-03, and FS-04, modified by the errata. Note that the
artillery in the 3 x Regimental Cannon Companies (FS-02) was sometimes combined into the divisional artillery, adding another 18 guns
(9 templates) to the divisional artillery, or 3 templates to each battalion. This would make the FS-01 consist
of 3x3 template batteries instead of 3x2 template batteries (our original FS-01 organization before the errata).
However, the cannon companies were also often used as infantry, especially when the infantry
replacement needs became critical in late 1944, so the standard battalion organization of 3x2 template
batteries should be used unless your research indicates otherwise.
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The major exception to this rule were the Self-propelled Artillery 105mm Battalions which contained 18 gun battalions
organized into 3x6 gun batteries. Each of these batteries is capable of placing 3 templates and the battalion as a whole
is capable of placing 9 templates. The organization that the SP Battalion is the new FS-03a as found in the errata. This also
was present in a direct support for the armored combat command (BG-01). However, unlike the Infantry Divisions, the
Armored division did not usually have a heavy SP Battalion permanently attached, but had 3 of the larger
105mm SP Battalions. Note also that the heavy (155mm) SP battalions only had 12 SP guns, not 18.
While there were some other organizations in use for the super heavy artillery, these will rarely be seen on the Battlefront battlefield
as they were primarily used for counter-battery and missions deep behind the front lines. |