United States &
Caribbean TOEs Grenada October 1983
[Approximate actual arrival/withdrawal time and date are listed in square brackets]
A few useful times:
Daylight 4.30-19.00
Flight times 2 hours to US, 45 mins. to Barbados (Staging airport)
Special Operations
Force
SEAL team 6 2 Recon Stands (Elite, Moral 13) [24.10.83]
Delta Force 2 Recon stands (Elite, Moral 13) [25.10.83]
1st/75th Rangers 1 Command/Weapons stand
(Elite, Moral 12)
(C company) 1 Infantry stand
Air Support:-
TF-160: 3 UH-60 Black Hawks (1 stand each)
75th Rangers
(Elite, Moral 12) [Arrive 25.10.83, Withdrawn 29.10.83]
Deployment: Para-assault Point Salines airport
25.10.83
(were prepared to land but runway
blocked)
Heli-assault Grand Anse (2nd/75th)
26.10.83
Heli-assault Camp Calivigy (with C
company 1st/75th) 27.10.83
1 Command Stand (Major General
Scholts) [10.00am]
Path Finders
1 Patrol Stand
[3.30am]
1st/75th Rangers
BHQ
2 Command stands (Lieut. Colonel Taylor) [5.30am]
1 Jeep + MG
1 Jeep + 106mm RCL
1 Recon 250cc M/C Stand
2 Companies
[6.00-7.00am]
1 Command/Weapons stand
3 Infantry stands
2st/75th Rangers [7.10am]
BHQ
1 Command stand (Lieut. Colonel Hagler)
1 Jeep + MG
1 Recon 250cc M/C Stand
3 Companies
1 Command/Weapons stand
1 Infantry stands
Air Support:-
8th Special
Operations Squadron:
3 C-130E (8 stands each, jeep=2 stands)
16th Special
Operations Squadron:
1 AC-130H Spectre gun ship
22nd MAU
(Vet, Moral 12) [Arrive 25.10.83, Withdrawn 2.11.83]
Deployment: Heli-assault Grenville/Pearls airport morning
25.10.83
Heli-assault/Amphib.landing Grand
Mal evening 25.10.83
Take outskirts of St. Georges
26.10.83
Occupy St. Georges &
surrounding area 27.10.83
Mop up in north of island
28-30.10.83
Land on Carriacou 31.10.83
SEAL Team
4 1 Recon Stand (Elite, Moral 13)
2nd/8th BLT
BHQ
1 Command stand (Lieut. Colonel Smith)
[Midnight]
1 Recon Infantry stand
2 Jeep
Wpns Company
[8.00pm]
1 Command stand
2 81mm mortar stands
1 HMG Stand
6 Dragon ATGW stands
1 40mm AGL Stand
4 Jeep
3 Companies (E,F,G) [E & F
5.30-6.30am]
1 Command stand [ G
7.00-7.30pm]
1 Weapons stand
3 Infantry stands
Support:-
4th Plt. A
comp. 2^nd Assault Amphibian Btn: 3
LVTP-7A1 [7.00-7.30pm]
A comp. 2nd
Tank Btn.: 1 Command M-60A1 [8.00pm]
Anti-Tank
Section: 1 Command Stand [8.00pm]
1 Jeep
2 Jeep + TOW
Engineer
Company: 1 Command Stand
1 Jeep
3 Engineer Stands
H Battery
3rd/10th Artillery: 1 Command
Stand [27.10.83]
1 FO Stand
(Deploied without guns as 2 Jeeps
infantry company) 2 155mm How.
2 Crew Stands
2 Medium
Trucks
Air Support:-
HMM261: 3 CH-46E Sea Knights (1 stand each)
1 CH-53D Sea Stallions (2 stands,
Jeep=2 stands)
1 AH-1T Cobra
Carrier Air
Wing No. 6 (USS Independence): 8 A-6E Intruders
8
A-7D Corsairs
Sea Support:-
USS Guam E,F Companies & HMM261
USS
Trenton BHQ & Weapons
Company
USS Fort
Snelling SEALs, Tank Company &
Anti-Tank Section
USS
Manitowac Assault Amphibian Btn
& G Company
USS Banstable
County Artillery & Engineers
82nd Airbourne
(Vet, Moral 11)
Deployment:
2nd/325th Land at Point Salines airport 25.10.83
(were prepared to drop in
necessary)
involved in taking of "Little
Havana"
Expand to area around Point Salines
airport 26-27.10.83
Link up with Marines morning 28.10.83
Mop up in south of island
28-31.10.83
Forward
Command 1 Command Stand (Major General
Trobaugh) [2.00pm 25.10.83]
1 Jeep
1 TOC Jeep
2nd Brigade:
HQ 1 Command Stand (Colonel Silvasy) [2.00pm
25.10.83]
1 Jeep
1 TOC Jeep
Engineer Platoon 1 Command Stand
1 Engineer Stand
MP Platoon 1 Command/Infantry Stand
Platoon of 3rd/4th ADA
1 Command Stand
3 Stinger Stand
2nd/325th Airborne [2.00-4.00pm 25.10.83]
BHQ 1 Command stand (Lieut. Colonel
Hamilton)
1 Recon Stand
1 81mm Mortar Stand
3 Companies 1 Command Stand
3 Infantry Stands
1 Weapons Stand
1 Anti-Tank Company 1 Command Stand
1 HMG Stand
5 TOW ATGW Stands
3rd/325th Airborne [2.45am 26.10.83]
BHQ 1 Command stand (Lieut. Colonel Rains)
..... Rest as 2/325 .....
2rd/508th Airborne [8.00pm 28.10.83]
BHQ 1 Command stand (Lieut. Colonel
Newman)
..... Rest as 2/325 .....
Support: [2.45am 26.10.83]
B Battery 2nd/325th 1 Command Stand
1 FO Stand
1 Crew Stand
1 105mm How.
C Battery 3nd/325th 1 Command Stand
1 FO Stand
2 Crew Stands
2 105mm How.
3nd Brigade:
HQ 1 Command Stand (Colonel Scott)
[9.30am 27.10.83]
..... Rest as 2nd Brigade
.....
1st/505th Airborne [9.30-11.00am 27.10.83]
BHQ
1 Command stand (Lieut. Colonel Crocker)
..... Rest as 2/325 .....
1st/508th Airborne [8.00-9.30pm 27.10.83]
BHQ 1 Command stand (Lieut. Colonel Shaw)
..... Rest as 2/325 .....
2rd/505th Airborne [11.00am 28.10.83]
BHQ 1 Command stand (Lieut. Colonel
Nightengale)
..... Rest as 2/325 .....
Support: [11.00am 27.10.83]
A & B Batteries 1st/319th ..... Each as B
Battery 2nd/325th .....
A(?) Battery 1st/320th ..... as B Battery
2nd/325th .....
Air Support:-
Combat
Aviation Battalion: HQ 1 UH-60A
(??) 1 Company 3 UH-60A
1 Company 3 UH-60L
1 Recon
EH-60A
3 C-141 (?)
Caribbean
Peace-keeping Force (CPF)
(Regular, Moral 9) [Arrive 10.45am 25.10.83]
Deployment:
Land at Point Salines airport 25.10.83
Jamaican Defence Force:
1 Company
1 Command Stand (Brigadier
General Lewis)
3 Infantry Stands
Barbados Defence Force & Other Police
1 Command/Infantry Stand
2 Infantry Stands
Personel stand
statistics
Small Arms Fire
STAND
WALK RUN ROF EFF. LONG DM
LAW MAW SAM
SIZE
SEAL/Delta
Recon 8" 16"
1 5" 10"
-* - -
- 1/2
RANGERS:
Command 8" 16"
1 5" 10"
-1* M72 -
- 1/2
Command/Weapons 8"
16" 1 10"
20" +1 M72
90 RCL - 1
Infantry 8" 16"
2 10" 20"
+1* M72 -
- 1
Patrol 16" -
1 5" 10"
-1* M72 -
- 1/2
Recon 250cc
M/C 40" 100" 1
5" 10" -*
M72 - -
1
Dismounted
Recon 8" 16"
1 5" 10"
-* M72 -
- 1
MARINES:
Command 8" 16"
1 5" 10"
-1* M72 -
- 1/2
Weapons 8" 16"
2 10" 20"
+1 M72 Dragon
- 1
Infantry 8" 16"
2 10" 20"
+1* M72 -
- 1
Recon 8" 16"
2 10" 20"
+1* M72 -
- 1
Dragon 8" 16"
1 5" 10"
-1* - Dragon
- 1/2
HMG 8" -
2 20" 40"
+1 - -
- 1
81mm
Mortar 4" 8"
1 5" 10"
-* - -
- 1
40mm AGL 8" -
2 20" 40"
+2 - -
- 1
AIRBORNE:
Command 8" 16"
1 5" 10"
-1* M72 -
- 1/2
Recon 8" 16"
2 10" 20"
+1* M72 -
- 1
F.O. 8" 16"
1 5" 10"
-1* - -
- 1/2
Infantry 8" 16"
2 10" 20"
+1* M72 Dragon
- 1
Weapons 8" -
2 10" 20"
+1 M72 Dragon
- 1
HMG 8" -
2 20" 40"
+1 - -
- 1
Stinger 8" 16"
1 4" 8"
-1* - -
Stinger 1/2
TOW 4" 8"
1 4" 8"
-1* - TOW
- 1/2
81mm
Mortar 4" 8"
1 5" 10"
-* - -
- 1
Vehicle
LMG - -
1 10" 20"
- - -
- -
HMG -
- 1 20"
40" +1 -
- - -
C.P.F.:
Command 8" 16"
1 5" 10"
-1* - -
- 1/2
Infantry 8" 16"
2 10" 20"
+1* - -
- 1/2
Vehicles
M-60A1 (IV)
60/25 23(27)/6 P
T:105 TG-C (16) -
LVTP-7A1 (V)
80/30A 3/2 -
T:HMG 2 (III)
Med.
Truck (III) 100/20 soft
- - 2 (III)
Jeep (II) 125/30 soft
- - 1/2(II)
Jeep +
MG (II) 125/30 soft
- T:2 LMG 1/2(II)
Jeep + 106RCL
(II) 125/30 soft -
T:106mm RR (4) - (II)
Jeep +
TOW (II) 125/30 soft
- TOW ATGW (4) -
(II)
Weapons
WEAPON
Rnd ROF 5"
10" 20" 30"
40" 50" HE
IDF OTHER
81mm Mortar
HE 2 -
- - -
- - 1"/4
72" smk
105 TG-C APFSDS
2 9:39 9:37 8:35 5:32 3:30
1:27 - -
-
HEAT 2
9X5 9X5 7X5 4X5 2X5
1X5 - -
-
106mm RR HEAT
2 9X5 6X5
4X5 2X5 1X5
- - -
-
105mm
How. HE 2
8:0 5:0 3:0
1:0 - -
2"/5 6mi smk
(M102)
HEAT 2 8X2
5X2 3X2 1X2
- - -
- -
155mm
How. HE 1
8:10 6:10 1:10 - -
- 2"/7 15mi smk
(M198)
LAW
1" 2" 3"
4" 5" 6"
8" 10" 20" HE
M72 9X4 8X4 6X4 4X4 2X4 1X4 -
- - 4
90mm RCL 9X5 9X5 8X5 7X5 6X5 5X5 4X5 2X5 1X5 5
ATGW
Min. Max. Effect HE
Dragon 6"
20" 6X7 5
TOW 1"
60" 8X7 5
SAM Hit on
Range Dam.Mod. Radar
Stinger 2
6mi +1 No
Aircraft
Plane Def.
Ord. Strafe SAM Mod.
Cargo NAW
A-6E 6
10 - -1
- -
A-7D 6
9 1 -1
- -
C-130E 3
- - -
8 stands -
AC-130H 3
- 2 -
- -
C-141 (?)
Helicopter
Attack Defence Strafe Ordinance ROF Stands Internal External NAW
EH-60A -
3 - -
- - -
- -
UH-60A/L -
3 - -
- 1 -
II F
CH-46E -
2 - -
- 2 II
II F
CH-53D -
3 - -
- 3 II
III F
AH-1T 4
4 5 4XTOW + R
2 - -
- F
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