Israel Defence Force, 1948
Table of Organisation & Equipment
Israeli Infantry Company 1948
- Company Headquarters
- 2 SMG
- 2 Rifles
- 1 P.I.A.T.
- 1st Rifle Platoon
- Platoon Headquarters
- Platoon Leader (SMG)
- Platoon NCO (Rifle)
- Rifleman
- 1st Rifle Section
- Section Leader (SMG)
- Machine Gunner (LMG)
- 8 Riflemen
- Distributed equipment: 5 Petrol Bombs
- 2nd Rifle Section (same as above)
- 3rd Rifle Section (same as above)
- Platoon Headquarters
- 2nd Rifle Platoon (same as above)
- 3rd Rifle Platoon (same as above)
Rifles are Czech copies of the German Mauser K 98 or US M1 carbines. SMG are Czech copies of the German MP 40, British STEN or US Thompson Submachine Guns. LMG are Czech copies of the German MG 34. Transport may be provided by US M3 Half-Tracks or requisitioned civilian trucks. The Support Company at battalion level had four Besa MMG, four 81 mm Mortars and one 2.36″ Bazooka.
Israeli Motorized Infantry Company 1948
- Company Headquarters
- 3 SMG
- 3 Rifles
- 1 P.I.A.T.
- 1 2″ Mortar
- 2 M3 Half-Tracks
- 1st Rifle Platoon
- Platoon Headquarters
- Platoon Leader (SMG)
- Platoon NCO (Rifle)
- Rifleman
- P.I.A.T.
- M3 Half-Track
- 1st Rifle Section
- Section Leader (SMG)
- Machine Gunner (LMG)
- 8 Riflemen
- Distributed equipment: 5 Petrol Bombs
- M3 Half-Track
- 2nd Rifle Section (same as above)
- 3rd Rifle Section (same as above)
- Platoon Headquarters
- 2nd Rifle Platoon (same as above)
- 3rd Rifle Platoon (same as above)
- 4th Weapons Platoon
- 3 M3 Half-Tracks with 20 mm cannon
Rifles are Czech copies of the German Mauser K 98 or US M1 carbines. SMG are Czech copies of the German MP 40, British STEN or US Thompson Submachine Guns. LMG are Czech copies of the German MG 34. The Support Company at battalion level had M3 Half-Tracks with 2-pdr or 6-pdr anti-tank guns, British Universal Carriers and Humber Mk IV Armoured Cars.
Israeli Tank Company 1948
- Company Headquarters
- Hotchkiss H-39 light tank
- 1st Platoon
- 3 Hotchkiss H-39
- 2nd Platoon (same as above)
- 3rd Platoon (same as above)
Mixed companies used Cromwell III, Cromwell IV, Sherman M4A3 and Sherman M4(105). There was a Motorized Infantry Company attached at battalion level.