_GOTOBOTTOM
Armor/AFV: Modern - USA
Modern Armor, AFVs, and Support vehicles.
Hosted by Darren Baker
Op Iraqi Freedom Vehicle ID Numbers
ctmi911
Visit this Community
Michigan, United States
Joined: May 08, 2003
KitMaker: 151 posts
Armorama: 113 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 08:48 PM UTC
Hello everyone,
I just have a quick (I hope) question about how individual vehicles are numbered, I am building a M2A2 and an M1A1, I want them both to be from the 3rd ID. I was looking at a picture of a M2A2 staging in Kuwait and was curious about its numbering system.

On the front right (most likely on the left too...) there is:

3I
3-15I

Could someone decifer it for me?
Thanks and stay safe,
Chris
jimbrae
Visit this Community
Provincia de Lugo, Spain / Espaņa
Joined: April 23, 2003
KitMaker: 12,927 posts
Armorama: 9,486 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 09:48 PM UTC
Excellent question, can someone out there do a concise article on vehicle numbering in GW2....Jim
m60a3
Visit this Community
Georgia, United States
Joined: March 08, 2002
KitMaker: 778 posts
Armorama: 396 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 11:43 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Hello everyone,
I just have a quick (I hope) question about how individual vehicles are numbered, I am building a M2A2 and an M1A1, I want them both to be from the 3rd ID. I was looking at a picture of a M2A2 staging in Kuwait and was curious about its numbering system.

On the front right (most likely on the left too...) there is:

3I
3-15I

Could someone decifer it for me?
Thanks and stay safe,
Chris

That's the 3D Infantry Division, 3D Batallion of the 15TH Infantry Regiment.

There is a great feature in ArmoramA on US Vehicle Numbering. World Class by Epi and Sabot!
Sabot
Joined: December 18, 2001
KitMaker: 12,596 posts
Armorama: 9,071 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 11:46 PM UTC

Quoted Text


On the front right (most likely on the left too...) there is:

3I
3-15I


3I=number 3 followed by the capital letter "I" stands for 3rd Infantry Division
3-15I= 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment
"I" means it is an infantry unit, ▲ means it is an armor unit, CAV is cavalry, F is field artillery

The company vehicle bumper number would be on the left front (as sitting in the driver's compartment) and would be a number like:
A-11,-12,-13,-14,-21,-22,-23,-24,-31,-32,-33,-34,-65,-66 and be repeated for B, C and D companies.
m60a3
Visit this Community
Georgia, United States
Joined: March 08, 2002
KitMaker: 778 posts
Armorama: 396 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 11:48 PM UTC
Here is the article by Pete and Rob:
Modern US Army Vehicle Markings
Many of the vehicles used by the Third ID in OIF were drawn from perpositioned ordnance stocks. The hull markings on these vehicles are significantly different fron the system presented in the article.
SEDimmick
Visit this Community
New Jersey, United States
Joined: March 15, 2002
KitMaker: 1,745 posts
Armorama: 1,483 posts
Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 03:00 AM UTC
From what I saw the Units didnt have the Typical 3I 3-15INF bumper numbers....instead they used TF 3-15 as the unit desnator since the brigades where spilt into their Combat Teams (IE Inf Company with a M1 Battalion and vis visa with their various assets)
ctmi911
Visit this Community
Michigan, United States
Joined: May 08, 2003
KitMaker: 151 posts
Armorama: 113 posts
Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 04:27 AM UTC
Thanks everyone!

Awsome article, I searched but somehow missed it (doh!)...

Again, thanks for the great info, I knew I came to the right place!

-Chris
 _GOTOTOP