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Enemy Air-Borne Forces, Military Intelligence Service, Special Series No. 7, December 2, 1942
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40. TRANSPORT OF AIR-LANDING TROOPS BY JU-52's

The following table gives the approximate number of loading units required to transport various organizations with their organizational equipment. The calculations take into account a reduction to combat strength for air transport, but composition and armament are obviously subject to further variation depending upon special circumstances:

Unit or Detachment
(As prepared for air transport)		 Appropriate Loading Units
(1 per each Ju-52)
Inf Rifle Co  12 
Inf Hv Wpns Co  21 
Inf Bn Hq  3 
Inf Regtl Hq and Com Det  5 
Arty Btry (with 75-mm Mtn guns only)  16 
Arty Bn Hq (with 75-mm Mtn guns only)  6 
Arty Regtl Hq and Com Det (with 75-mm Mtn guns only)  18 
AA MG Co  12 
AT Co  14 
Div Med Co  14 
Div Sup Co  14 
Inf Div Hq  12 
 

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