Task Force 45

Task Force 45
Division data
Type	Infantry
Nation	United States
Commander	General Paul W. Rutledge

Task Force 45 is an Allied C-rated Infantry division in Steel Division II, available in the Tribute to the Liberation of Italy pack. Task Force 45 is one of the most unique combined arms formations found on the Italian front. Created at the peak of an Allied manpower crisis in August 1944, the formation features a motley assortment of reluctant American AA gunners turned combat soldiers, decorated Japanese-American volunteers, old-fashioned US cavalrymen, and freshly arrived Brazilian troops.

Each infantry deployment is phase-locked, with the American gunners coming first, followed by the fanatical Nisei squads, and finally the Brazilians. A large quantity of M2 90mm dual-purpose guns and AA half-tracks are found in this battlegroup. Two T70 recon tanks - repurposed M18 Hellcat prototypes - as well as other armor, including Wolverines, can be deployed. The heavy M1 155mm can be fielded alongside formidable 203mm artillery pieces.

Task Force 45 is very strong on the defense but requires skill to be used efficiently when switching to the attack.

Real world composition

(29 July 44 to 28 January 45)

American Antiaircraft Artillery (AA) Units

• 45th AAA Brigade, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (*)
• 45th AAA Operations Detachment (*)
• 91st AAA Group
• 107th AAA Group (*)
  • 434th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (SP) (*)
  • 536th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (*)
  • 898th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (*)
  • 403rd AAA Gun Battalion (Mobile) (*)
  • Battery C, 351th AAA Searchlight Battalion (*)
• 435th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion, 209th AAA Group (*)
• 900th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion, 209th AAA Group (*)
• 439th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
• Battery C, 450th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion

(*) = component units of the 45th AAA Brigade at the initiation of Task Force 45.

American Field Artillery (FA) Units

• 68th Armored FA Battalion, 1st Armored Division
• 125th FA Battalion (105mm), 34th Infantry Division
• 151st FA Battalion (105mm), 34th Infantry Division
• 175th FA Battalion (105mm), 34th Infantry Division
• 185th FA Battalion (155mm), 34th Infantry Division
• 194th FA Group
• 424th FA Group
• Battery C, 194th FA Battalion
• 338th FA Battalion, 88th Infantry Division
• 598th FA Battalion (Colored), 92nd Infantry Division
• Battery C, 697th FA Battalion
• 910th FA Battalion, 85th Infantry Division

American Infantry Units

• 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
• 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
• 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment
• 339th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, 85th Infantry Division
• 370th Infantry Regimental Combat Team (Colored), 92nd Infantry Division

American Tank and Anti-Tank Units

• 2nd Armored Group, Headquarters and Headquarters Company
• 2nd Platoon, Company B, 13th Tank Battalion, 1st Armored Division
• 1st and 2nd Platoons, Company D, 13th Tank Battalion, 1st Armored Division
• Troop A, 81st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 1st Armored Division
• 91st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
• 751st Tank Battalion
• 755th Tank Battalion
• 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion
• 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Other American Units

• 34th Quartermaster War Dog Platoon
• 62nd Signal Battalion (4 crews)
• 84th Chemical Company (4.2 Mortar)
• 179th Chemical Smoke Generating Company
• 1st Platoon, Company C, 310th Engineer Battalion, 85th Infantry Division
• Company C, 310th Medical Battalion, 85th Infantry Division
• 615th Medical Clearing Station
• 671st Medical Collecting Company
• 672nd Medical Collecting Company
• 673rd Medical Collecting Company
• 1108th Engineer Combat Group elements

British Antiaircraft (AA) Units

• 39th (Br) Light AA Regiment
• 47th (Br) Light AA Regiment
• U Troop, 167 Battery, 56 (Br) Light AA Regiment
• 168 Battery, 56 (Br) Light AA Regiment
• 71st Heavy (Br) AA Regiment
• 73rd Heavy (Br) AA Regiment
• 74th Heavy (Br) AA Regiment
• 80th Heavy (Br) AA Regiment

Brazilian Units

• 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 1st (Braz) Infantry Division
• 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st (Braz) Infantry Division
• 3rd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st (Braz) Infantry Division
• 1st Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 1st (Braz) Infantry Division

Italian Units

• 5th (Ital) Mule Pack Company
• 23rd (Ital) Artier Regiment [Engineer]

Battlegroup

Activation Points	Battlegroup slots
	Recon	Inf	Tank	Sup	AT	AA	Art	Air	Defense
Total	6	8	3	7	6	9	7	7	8
1 AP	3	4	1	3	4	4	2	4
2	2	2	1	2	1	3	2	1
3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
4		1		1		1	1	1

Available units

Recon

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
Bantam	10	[2]		3	2		6	4		9	6
Jeep .50 (Brz)	10	[1]							15	12	9
Ammo. & Pioneers	20	[1]		6	4
Franco Atirador	20	[1]				8	6	4	12	9	6
Recon (Brz)	25	[2]					6	4		9	6
Cavalry Scouts	30	[2]		3	2		6	4		9	6
M5A1 Recon	35	[1]	5	4	3	10	8	6	15	12	9
M8 (Brz)	35	[1]				8	6	4	12	9	6
M8	35	[2]	4	3	2	8	6	4
T70	50	[1]	2	1

Infantry

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
Conv. Gunners (UK)	15	[1]	12			24			36
Engenheiros	20	[1]				12	10	9	18	15	13
Conv. Gunners (US)	25	[4]	9			18			27
Conv. Gunners Ldr	25	[1]		2	1		4	2		6	3
Engineer Leader (US)	25	[1]		3	2
Engineers (US)	25	[1]	6	5	4	12	10	9	18	15	13
Partigiani	25	[1]							27	18
Pracinhas	25	[3]				15	10	5	27	18	9
Nisei Ldr.	35	[1]						2			3
Nisei Rifles	35	[2]					10	8		15	12
Pracinhas Ldr.	35	[2]					4	2		6	3

Tank

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
M5A1	30	[1]	8	6	4	16	12	8
CMD M4A1	70	[1]		2	1		4	2
M4A1	70	[3]	6	4	2	12	8	4	18	12	6

Support

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
M1919 Metralhadora	20	[2]				12	8	4	20	13	7
Nisei M1919 MMG	20	[1]					8	6		12	9
M1917 Metralhadora	25	[2]				10	8	6	15	12	9
M8 Scott	25	[1]	5	4	3	10	8	6	15	12	9
M2HB HMG (Dis)	30	[2]	5	4	3	10	8	6	15	12	9
GMC Supply	40	[3]	2			4			6
M4(105)	65	[1]				4	3	1	6	4	2
Commander (US)	110	[1]			1
M20 Commander	120	[1]			1
M4(75)W Commander	140	[1]			1

Anti-tank

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
Bazooka (Brz)	20	[1]				12	8	4	18	12	6
Nisei Bazooka	20	[1]					8	5		12	8
6-pdr 57mm (Brz)	45	[1]				8	6	4	12	9	6
Nisei 6-pdr	45	[1]					6	4		9	7
M10A1 Destroyer	80	[4]	3	2	1	6	4	2	9	6	3

Anti-air

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
M16 MGMC	60	[4]	3	2	1	6	4	2	9	6	3
M15 CGMC	85	[4]	2	1		4	2	1	8	4	2
Bofors 40mm (US)	90	[4]	3	2	1	6	4	2	9	6	3
M2 90mm	120	[2]	2	1		4	2	1	6	3	1

Artillery

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
Morteiro 60mm	40	[2]					14	11		20	15
Artillery CMD (US)	50	[1]		2	1		4	2		6	3
M1 How 75mm (UK)	60	[1]		5	3
Mortar 81mm	65	[1]				6	4	2	9	6	3
Morteiro 81mm	65	[2]							12	9	6
4.2-in Mortar 107mm (UK)	70	[1]	4	3	2	8	6	4
Obuseiro 105mm M2	75	[1]				6	4	2	9	6	3
M21 MMC 81mm	105	[1]	2	1		4	2	1
M1 155mm	120	[3]	1	1		2	1	1
M1 8-inch 203mm	150	[2]					2	1		4	2

Air

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
A-20J-5-DO Havoc Recon Plane	60	[1]	2	1		4	2	1
C.202 serie VIII Folgore Dogfighter	65	[1]		2	1		4	2		8	4
B-25J-25 Mitchell Heavy Bomber 45kg	105	[1]	2	1		4	3	1	7	5	2
P-51B-10-NA Dogfighter	115	[2]		4	3		8	6		12	9
B-25J-25 Mitchell Heavy Bomber 227kg	120	[3]	1	1		2	1		4	2	1
P-51B-10-NA Medium Bomber 227kg	135	[1]	1			2	1		4	2	1
P-47D-22-RE Napalm Bomber	140	[1]				2	1		4	2	1

Defense

Unit	Cost	Cards	Phase A			Phase B			Phase C
Barbed wire	0	[1]	3000
Gun pit	0	[2]	6
Trenches	0	[1]	1500
Bunker HMG .30	5	[3]		4	2
Bunker HMG .50	15	[2]	2	1
Bunker AT 57mm	35	[2]	1

Transport

	Bedford × 50	GMC (Brz) × 200	GMC (US) × 200	Jeep × 300	Jeep .30 (Brz) × 12	Loyd Carrier × 30	M3A1 HT (Brz) × 9	M4 HST × 60	WC‑25 × 30	WC‑25 HMG × 16	Willys MB (Brz) × 300	Willys MB (UK) × 60
Ammo. & Pioneers				X					X	X
Franco Atirador					X		X				X
Recon (Brz)		X					X
Cavalry Scouts			X						X
Conv. Gunners (UK)	X
Engenheiros		X
Conv. Gunners (US)			X
Conv. Gunners Ldr			X						X
Engineer Leader			X	X					X	X
Engineers			X
Pracinhas		X
Nisei Ldr.			X
Nisei Rifles			X
Pracinhas Ldr.		X
M1919 Metralhadora		X									X
Nisei M1919 MMG			X	X					X	X
M1917 Metralhadora
M2HB HMG (Dis)			X						X
Commander				X					X	X
Bazooka (Brz)											X
Nisei Bazooka				X
6-pdr (Brz)		X
Nisei 6-pdr			X						X	X
Bofors 40mm			X
M2 90mm								X
Morteiro 60mm											X
Artillery CMD			X
M1 How 75mm	X					X						X
Mortar 81mm			X	X					X	X
Morteiro 81mm		X									X
4.2-in Mortar 107mm	X					X
Obuseiro 105mm M2		X
M1 155mm								X
M1 8-inch 203mm								X

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