South Vietnamese (ARVN) Unit TO&Es

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This is the collection of South Vietnamese TO&Es or bảng cấp số. I downloaded most of these off of USAHEC and optimized them before it went temporarily offline in late 2025. My contribution is making them more easily accessible via a Google search (on USAHEC they're titled using their unit names in Vietnamese but without diacritics) and reducing their file sizes from 100-400MB to under 10MB for most. They are also on USAHEC under this collection.

Airborne Division
Full Download: I put the individual TO&Es into a zip file include all of them. I am missing is the Support Battalion TOE.
TOE	Unit Name	Date
54-301B	HQ and HQ Company, Airborne Division	1/1968
54-502A	Airborne Brigade/Task Force Headquarters, Airborne Division	7/1968
54-712A	Engineer Company, Airborne Division	6/1968
54-722	Signal Company, Airborne Division	2/1968
54-618	Medical Battalion, Airborne Division	8/1968
4-770A	Reconnaissance Company, Airborne Division/Infantry Division/5th Ranger Group	6/1968
54-604A 54-605B 54-706C	Artillery Battalion (105mm), Airborne Division Battalion HQ and HQ and Service Battery, Artillery Battalion (105mm), Airborne Division Howitzer Battery (105mm), Artillery Battalion (105mm), Airborne Division	9/1968 9/1968 9/1968
54-611 54-613 54-714	Airborne Infantry Battalion Battalion HQ and HQ and Support Company, Airborne Infantry Battalion Airborne Rifle Company, Airborne Infantry Battalion	12/1967 12/1967 8/1967

Artillery
TOE	Unit Name	Date
6-676, incl: 6-677 6-778	Artillery Battalion, 105mm Howitzer Towed, Infantry Division Artillery HQ, HQ and Service Battery, 105mm Howitzer Bn 6-778 105mm Howitzer Battery, Towed	11/1967 11/1967 11/1967
6-683A	HQ and HQ Battery, Infantry Division Artillery	5/1967

Cavalry
TOE	Unit Name	Date
8-601A 8-703A 8-705A	Squadron HQ, HQ and Service Troop, Armored Cavalry Squadron Tank Troop (M41A3 Walker Bulldog), Armored Cavalry Squadron Armor Cavalry Assault Troop (M113 ACAV), Armored Cavalry Squadron	5/1968 7/1968 3/1968
8-806	4.2" Mortar Platoon (M106), 2nd Armored Cavalry Squadron	3/1968

Engineers
TOE	Unit Name	Date
12-673A 12-674A	Engineer Battalion Divisional (Recapitulation), Infantry Division HQ, HQ and Service Company, Engineer Battalion Divisional	2/1968 2/1968

Infantry
TOE	Unit Name	Date
4-017	Lam Sơn National Training Center	5/1967
4-361	Infantry Division Headquarters	3/1966
Single File 4-563 4-564 4-665 4-666 4-767	Infantry Regiment, Infantry Division Regimental HQ, HQ and Service Company, Infantry Regiment Infantry Battalion, Infantry Division HQ and HQ Company, Infantry Battalion Rifle Company, Infantry Battalion	2/1965 12/1965 11/1965 11/1965 9/1965
4-685 4-787	Separate Infantry Battalion Rifle Company, Separate Infantry Battalion	4/1966 4/1966
5-789	Highlander Scout Company	12/1965
40-801	Highlander Intelligence Platoon, II Corps	12/1965

Support
TOE	Unit Name	Date
10-641 10-642	Rail Security Battalion (Recapitulation) HQ, HQ and Support Company, Rail Security Battalion	5/1967 4/1966
10-772A	Transportation Light Truck Company (Infantry Division)	7/1965
14-703	Military Police Company (Type C), Navy Command/Air Force HQ/Airborne HQ	9/1965
22-779A	Signal Company (Infantry Division)	7/1968

Marine Brigade
Full Download: Starting on page 49 of "USMC Briefing On VNMC Training - 21-22 Jul 1969". Also at the National Archives.
TOE	Unit Name	Date	PDF Page
9-311	Marine Brigade Headquarters	3/1966	Page 183
9-511A	Marine Task Force Headquarters — 2 per Marine Brigade	4/1965	Page 49
9-641 9-643	Infantry Marine Battalion — 6 per Marine Brigade Marine Infantry Company	12/1965	Page 112 Page 97
9-661	Artillery Battalion, Marine Brigade — 1 per Marine Brigade	12/1965	Page 61
9-710 9-712 9-718 9-744 9-745	Transport Company, Amphibious Support Battalion, Marine Brigade Engineer Company, Amphibious Support Battalion, Marine Brigade Medical Company, Amphibious Support Battalion, Marine Brigade Landing Support Company, Amphibious Support Battalion, Marine Brigade Reconnaissance Company, Amphibious Support Battalion, Marine Brigade	1/1966 1/1966 1/1966 2/1966 2/1966	Page 128 Page 160 Page 139 Page 197 Page 173

Civilian Irregular Defense Group
*Part of a single file with multiple TO&Es
TOE	Unit Name	Date
No #* CS-1	CIDG Company (Light) / Camp Strike Force Company Camp Strike Rifle Company, Camp Strike Force	1 Feb 1967 30 May 1969
CS-2	Combat Reconnaissance Platoon, Camp Strike Force	30 May 1969
CS-3	Political Warfare Team, Camp Strike Force	30 May 1969
CS-9	Heavy Weapons Section, Camp Strike Force	15 Apr 1969
CS-10	Guard Platoon, Camp Strike Force	9 Aug 1969
MS-1* MS-1	Mobile Strike Rifle Company, Airborne Mobile Strike Force Mobile Strike Rifle Company, Airborne Mobile Strike Force	15 June 1968 10 Aug 1969
MS-2	Reconnaissance Company, Mobile Strike Force Command (Airborne)	15 June 1968
MS-3	Mobile Strike Headquarters and Service Company, Mobile Strike Force Command (Airborne)	15 June 1968
MS-4	Mobile Strike Airboat Company, Airborne Mobile Strike Force Command	1 Nov 1968
MS-5	CIDG Nung Security Company, Detachment B-52, Project Delta	10 May 1969
MS-6	Roadrunner Reconnaissance Company, Detachment B-52, Project Delta	10 May 1969

Regional Force/Popular Force
TOE	Unit Name	Date
18-938	Sub Sector Dispensary (20 Bed) — 149 for RVNAF	5/1968
48-020	RF and PF Training Center (Type A)	12/1965
48-263 / DP-401	Regional Forces Psywar & Civil Affairs Composite Team — 45 for RF	3/1965(?)
48-360	Sector Headquarters (Type A) — 1 per Sector with total strength up to 5,000 spaces	12/1967
48-361	Sector Headquarters (Type B) — 1 per Sector with total strength 5,001-10,000 spaces	12/1967
48-362	Sector Headquarters (Type C) — 1 per Sector with total strength over 10,000 spaces	12/1967
48-370	Special Section HQ	10/1965
48-641	HQ and HQ Company, Regional Forces Battalion — 1 per RF Bn	6/1967
48-642	Regional Force/Popular Force Group Headquarters	12/1967
48-733	River Patrol Company (LCVP)	7/1966
48-742A	Regional Force Rifle Company — 3, 4 or 5 per RF Bn and RF/PF Group	10/1968(?)
48-781A	Administrative and Direct Support Logistical Company (Type A) — 1 per Sector with total strength up to 5,000 spaces	12/1967
48-782	Administrative and Direct Support Logistical Company (Type B) — 1 per Sector with total strength 5,001-10,000 spaces	12/1967
48-783	Administrative and Direct Support Logistical Company (Type C) — 1 per Sector with total strength over 10,000 spaces	12/1967
48-831	River Patrol Maintenance Platoon/RF	7/1965
48-840A	Regional Forces Intelligence Platoon — 1 per Sector HQ	8/1968
48-843	Heavy Weapons Platoon — 1 per Sector HQ	5/1968
48-883	Regional Force Mechanized Platoon (V-100 Commando) — 1 per Sector HQ	3/1966
48-891A	Popular Force Platoon — 1 or 2 per village	8/1968
48-940A	Regional Forces Intelligence Squad — 1 per District or Special Sub-Sector	8/1968

ARVN (Non-TOE Sources)
Document Title / Description	Date
FY 72 Recapitulation of RVNAF (Armed Forces) Strengths
FY 72 Cost Summary, particularly the initial and sustaining costs associated with specific types of units, the total number of additions, and TOE numbers
Lists the mission, assignment, capabilities, basis of allocation, and mobility of various RVNAF Engineer units (but no TOE): TOE 12-827 Military Fire Fighting Team TOE 12-824 Sub Area Construction Office (Type B) TOE 12-882 Engineer Boat Platoon TOE 12-883 Engineer Saw-Mill TOE 54-712 Engineer Company/Airborne Division TOE 12-823 Sub-Area Construction Officer (Type A) TOE 12-822 Quang-Trung Area Construction Office TOE 12-781A Engineer Topographic Company TOE 12-775/5 5th Ranger Group Engineer Company TOE 12-775A Engineer Company (Divisional) TOE 12-742A Engineer Direct Support Company (Type B) TOE 12-735 Engineer Company (Heavy Equipment) TOE 12-743A Engineer Construction Company TOE 12-721 Area Construction Office TOE 12-718 Engineer Company (Float Bridge) TOE 12-717 Engineer Company (Panel Bridge) TOE 12-716A Engineer Company (Light Equipment) TOE 12-928 Well Drilling Team Draft TOE Phu-Quoc Sub-Area Construction Office