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| Keywords: Structure of an Army Armored Cavalry Regiment.gif Figure A-8 Structure of an Army Armored Cavalry Regiment An ACR which is commanded by a brigadier general contains three subordinate armored cavalry squadrons see Figure A-8 Unlike other Army cavalry units those squadrons are large robust include armor and artillery and are intended to be capable of engaging enemy forces directly Armored cavalry regiments are designed to be deployed with a corps to scout ahead of the corps or secure its flanks For that reason they are relatively large self-contained and powerful compared with other Army BCTs They also require more personnel than any other kind of BCT In addition they are the only type of BCT to include an aviation troop That troop can have more than half as many helicopters as a division does giving ACRs access to much more firepower than most BCTs have Today's ACRs are all structured according to the Army of Excellence design Under the Army's plan for modularity those ACRs may be converted to heavy BCTs Note FSS forward support squadron; HHT headquarters troop; MI military intelligence Other symbols are defined in Figures A-1 and A-2 http //www cbo gov/ftpdoc cfm index 6348 type 0 sequence 4 Congressional Budget Office Options for Restructuring the Army Section 5 of 8 2005-05 CBO PD-USGov military related Military diagrams | ||||
