Re: future mix and MPs (2 for the price of one!)

BY LEA, do you mean DLO?

Discipline, law and order mission?

i think i answered your question plus here is some more food for
thought.

MP BATALIONS  and companies are organized  according to mission for TOE.

the most familiar MP unit to soldiers and civilians is the garrison,
post or station TOE company (seen looking pretty and riding about in
sedans in the States and Europe in as late as the 60s and 70s, and maybe
even now.

escort units are set up for motor or rivrine  escorts.

escort guards are dismounted and used for providing escort bods  for
trainins , motor convoys, and POWs.

guard companies are for physical security assignments (installations,
ports, etc).

divisional MPs do it all.

corps level  MPs (groups) do it all. these are usually numbered
battalions with 4 or more lettered MP companies lus an HQ company.

independent companies (numbers, not letters) can be found  assigned TOE
for any functions.

companies of any type can be found operating as platoon or squad level
independent  commands for junior officers and squad leaders.

and ALL MPS HAVE THE MAGIC EXPANDOMATIC TOE OF ENDLESS ADD-ONS!

the basic MP squad in the  60s in thr RVN, States, Korea, and Germany
was built around  a squad leader and 12 MPs, with 3 - 4 ea jeeps (and
trailers), 3-4 LMGs. 3-4 GLs,  3-4 SAWs,  9 rifles and 13 pistols.  also
3-4 AN/VRC-46 radios, 2 AN/PRC-25 radios.

an independent squad might find itself with an additional  3/4 ton truck
(and trailer), a 3/4 ton truck (with water tanker) and a 2.5 ton truck
(with trailer) plus  a commo maintenance detachment of 1 or 2 men,
maybe a vehicle maintenance detachment of 1 or 2 mechanics and at least
1 or more radio base station setups also impedimentia like tents,
typewriters, field phones, rations, and etc. power generator and fuel
tanker plus another 3/4 ton or 2.5 ton	truck to tow this.

a really remote squad might even have a medic assigned!

platoon had 4  squads, sometimes 6, as above, with a 5-10 HQ led by a LT
thru CPT and a SFC. add 3 ea 3/4 ton jeeps (with trailers), 2 ea 3/4
trucks (with trailers), and a 2.5 ton truck  (with trailer). one triler
would be replaced with a water tanker. a generator , fuel tanker, and
tow vehicle too.

3/4 came  with LMG, 2.5 trucks with .50-cal HMG.  

additional weapons  would include LAWs (as many as you wanted), 90mm RR
or 3.5" RL (1-2 per platoon), hand grenades, tear gas grenades, claymore
mines, flares, flare launchers and starcluster launchers come to mind
without breaking a sweat mentally.

later companies, platoons and  squads working the  highways got V-100
armored cars in addition  to all other vehicles.
usually 1 per squad in a platoon, and 2 per squad in a squad detachment.

sentry dog and scout dog detachments provided rear area security (sentry
dogs) and worked with the infantry (scout dogs).

hope this also helps.

OH. and each MP detachment had a PMO and at least one D-cell (made from
a conex container) for holding	prisoners for up to 48 hours max.

DAWGIE