Airborne corps

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No I don't. Keep in mind that parachute infantry only has 2 squads at this time. The upgrade you are thinking of doesn't happen until early 1945. Shortly after the Battle of the Bulge. At that time the glider infantry will be phased out and the airborne division will become triangular down to the squad level.

I was refering to "US Airborne Divisions in the ETO 1944-45" by Steven Zaloga: Large changes occurred under December 44 TOE. With the PIR receiving additional troops and equipment -> increase in strength in the parachute inf bat due to the addition of a third rifle squad in each rifle platoon; previously there had only been two. Even after the expansion, this formation was only about 2/3 the size of a conventional inf rgt. Because lack of cannon coy and AT coy + 16 vs 34 2 ½ t trucks, 1 vs 4 1 ¾ t and 1 ½ t trucks, 15 vs 149 jeeps.
Para inf Coy = Coy HQ + 3 X Rifle platoons (1 plt = 49 men)
1 Para inf squad = 12 men + 2 X Sgt (7 rifles + 3 X LMG)
Para inf bat : 35 X . 30 LMG, 0 X .50 cal HMG, 21 X Baz, 9 X 60mm Mtr, 4 X 81mm Mtr
Although the same size as a regular inf coy’s rifle squad, the parachute rifle squad had more firepower with 2 .30cal MG/BAR vs one BAR in the regular squad.