from 1948 to 1957, the division artillery consisted of headquarters and headquarters battery; a medical detachment; a 155mm towed howitzer battalion, the 98th airborne field artillery battalion; three 105mm towed howitzer battalions, the 319th, 376th and 456th airborne field artillery battalions; and the 80th airborne anti-aircraft battalion. each battalion consisted of a headquarters and headquarters battery, three firing batteries, and the howitzer battalions also had a service battery. the division artillery could field 36 (later 54) 105mm howitzers (12/18 per battalion), 12/18 155mm howitzers, 24 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 24 .50-caliber machine guns.