Goose Green and Darwin
Falklands War

British Order of Battle

by Frank Chadwick

2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment

    Headquarters
      1 command stand (Lt. Col Jones)
      1 infantry stand

    Support Company

      1 command stand (Keeble)
      2 Milan stands
      1 3" mortar stand (ds)
      1 engineer stand
      1 recon SMG stand

    A Company

      1 command stand (Farrar-Hockley)
      3 infantry stands
      1 GPMG stand (augmentation)

    B Company

      1 command stand (Crosland)
      3 infantry stands
      1 GPMG stand (augmentation)

    C (Patrols) Company

      1 command stand (Jenner)
      2 recon SMG stands

    D Company

      1 command stand (Neame)
      3 infantry stands
      1 GPMG stand (augmentation)

Attached Forces

    Troop, No. 8 Battery, 29 Commando Regt, Royal Artillery
      1 forward observer stand
      1 L118 105mm light gun (off-board)

    Section, 43 Air Defense Battery: 1 Blowpipe stand
    9 Troop, Parachute Engineer Squadron: 1 recon engineer stand

Air Support

    1 Harrier (arrives each turn in which a 1 or 2 is rolled until shot down, then each turn in which a 1 is rolled until shot down.)

Troop Quality
Airborne: Elite, Morale 10
Others: Veteran, Morale 9

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