Operation Infatuate

Allied Order of Battle

by Frank E. Watson


British:

Airfields. Place a 9 point capacity airfield each in Ipswich (16A:0131), St. Omer (16A:0831), and 16A:0931.

Oostende (16A:0828)
1x 16-point task force ENTF-1 (RN) 3x landing craft any ID
1x 3-8 Marine Cmdo X 1
1x 3-8 Marine Cmdo X 4 (RM)
1x 1-8 Marine Cmdo II 10 (IA)

Hex 16A: 082 7
1x 8 LVT counter (I RE)
1x 3-5 Air Lndg X 155
1x 6-8 Art X 2 (Can)
1x 8-7-8 Art XX Grp 9
1x 1-8 hv AA II AA=2 2 (Can)
1x 1-8 Siege Art II 3 SH

Hex 16A: 0826
1x 10-8 Inf XX 2 (Can)
1x 5-3-6 Aslt Eng Tank X 1 RE
1x 3-5 Air Lndg X 156
1x 2-8* Mtn X 157
1x 3-10 mot Art X 1A (Can)
1x 1-2-8 Eng X 1 (Can)

RAF

All units are RAF unless otherwise noted. Place at any Allied airbase in France:
6x Typhn 1B 8F8 4-1/11
2x Msqto 6-2 6NF7 3-1/22
1x Msqto 6-2 (RCAF) 6A7 5-2/22
1x Spit 5 7F6 1/10
1x Spit 9 8F7 2/10
1x P-51A 6F7 1115
1x P-51D5 8F8 3-1/23

Place at any Allied airbase in Britain:
1x Lanc 3HB5 2-18 B 40*
1x A20G20 5A6 5-2/19
1x B25D 4B5 3-6/24

Strategic Air Assets Available:
1x British Strategic HB Air Wing with up to 20 TBS


Operation Infatuate The Battle of Walcheren Island: November 1-8, 1944


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