In May 1942 the unit was attached to the 3rd infantry division. The regiment had 3 batteries - 41 , 67 and 101 . Each battery had 3 troops of 4 x 2 pdr anti tank guns carried on portees (12 x 2 pdrs per battery ) . Later in 1942 the 2pdrs were replaced by 6 pdr anti tank guns with Loyd carriers as the tow vehicle ( later to be replaced with Universal carriers . In October 1943 an extra battery was added - this was known as the 45th , and was added to allow for the regiment to absorb the new with American M10 tank destroyers . Each battery now had one troop with 4 M10's and 3 troops of 6 pdr's . The unit was landed on D- Day - 41 , 45 & 67 batteries were landed on the 6th of June , 101 on the 7th. In July 1944 the M10 troops were given AA crusader tanks as their command vehicles ( this replaced the jeep currently being used ) , all the 3 inch armed M10's were replaced with the 17 pdr version - the Achilles . In February 1945 , all the vehicles were again replaced , this time the Achilles were replaced with the new 17pdr armed Archer and the crusader AA tanks were swapped with the Valentine XI or IX's . All the 6 pdr guns were replaced with 17 pdr's . Wargaming with the 20th AT Regt - for use with Rapid Fire May 1942 Regt HQ: 4 men and 1 Jeep 41 BATTERY: four 2pdr anti tank guns & Tow - 3 crew each 67 BATTERY: four 2pdr anti tank guns & Tow - 3 crew each 101 BATTERY: four 2pdr anti tank guns & Tow - 3 crew each OCTOBER 1942 Regt HQ: 4 men and 1 Jeep 41 BATTERY: four 6pdr anti tank guns & Universal carrier - 3 crew each 67 BATTERY: four 6pdr anti tank guns & Universal carrier - 3 crew each 101 BATTERY: four 6pdr anti tank guns & Universal carrier - 3 crew each OCTOBER 1943 Regt HQ: 4 men and 1 Jeep 41 BATTERY: three 6pdr anti tank guns & Universal carrier - 3 crew each, 1 M10 tank destroyer 67 BATTERY: three 6pdr anti tank guns & Universal carrier - 3 crew each, 1 M10 tank destroyer 101 BATTERY: four 6pdr anti tank guns & Universal carrier - 3 crew each, 1 M10 tank destroyer 45 BATTERY: three 6pdr anti tank guns & universal carrier - 3 crew each, 1 M10 tank destroyer JULY 1944 Regt HQ: 4 men and 1 Jeep, 1 AA Crusader tank 41 BATTERY: three 6pdr anti tank guns & Universal carrier - 3 crew each, 1 M10 Achilles tank destroyer 67 BATTERY: three 6pdr anti tank guns & Universal carrier - 3 crew each , 1 M10 Achilles tank destroyer 101 BATTERY: four 6pdr anti tank guns & Universal carrier - 3 crew each, 1 M10 Achilles tank destroyer FEBRUARY 1945 Regt HQ: 4 men and 1 Jeep, 1 Valentine IX or XI 41 BATTERY: three 17pdr anti tank guns & Tow - 3 crew each, 1 Archer 67 BATTERY: three 17pdr anti tank guns & Tow - 3 crew each, 1 Archer 101 BATTERY: four 17pdr anti tank guns & Tow - 3 crew each, 1 Archer Back to Frontline Vol. 2 Iss. 1 Table of Contents Back to Frontline List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Rolfe Hedges This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com