Modern
British
3rd Mechanised Division
1993+

SW England, Europe

List B64M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 1x Chieftain 12 or 2x Challenger 1, 4x Sultan, 1x Spartan, 1x ARV
    3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 1x Chieftain 12, 1x Spartan, 1x ARV
      4 Troops@ 3x Chieftain Mk.12

      OR

      4 Squadrons@

        SHQ: 3x Challenger 1, 1x Spartan, 1x ARV
        3 troops@ 3x Challenger 1

      1 Recce Troop: 4 Sections@ 2x Scimitar

Armoured Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x Warrior-HQ, 5x FV432, 2 AR sqds, 1x Warrior-OP, 6x Landrover, 2x Warrior MCRV
    3 Companies@ 2x Warrior, 2(6 man) AR sqds, 2x Warrior MCRV

      3 Platoons@ 4x Warrior, 4(7 man) AR sqds, 6 SAW, 1x 51mm mortar

    1 Support Company: CHQ: 2x Warrior
      1 Mortar Platoon: 9x FV432/81mm mortars, 3 MOP Teams
      1 Anti-Tank Platoon: PHQ: 2x Warrior, 6x Milan-2 posts (200 missiles)
        3 Sections@ 3x Warrior, 6x Milan-2 Teams

      1 Recce Troop: 4 Sections@ 2x Scimitar or Sabre

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x Saxon, 4 trucks, 6x landrover, OP Team, 1 AR sqd
    3 Companies@ CHQ: 1x Saxon, 1x Saxon ARV, 1(8 man) AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 4x Saxon, 1(6 man) AR PHQ sqd, 1x 51mm mortar, 3(8 man) AR sqds, 6 SAW

    1 Support Company: CHQ: 2x Saxon
      1 Recce Troop: 8x Scimitar
      1 Battery: 9x 81mm L16 mortars, 10 trucks/Landrovers/Saxons, 4 MOP
      1 MG Platoon: 9 MMG teams, 4 trucks or Landrovers
      1 A/T Platoon:
        3 Sections@ 3x Saxon, 6x Milan-2 teams
        1 Section: 4x Spartan/MCT?

      PHQ Section: 2x Saxon, 2x spare Milan-2 posts

Divisional Armoured Recce Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 5x Sultan, 4x Spartan, 2x Landrover, 1x Samson ARV
    4 Recce Squadrons@ 2x Sultan, 2x Spartan, 1x Samson ARV
      3 Troops@ 4x Scimitar or Sabre
      1 Troop: 4x Strikar
      1 Troop: 4x Spartan, 2(8 man) AR sqds, 4 SAW

2. Brigade Support

    Armoured Brigade HQ: 5x Warrior-HQ, 1x Sultan, 6 Landrovers, Air Liaison Team with:
      1 Signals Squadron: 10x FV436, 4x FV439
      1 ATGW Troop: 4x Strikar

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Aviation Regiment
      1 Squadron: 6x Lynx AH7/TOW2B and FITOW, 4x Gazelle AH1 --OR-- 12x WAH-64D Apache
      1 Squadron: 11x Lynx AH3/7 transports --OR-- 12x WAH-64D Apache

    1 Rocket Regiment: RHQ: 4 trucks, 2 AR sqds,
      3 Batteries@ 8x MLRS, 15 DROPS lorries@ 8 reload pods
      1 Battery: Sound-ranging/flash-spot equipment in FV432/lorries

    2 Field Artillery Regiments@ RHQ: 2x FV432/Cymbeline, 2x FV432
      4 batteries@ 8x 155mm AS90, OP in Warrior-OP, 1x Warrior-BCV

    1 Air Defence Regiment:
      4 batteries@ 10x Rapier launchers, 20 Landrovers

    47th Low Level Air Defence Regiment:
      2 Batteries@ 3 Troops@ 12x Javelin teams, 12x Spartan
      (+1 more battery attached to 24th Air Mobile Brigade)

    3 Engineer Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x Sultan, 1x Spartan
      1 Troop: 4x FV180 CET, 1x Spartan THQ
      1 Troop: 2x Spartan, 5x AVLB, 4x Chieftain AVRE
      1 Troop: 2x Spartan, 4x AVLB, 4x Chieftain AVRE

    3 Engineer Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x Sultan
      3 Troops@ 1(10 man) AR PHQ sqd, 3x Spartan, 2 trucks, 4(9 man) AR/engineer sqds, 4x FV432, 1x .50" Barrett sniper rlfle, 1x Barmine layer
      1 Troop: 5x CET, 1x Light Wheeled Digger, 3 tractors, 1 truck

    1 MP Company

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. Infantry have IINF. OP Teams have TI, laser rangefinders, radar, and GPS. CHQs have TI and GPS. GPMG have 600m range IINF sights. Milan-2 has TI sights.
b) Infantry have 100x LAW80 per Battalion, equivalent to 10 per platoon. From 1996 infantrymen can have 2x rifle grenades for each SA80.
c) The 3rd Mechanised Division has the 1st and 19th Mechanised Brigades, each of 1 Armoured Regiment, 1 Armoured Infantry Battalion, and 2 Mechanised Battalions. In addition, the division has the 5th Airborne Brigade attached (List B55M), and the 43rd Wessex TA Brigade (see List B58M) with 4? battalions.
d) ARV is Challenger ACRV.
e) 1st Brigade has 43 Chieftains in it's Armoured Regiment up to the end of 1995, after which it has Challenger 1.
f) The Division is part of the NATO ARRC Rapid Reaction Corps. If so used then the Italian Ariete Armoured Brigade would be attached.
g) All Armoured Regiments will have Challenger 2 eventually.
h) Can use Corps support from List B65M if in Europe.
i) WAH-64D Apache not until the year 2000.


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