Modern
British
3rd Royal Marine
Commando Brigade
1994+

All Theatres

List B67M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Bttn HQ: 2 AR sqds, OP/Air Liaison Team, 16 snipers, 2 MMG
    3 Companies@ 1 AR sqd, 3 MMG teams
      3 Troops@ 1(6 man) AR PHQ sqd, 1x 51mm mortar, 3(8 man) AR sqds, 6 SAW
      1 Transport Troop: 70 trucks and Landrovers, 30x Bv-202/Bv-206

    1 Support Company: CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 2 MMG teams
      1 Mortar Troop: 9x 81mm L16 mortars
      1 Anti-Tank Troop: THQ: 4x Milan-2 posts
        5 Sections@ 4x Milan-2 teams, 1x 51mm mortar

      1 Recce Troop: 6(4 man) AR sqds, 8 SAW
      1 Assault Engineer Troop: 3(8 man) AR/engineer sqds, 6 SAW

45 Commando

    Bttn HQ: 2 AR sqds, OP/Air Liaison Team, 16 snipers, 1 GPMG
    3 Companies@ 1 AR sqd, 1 MMG team
      3 Troops@ 1(6 man) AR PHQ sqd, 1x 51mm mortar, 3(8 man) AR sqds, 6 SAW
      1 Battery: 6x 105mm Light Guns, 8x Landrover/Puchs 1 tonner
      1 Support Company: CHQ: 1 AR sqd
        1 MG Trop: 9 MMG teams
        1 Mortar Troop: 9x 81mm L16 mortars
        1 Anti-Tank Troop: THQ: 4x Milan-2 posts
          5 Sections@ 4x Milan-2 teams, 1x 51mm mortar

        1 Recce Troop: 6(4 man) AR sqds, 8 SAW
        1 Assault Engineer Troop: 3(8 man) AR/engineer sqds, 6 SAW

2. Brigade Support

Marine Commando Brigade HQ: 4 AR sqds, SATCOM with:

    1 Patrol Troop:
      THQ: 1(5 man) AR PHQ sqd, 1x Bv-206, 1x Landrover, GPS
      6(6 man) AR sqds, 6x M203, 6 SAW, skis

    1 EW Troop:
    1 Air Defence Troop:
      THQ: 1 AR sqd, 2x Landrover
      2 Sections@ 6x Javelin, 24 crew, 1 Landrover

    1 MP Troop:
    4 Air Liaison/OP/Naval OP teams (1 reserve)

    1 Attached Army Recce Squadron:

      SHQ: 2x Sultan, 2x Spartan, 1x Samson ARV
      3 Troops@ 4x Sabre
      1 Troop: 4x Strikar
      1 Troop: 4x Spartan, 2(8 man) AR sqds, 4 SAW

    29th Artillery Regiment:
      RHQ: 4 AR sqds, 6 trucks/Landrovers, 6 OP Teams
      2 Batteries@ 6x 105mm Light Guns, 8 Puchs 1t trucks
      1 Volunteer Battery: 6x 105mm Light Guns, 8x Puchs 1t BT2
      1 Battery: 4x towed Cymbeline radars, 4 Landrovers

    20th Air Defence Battery: 10x Rapier FSB2, 12 Landrovers
    59th and 131st Volunteer Engineer Squadrons@
      SHQ: 2 AR sqds
      1 Recce Troop: 3(8 man) AR/engineer-recce sqds, 3 SAW or GPMG
      2 Field Troops@ 1(6 man) AR PHQ sqd, 3(8 man) AR/engineer sqds, 3 SAW

    539th Assault Squadron: 4x Griffon hovercraft, 2x LCU, 4x LCVP, 16x Rigid Raiders, 18x Gemini boats
    645th, 844th RNAS Helicopter Squadrons@ 10x HC4 Seakings
    847th Light Squadron:

      1 A/T Flight: 6x Lynx AH7/TOW
      2 Scout Flights@ 4x Gazelle AH-1

    SBS Attachments@ 4(4 man) AR/SMG sqds, kayaks, GPS, TI, 4x M203

    Commachio Group - 2 Marine Companies (as 45 Commando above), tasked with oil rig and nuclear plant protection.

3. Notes

a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. Infantry have IINF. CHQs and OP Teams have TI and GPS.
b) Each Commando has 100x 94mm LAW80 disposable LAW, equating to 10 per Troop.
c) The Brigade has the 40th, 42nd and 45th Commando Battalions.
d) The Commandos are due to have .50" M2 HMG added.
e) Armoured Bv-206S are due to replace the Bv-202/206.
f) All troops can be ski equipped.


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