Modern
Danish Regional Defence Force

1965-1975 Denmark

List DN7M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle/SMG sqds, civilian cars and buses
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle/SMG sqd, 1 MMG, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 5(8 man) rifle sqds, 3 lorries , 2x 84mm M2, 5 GPMG
      1 platoon: 2x Jeep/106mm M40 or 2x Jeep/75mm M20, 2x 60mm M2 mortars, 1 lorry

    1 Recce Platoon: 4x Jeeps or cars, 1 SMG crew squad

2. Brigade Support

Regional HQ: 4 AR/SMG squads, 6 lorries, 1 car
with up to:

    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 4 AR squads, 6 lorries, 4 OP Teams
      2 batteries@ 6x 105mm M101 field guns, 6 lorries, radio van

    1 Tank Squadron:

      SHQ: 2x Centurion Mk.5
      3 Troops@ 3x Centurion Mk.5

    1 AA Company:

      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 4x Quad .50" M55, 4 trucks

3. Corps Support


Up to:
    2 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 4 AR/SMG squads, 6 lorries
      2 batteries@ 6x 155mm M59 Long Tom, 12 lorries

    3 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 4 rifle squads, 8 lorries
      2 batteries@ 6x 155mm M114 towed howitzers, 8 lorries

    3 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 1 AR squad, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 4x 40mmL60 Bofors, 4 trucks

    4 Fighter-bomber Flights@ 4x F-35XD Draken
    6 Fighter-bomber Flights@ 4x F-100D Super Sabre
    2 Fighter-bomber Flights@ 4x F-100F Super Sabre
    4 Interceptor Flights@ 4x Hunter F.51
    8 Interceptor Flights@ 4xF-104G Starfighter
    4 Recce Flights@ 4x RF-35XD Draken
    1 Transport Squadron: 8x C-47 Dakota, 5x C-54
    12 SAM Flights@ 3x Nike Hercules, static, FC radars
    12 SAM Flights@ 2x 3-round HAWK launchers, static, FC radars

    3 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 1 AR squad, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 4x 40mmL70 Bofors, FC radars, 4 trucks

    1 Ranger Detachment - small company?

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer squads, 2 lorries

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ.
b) Infantry have Energa rifle A/T grenades, and possibly 1-3x M72 disposable LAW per squad.
c) The Regional Defence Force forms five Brigade Battlegroups on mobilisation, each of three Infantry Battalions.
d) In addition there is a large Home Guard force of lightly armed infantry companies, treat as infantry battalion on List DN8M.


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