Modern
Indian 1st Armored Division

1965-1966 India

List IN9M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x Centurion Mk.7 or Sherman
    3 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 3x Centurion Mk.7 or Sherman
      4 Troops@ 3x Centurion Mk.7 or Sherman

Motorised Infantry Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4 AR/SMG sqds, 1 LMG, 3 lorries
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 1(4 man) SMG PHQ sqd, 1 Jeep, 3 AR sqds, 3 LMG, 3x 3.5" M20 bazooka, 3 trucks/2 lorries
      1 platoon: 2 MMG, 3x 60mm mortars, 2 trucks

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      1 platoon: 6x 81mm mortars, 6 trucks, 1 radio Jeep
      2 platoons@ 4x Jeep/106mm M40
      1 Recce Platoon: 4x Jeeps, 2(8 man) AR/SMG sqds

2. Brigade Support

Armoured Brigade HQ: 2x Tanks, 6 trucks

43rd Motorised Brigade HQ: 6 AR sqds, 8 trucks, 2 cars, Air Liaison Team

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

2 Field Artillery Regiments@

    BHQ: 4 AR/SMG sqds, 6 trucks, 3 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 25pdr Sexton, 2 LMG, 1x truck

1 Medium Artillery Regiment:

    BHQ: 8 AR/SMG sqds, 8 lorries, 3 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 5.5" BL, 8 lorries, 2 AALMG

1 Armoured Recce Squadron:

    SHQ: 2x AMX-13/75
    3 platoons@ 3x AMX-13/75

2 Engineer Companies@

    CHQ: 2 AR/SMG sqd, 1 lorry
    3 platoons@ 4 AR/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 2 lorries

1 AA Regiment:

    RHQ: 4 lorries, 2 AR/SMG sqds
    3 batteries@ 6x 40mmL60 Bofors, 6 trucks

4. Corps Support

Up to:

2 Heavy Artillery Regiments@

    RHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 8 lorries
    4 batteries@ 4x 5.5" BL guns, 6 lorries

0-1 Heavy Artillery Regiment:

    RHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 8 lorries
    4 batteres@ 4x 7.2" howitzers, 6 lorries

2 Engineer Groups (battalion size)

Heavy AA units with 3.7" AA?

1-3 Field Artillery Regiments@

    BHQ: 4 AR sqds, 6 trucks
    3 batteries@ 6x 3.7" Pack howitzers or 25pdr guns, 8 trucks

5. Notes

a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ.

b) Infantry squads have some kind of A/T grenades. AR is FN, LMG is Bren or FN-GPMG. SMG is Sterling.

c) The Division has two Armoured Regiments with Centurion 7, and five Armoured Regiments equipped with Shermans; and the 43rd Motorised Brigade of the 5th Jat, 8th Garwhal Rifles and 5/9th Ghurka Rifles battalions.

d) Details are provisional.

e) Shermans are most likely to be M4A3(76mm) or M4A3E8, but could also be M4A2 or M4A4 with 75mm.


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