Modern
Indian Infantry Division

1965-1966 India

List IN11M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Regiment

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

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 platoon: 6x 81mm mortars, 3 trucks, 1 radio Jeep
      2 platoons@ 4x Jeep/106mm M40 or 4x 6pdr A/T guns, 4 trucks
      1 Recce Platoon: 0-4x Jeeps, 2(8 man) AR/SMG sqds

Divisional Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x Sherman M4A2 or M4A4 or M4A3(76mm)
    3 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 3x Shermans
      4 Troops@ 3x Shermans

2. Brigade Support

Infantry Brigade HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 8 trucks, 2 cars, Air Liaison Team

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

2 Field Artillery Regiments@

    BHQ: 6 AR/SMG sqds, 6 lorries, 3 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 25pdr guns, 8 trucks, 2 LMG

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 Cavalry Squadron:

    SHQ: 2x AMX-13/75 or M3A3 Stuart
    3 platoons@ 3x AMX-13/75 or M3A3 Stuart

3 Batteries@ 6x 4.2" M2A1 mortars, 8 trucks, radio Jeep

2 Engineer Companies@

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

4. 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 Infantry Divisions have 3 Brigades each of 3 Infantry Regiments.
    d) One Regiment may be Ghurkas, armed with Kukris and rated AT3 on roll of 05% or less.
    e) Mountain Divisions are similar but without armour, and Divisional Artillery consists of 2-3 Field Regiments equipped with 75mmL24 Pack Howitzer or 3.7" Pack Howitzers.
    f) All units can be motorised if desired.
    g) Up to 2 divisions have M3A3 in their divisional Cavalry Squadrons, the remainder have AMX-13/75.
    h) Details are provisional.


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