WWII
African Infantry Division

Nov. 1940-Nov. 41 East Africa

List AF1

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry 4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1(13 man) rifle sqd, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 Boys, 2 lorries
    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd 1 truck
      1 platoon: 4x 3" mortars, 2 trucks, radio truck
      1 platoon: 4x Twin AALMG, 4 Boys, 4 trucks
      1 platoon: 2 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 lorry

2. Brigade Support

    Infantry HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries with up to:
      1 Recce Squadron:
        SHQ: 3x Marmon-Herrington 1 (S. African)
        3-5 Troops@ 3x Marmon-Herrington 1
      1 South African Artillery 'Brigade':
        BHQ: 4 trucks, radio van, 4 rifle sqds, 2 AALMG
        3 batteries@ 4x 25pdr or 18pdr Mk.IV, 4 trucks, radio truck, 1 LMG
      OR 1 African Light Battery: 4x 3.7" Mountain Guns, 4 trucks, radio truck 1 Engineer Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 lorries

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Armoured Car Squadron@
      SHQ: 1-3x Rolls-Royce or Marmon-Herrington 1 or Light Armoured car (looks like Humber Light Recce Mk.III)
      1-5 Troops@ 3x armoured cars as in SHQ
      1 or 3 Artillery Batteries@ 4x 25pdr Mk.1, 4 trucks, radio truck, 1 LMG
    1 or 3 A/T Troops@ 4x 37mm Bofors, 4 trucks, 1 LMG
    0-1 AA Troop: 4x 40mm Bofors, 4 trucks

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all CHQ and AFV. All artillery is Assigned FC.
    b) Infantry squads have no A/T grenades.
    c) The divisions(11th and 12th African) have 1 brigade of 3 King's African Rifle battalions from East Africa (Kenya); and one brigade of 3 battalions from West Africa (Nigeria). The 12th Division also has a brigade of 3 battalions of South Africans attached.
    d) The divisions fought in south and central Abyssinia and should be pitted against lists IT9 nad IT10. No Corps support.
    e) All troops are black Africans with white officers. East and West African troops wear bush hats similar to Ghurkas.
    f) Only the South African Brigade can use the South African brigade level support.
    g) The Light Armoured Cars are a home built South African type armed with a turret LMG.


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