WWII
British 1st Armoured Division

1940 France

List B10

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2-4x tanks, 3x Scammell Wreckers
      3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 1-3x Vickers VIc OR 1x tank*,
      2x CS-tanks*
        2-4 Troops@ 3x tanks*

    * Tank Type Chart
    Dice %Tank
    01-10%A-9
    11-20%A-10
    21-30%A-13 Mk.1
    31-50%A-13 Mk.2
    51-00%Vickers VIB

Motor Rifle Battalion of Armoured Brigade

    Bttn HQ: 2 trucks, 1 lorry, 2 rifle sqds
      4 Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 1 Boys, 2 MMG, 2 trucks
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 Boys, 1x 2", 3 LMG, 4 trucks
        1 platoon: PHQ: 1x Scout Carrier, 1x staff car, 1 LMG
          3 sections@ 3x Bren Carrier, 3 LMG, 3 Boys, 1(6 man) rifle sqd

      1 Battery: 4x 3" mortars, 1 Boys, 4 trucks, radio truck

Divisional Motorised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 2x trucks, 1 lorry, 1 LMG
      4 Companies@ CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 Boys, 2 lorries

      1 Support Company: CHQ: 1 rifle sqd , 1x truck

        1 platoon: 4x 3" mortars, 4x trucks, 1 radio truck, 2 Boys
        1 platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 trucks
        1 platoon: 4 MMG in 4 rifle sqds, 1 Boys, 1x 2", 4 trucks
        1 platoon: PHQ: 1 Bren Carrier, 1x staff car, 1 LMG
          3 sections@ 3 Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 Boys, 1x 2", 1(6 man) rifle sqd.

2. Brigade Support

    Armoured Brigade HQ: 3x tanks, 1x ACV, 3 staff cars or Daimler S/C

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Artillery Regiment:
      RHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries, radio van, 2 AALMG
        4 batteries@ 4x 18pdr or 25pdr Mk.1, 4 trucks, radio truck, AALMG

    2 Anti-Tank Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck

      3 Troops@ 4x 2pdr, 4 trucks, 2 LMG

    2 Engineer Companies@ CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry

      3 platoons@ 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 2 lorries

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and other CHQs, when working. Artillery is Assigned FC.
    b) Infantry squads have No.68 A/T grenades or No.73 or No.74 A/T grenades.
    c) The Division has 2 Armoured Brigades each with 3 Armoured Regiments and 1 Motor Rifle Battalion.
    d) The division fought in France after Dunkirk, not part of BEF. Hence cannot use BEF support from list B11 unless agreed by opponent/organiser.


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