WWII
British Infantry Forces

Jun-Dec 1940 Britain

List B12

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Regular Infantry Battalion

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

      1 Support Company: CHQ: 1 rifle sqd

        0-1 platoon: 4x 3" mortars
        1 platoon: 2x Twin AALMG
        1 platoon: 2 rifle/engineer sqds
        1 platoon: PHQ: 1x Bren Carrier, 1 LMG
          2 sections@ 3x Bren Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 Boys
          1(6 man) rifle sqd.

Home Guard Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 0-1 Boys
      1 Scout Platoon: 2 rifle or shotgun sqds, 5 civilian cars or horses

      3 Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 LMG

        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds
        1 Platoon: 3x Northover Projector
        1 AA Platoon: 2x AALMG

Territorial Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 1 LMG
      4 Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 Boys, 2 LMG
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds

2. Brigade Support

    Infantry Brigade HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 buses or lorries, 1 car

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    3 Artillery Batteries@
      BHQ: 1 radio van, 1 lorry, 4 rifle sqds, 2 AALMG
        2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr Mk.1 or 18pdr or 75mm M1897A4, 5 trucks
        2 Anti-tank Troops@ 3x 2pdr, 3 trucks (Regulars only)

      1 Engineer Company: CHQ: 1 rifle sqd

        3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds

      0-3 Attached Recce Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x Beaverette II, 2x Scout Carrier

        2 Troops@ 3x Beaverette II
        3 Troops@ 3x Bren Carriers, 1(6 man) sqd, 1 LMG or 3x Bedford OXA A/T Lorries

4. Army Support

Up to:

    6 Army Tank Companies@ CHQ: 2x Matilda I or II
      3 platoons@ 3x Matilda I or II

    3 Armoured Car Squadrons@ SHQ: 3x Guy Mk.1 or 1A

      3 Troops@ 3x Guy Mk.1 or 1A

    2 Armoured Car Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x Lanchester Mk.1 or II or Rolls-Royce

      3 Troops@ 3x Lanchester or Rolls-Royce

    10 Medium Artillery Regiments@ RHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries,

      4 batteries@ 4x 4.5"L43 Mk.1 or 6" 26cwt or 60pdr, 5 lorries

    3 Factory Defence Units@ CHQ: 1 Home Guard rifle sqd

      3 platoons@ 3x Leyland Beaver-Eel

    9 Airfield Defence platoons@ 3x Beaverette Mk.1

    3 AA Batteries@ 6x lorry with 3pdr 47mm cannon

    3 Coast Defence Mobile Batteries@ 4x 4" Naval Guns on lorries

    3 Machine Gun Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd

      3 platoons@ 3 MMG

    3 Bovington Gate Guard units@ 3x Mk.V Male WW1 tanks or Medium Mk.II as static pillboxes

    6 Tank Training Companies@

      CHQ: 3x Vickers 6t B or VCL M36 Dutchman or Vickers Light Mk.III or Mk.IV
        3-4 platoons@ 3x tanks as in CHQ

5. Notes

    a) Radios are in Matilda II and Guy armoured cars, and in other AFV CHQs. Artillery is Assigned FC.
    b) Infantry squads can have No.68 rifle A/T grenades, WP grenades, molotovs or No.73 A/T grenades.
    c) Home Guard units can replace 1 in 4 squads with shotguns or other civilian rifles, and any or all can be rearmed with improvised melee weapons.
    d) Up to 1 Home Guard Battalion can be motorised in 12 AEC armoured buses. Scout platoons can only be on horses if in outlying rural areas like Dartmoor or Scotland.
    e) Regular and Territorials could be motorised in civilian buses and lorries.
    f) Infantry type by proportion is: 01-29%: Territorial, 30-67%: Regular, 68-00%: Home Guard.
    g) Regular and Territorial divisions had 2-3 brigades each of 2-3 battalions. Home Guard units operated in independent units.
    h) Up to 3 Tank Training Companies are Vickers Light, up to 2 are Vickers 6t Type B.
    i) In June-July, only 1 Army Tank Company can be Matilda II, rest are Matilda I.
    j) Divisional batteries were limited to 200 rounds per gun, equivalent to 30 salvos per week for wargaming purposes, and Army level Medium batteries had 150 rounds per gun, equivalent to 37 salvos per week.


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