WWII
British 2nd Armoured Division

Jun-Dec 1940 Britain

List B13

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x Vickers VIc
      2 Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x Vickers VIB
        3 Troops@ 3x Vickers VIB

      1 Attached Squadron: SHQ: 2x A-9 or A-13 Mk.II or Carriers

        3 Troops@ 3x A-9 or A-13 Mk.II or Carriers

Motor Rifle Battalion of Armoured Brigade

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

      0-1 Battery: 4x 3" mortars, 4 trucks, radio truck

Divisional Motorised Infantry Battalion

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

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

        1 platoon: 4x 3" mortars, 2 lorries, 1 radio truck
        1 platoon: 3 MMG, 1 lorry
        1 platoon: PHQ: 1 Bren Carrier, 1x staff car, 1 LMG
          2 sections@ 3 Carrier, 1 LMG, 1(6 man) rifle sqd.

2. Brigade Support

    Armoured Brigade HQ: 3x Vickers VIc, 2 staff cars, 1x Daimler S/C

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

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

    2 Anti-Tank Companies@ CHQ: 2x Bedford OXA Anti-Tank Lorries

      3 Troops@ 4x Bedford OXA A/T lorries

    2 Engineer Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck

      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 lorries

    2 AA Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck

      3 platoons@ 4x 40mm Bofors, 4 trucks

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV PHQ 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 Attached Cruiser Squadron has A-9 or A-13 in only 3 of the 6 Regiments. At least 1 Regiment put armoured roofs on their Universal Carriers, but this reduced mobility severely, treat as speed 36kmh on road, 12 kmh cross country.
    e) Can use Army support from List B12.
    f) This list is provisional. The division is known to have 150 Vickers VI, and 33 "Cruisers" were available at the time, probably from training units.
    g) From October 1940 any Carrier can be Universal type.


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