List 149

1. Teeth Arm

4/8th Hussars combined Armoured Regiment (4th Light Armoured Brigade)

RHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x Stuart 1
3 Squadrons@

SHQ: 3x Stuart 1
3 Troops@ 4x Stuart 1

1 Recce Troop: 2-3 Sections @ 3x Daimler Scout Car

Royal Scots Greys Armoured Regiment (4th Light Armoured Brigade)

RHQ: 2x Grant, 3x Stuart
1 Squadron:

SHQ: 3x Grant
3 Troops@ 3x Grant

SHQ: 4x Stuart
3 Troops@ 4x Stuart

Armoured Regiment (22nd Armoured Brigade)

RHQ: 4x Crusader II
1 Squadron:

SHQ: 3x Grant
3 Troops@ 3x Grant

1 Squadron:

SHQ: 2x Crusader II, 2x Crusader III
3 Troops@ 3x Crusader II
1 Troop: 3x Crusader III

1 Recce Troop: 2-3 Sections@ 3x Daimler Scout Cars, 1 radio

1st Battalion Rifle Brigade Motor Battalion (22nd Armoured Brigade)

Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
3 Companies@

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2" mortar, 2 trucks
1 battery: 2x 3" mortars, 2x Carriers, Assigned to CHQ
2 platoons@ 4(7 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 4 Boys, 4 trucks
1 platoon: 4 MMG, 4x Carriers
1 platoon:
PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG, 1x Daimler S/C
3 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 1x Boys

1 Anti-Tank Company:

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
4 platoons@ 4x 6pdr portees, 2 LMG

1st KRRC Motor Battalion (4th Light Armoured Brigade)

Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
4 Companies@

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2" mortar, 2 trucks
1 battery: 2x 3" mortars, 2x Carriers, Assigned to CHQ
2 platoons@ 4(7 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 4 Boys, 4 trucks
1 platoon: 4 MMG, 4x Carriers
1 platoon:
PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG, 1x Daimler S/C
2 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 1x Boys

1 platoon: 4x 6pdr portees, 2 LMG

Armoured Car Regiments (11th Hussars, 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry)

RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Humber III
3 Sections@ 3x Daimler Scout Cars
3 Squadrons@

SHQ: 4x Humber III
4 Troops@ 3x Humber III or 2x Humber III, 1x Daimler II

Infantry Battalion (131st Queens Infantry Brigade, attached from 44th Inf Division)

Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
4 Companies@

CHQ: 1(13 man) rifle squad
3 platoons@ 1(7 man) PHQ sqd, 3(10 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2" mortar

1 Support Company:

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
1 platoon: 4x 2pdr, 2 LMG, 4 trucks or Carriers
1 platoon: 2(8 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 1(5 man) PHQ sqd, 1 lorry, 2 LMG
1 battery: 6x 3" mortars, 7 Carriers or 6 trucks, radio truck
1 platoon:
PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG, 1x Daimler S/C
4 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 0-1x Boys

44th Recce Carrier Regiment, attached from 44th Infantry Division

RHQ: (Bttn HQ): 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 2 Boys, 3 trucks
1 Squadron:

SHQ: 3 rifle sqds, 3 trucks
3 Troops@
PHQ: 1x Carrier, 1 LMG, 1 Boys, 1x 2" mortar
6 Sections@ 3x Carrier, 1x Boys, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd

2 Squadrons@

SHQ: 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, 3 trucks
3 Troops@ 1x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG, 1x Daimler S/C
4 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 0-1x Boys

1 Mortar Battery: 6x 3" mortars, 3 Boys, 7x Universal Carriers
1 A/T Platoon: 2 Troops@ 4x 2pdr portees or towed by Loyd Carriers, 2 LMG
1 AA Platoon: 4x twin AALMG on trucks, 4 Boys

List B150

2. Brigade Support

4th Light Armoured Brigade HQ: 9x Daimler II & Stuart & Humber III, 1x ACV with:

3rd Royal Horse Artillery Regiment:
3 Artillery Batteries@

BHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, radio van, 4 AALMG
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck, 2 AALMG, OP Team

22nd Armoured Brigade HQ: 4x Crusader, 2x Grant 1, 1x ACV, 2x Daimler S/C with:

4th Royal Horse Artillery Regiment:
3 Artillery Batteries@

BHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, radio van, 4 AALMG
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck, 2 AALMG, OP Team

131st Infantry Brigade HQ: 4 rifle squads, 2 LMG, 2 trucks, 2 lorries with:

53rd Field Artillery Regiment:
3 Batteries@

BHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, radio van, 4 AALMG
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck, 2 AALMG, OP Team

11th Field Engineer Company:

CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry, 1 motorcycle
4 Troops@ 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 2 lorries

57th Anti-Tank Regiment:
2 Batteries@

CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
3 Troops@ 4x 6pdr A/T guns, 4 trucks, 2 LMG

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

4th Field Engineer Squadron:

SHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry, 1 motorcycle
4 Troops@ 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 2 lorries

143rd Engineer Park Company: 1 Workshop Section, 1 Bridging/Stores Section

15th Light AA Regiment:
4 Batteries@

CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
3 Troops@ 4x 40mmL60 Bofors, 4 trucks

65th Anti-Tank Regiment:

1 Battery:
CHQ:1 rifle squad, 2x Carriers
4 Troops@ 4x Deacon, 1x Deacon Cargo

3 Batteries@
CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
4 Troops@ 4x 6pdr, 4 trucks, 2 LMG

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all tanks and armoured cars, and other PHQs.
b) Infantry squads may have Hawkins 75 A/T grenades. 6pdr, 2pdr & 37mm have APC with small amounts of APCBC, 25pdr has AP.
c) The 7th Armoured Division has the 4th Light Armoured Brigade of 4th/8th Hussars, Royal Scots Greys Armoured Regiments, 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry Armoured Car Regiment, 1st KRRC Motor Battalion; the 131st Queens Infantry Brigade attached from 44th Division of the 1st/5th, 1st/6th, 1st/7th Infantry Battalions; the 22nd Armoured Brigade of the attached 44th Recce Carrier Regiment, 1st RTR, 5th RTR, 4th County of London Yeomanry Armoured Regiments and the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade Motor Battalion. At division there is the 11th Hussars Armoured Car Regiment.
d) Tank strengths are provisional. Most are worn out battle damaged tanks that have been repaired. Some other units would be understrength as well.
e) The division saw continuous limited action after the battle of Alam Halfa, this list applying from about 10th September 1942.
f) Artillery OP is in Universal Carrier, truck, turretless Marmon-Herrington, or Stuart III tank.
g) It is possible that the Royal Horse Artillery regiments have 25pdr Bishop SP guns.
h) The 65th Anti-Tank Regiment may have had two Batteries with Deacons.