List B159
by Mark Bevis
1. Teeth Arm1st RTR, 5th RTR, 4th County of London Yeomanry Armoured Regiments (22nd Armoured Brigade)
3 Squadrons@
4 Troops@ 1x Firefly Vc, 3x Cromwell III or IV 1 Recce Troop:
3 Sections@ 3x Stuart IV or V, 3x Humber Scout Car 1 AA Troop: 2 Sections@ 3x Crusader AA Mk.2 (4th CLY has some Centuar AA) 1 Maintenance Troop: 3x Cromwell ARV, 3x M5 REME halftrack 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade Motor Battalion (22nd Armoured Brigade)
3 Companies@
3 platoons@ 4(8 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2" mortar, 4x M3 H/T , 1 PIAT 1 platoon:
3 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 1 PIAT 1 Support Company:
3 platoons@ 4x 6pdr , 2 LMG, 4x Loyd Carriers or trucks 2 MG Platoons@ 4x Vickers MMG, 5x Universal Carriers 8th Hussars Divisional Armoured Recce Regiment
3 Squadrons@
5 Troops@ 3x Cromwell IV 1 Recce Troop:
3 Sections@ 3x Stuart V, 3x Daimler Scout Car 1 AA Troop: 6x Crusader AA Mk.2
3 Sections@ 3x Humber Scout Car Infantry Battalion (131st Queens Infantry Brigade)
4 Companies@
3 platoons@ 1(6 man) rifle PHQ squad, 1 x 2" mortar, 2 lorries, 1 PIAT, 3(10 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG 1 Support Company:
1 platoon: 6x 6pdr, 2 LMG, 12x Loyd Carriers 1 platoon: 3(6 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 1 lorry, 3 LMG, 1 flamethrower 1 battery: 6x 3" mortars, 7 Carriers or 6 trucks, radio truck 1 platoon:
4 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2" mortar , 1 PIAT 2. Brigade Support22nd Armoured Bde HQ: 7x Cromwell-HQ, 6x Sherman V OP, 2x AEC 6x6 ACV, 7x Humber S/C, 2x Cromwell ARV, Air Liaison Team
1 AA Section: 4x Crusader AA Mk.2; 1 Bridge Troop: 3x Valentine AVLB 1 Defence Troop: 3x Cromwell IV 131st Infantry Bde HQ: 4 rifle squads, 2 LMG, 2 trucks, 3 lorries, Air Liaison Team
C Company, 1st Bttn, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers:
4 platoons@ 4x Vickers MMG, 5x Universal Carriers or light trucks 1 platoon: 4x 4.2" mortars, 8x Loyd Carriers, OP Team in Carrier 3. Divisional SupportUp to:
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck, 2 AALMG, OP Team 5th Royal Horse Artillery Regiment:
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr Sexton, 1 radio van, 2 OP Teams 15th Light AA Regiment:
3 Troops@ 4x 40mmL60 Bofors, 4 trucks, 2x 40mm Bofors SP on truck 65th Anti-Tank Regiment:
2 Troops@ 4x M10 Wolverine, 1x Crusader Tower PHQ 1 Troop: 4x M10 Achilles, 1x Crusader Tower PHQ 2 Batteries@
3 Troops@ 4x 17pdr, 4x trucks or Crusader Tower or M3 H/T, 2 LMG 4th, 621st Field Engineer Squadrons@
3 Troops@ 1(17 man) PHQ squad, 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 4 LMG, 4 lorries or 6x M3 halftracks, 6x Humber Light Recce S/C 143rd Engineer Park Company:
1 Bridge Troop: 1x 40t 80' Bailey Bridge in 15x 3-ton lorries, 51 men 1 Stores Section: 12 assault boats, 3 bulldozers, 3 tractors, 29 men 1 Workshop Section : 44 men, recovery lorries 4. Notesa) Radios are in all tanks and armoured cars, and other PHQs.
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