WWII
British Armoured Division

Mar'41-Apr'41 North Africa

List B17

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x A-9, 3x Scammell Wreckers
      2 Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x M13/40
        4 Troops@ 3x M13/40

      or SHQ:2x A-9CS, 2x A-13 Mk.II

        2 Troops@ 3x A-13 Mk.1
        2 Troops@ 3x A-13 Mk.II

      1 Squadron: SHQ: 4x Vickers VIC or VIB

        3 Troops@ 3x Vickers VIB

Motor Rifle Battalion of Armoured Brigade

    Bttn HQ: 2 trucks, 1 lorry, 2 rifle sqds
      3 Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 1 Boys, 2 trucks
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 Boys, 1x 2", 3 LMG, 4 trucks
        1 platoon: 2x 3" mortars, 2 MMG, 4 trucks
        1 platoon: PHQ: 1x Carrier, 1x Daimler S/C, 1 LMG
          4 sections@ 3x Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 Boys, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd

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 , 1 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", 2 lorries
        1 platoon: 4x 37mm Bofors on portees, 4 LMG
        1 platoon: PHQ: 1 Carrier, 1x Daimler S/C, 1 LMG
          4 sections@ 3 Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 Boys, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd.

Divisional Recce Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Morris CS9 or Rolls-Royce or Fordson or Marmon-Herrington Mk.1
      4 sections@ 3x Daimler S/C

    3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 4x armoured cars as in RHQ

      4 Troops@ 3x armoured cars

2. Brigade Support

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

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    3 Artillery Batteries@
      BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries, radio van, 1 AALMG
        2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr Mk.1, 5 trucks, radio truck, 1 AALMG, 1 Boys

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

      3 Troops@ 4x 37mm Bofors on portees, 2 LMG

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

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

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

      3 platoons@ 6x 40mm Bofors, 6 trucks

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQs, when working. Artillery is Assigned FC.
    b) Infantry squads have No.73 or No.74 or No.75 A/T grenades.
    c) The Division has 2 Armoured Brigades each with 2-3 Armoured Regiments and 1 Motor Rifle Battalion.
    d) 2pdr fires AP only, 25pdr has no AP round.
    e) Carrier is Bren or Scout Carrier or Universal Carrier. Armoured cars can be used in any mix unless Marmon-Herrington.
    f) Up to one Armoured troop can be equipped with Covananters as trials unit.
    g) Divisional AA batteries must be deployed around the artillery.
    h) For a division based in England, replace tanks with a total of 10 squadons of Valentine 1 or 2 Regiments of Covananter and 3 Regiments of Vickers VIB. Also replace 37mm Bofors portee with towed 2pdr.
    i) Can use Corps and Army support from list B16. If fighting around Cairo or Suez can use Egyptian forces from list AF6 as Army support.
    j) The M13/40s have sandbags on the hull front counting as +1cm improvised armour.


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