WWII
British Armoured Division

Apr'41-Feb'42 N. Africa, Greece

List B19

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x tanks, 3x Scammell Wreckers
      3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x tanks, 2x CS-tanks, OR 4x Stuart 1
        4 Troops@ 3x tanks*

      1 Recce Platoon: 2 sections@ 3x Daimler S/C

    * Forces
    Dice % Tank
    01-35%Crusader 1
    36-55%Crusader II
    56-70%A-13 Mk.II
    71-00%Stuart 1

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 or 2pdr 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 Marmon-Herrington 1 or II
      4 sections@ 3x Daimler S/C

    3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 4x Marmon-Herrington 1 or II

      4-5 Troops@ 3x Marmon-Herrington 1 or II

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, 5 trucks, radio truck, 1 AALMG, 1 Boys

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

      3 Troops@ 4x 37mm Bofors or 2pdr 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. Corps Support

Up to:

    3 Recce Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x Vickers VIB, 2x Scout Carrier
      2 Troops@ 3x Vickers VIB
      4 Troops@ 3x Scout Carriers, 1 rifle sqd, 1 radio

    4 Artillery Regiments@

      RHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, 2 AALMG
      4 batteries@ 4x 6" 26cwt or 60pdr, 4 lorries, radio van

    4 MG Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck

      3 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks

5. Army Support

Up to:

    4 AA Batteries@ 4x 3.7" guns, 4 lorries, radio van

    9 AA Batteries@ 6x 40mm Bofors, 6 trucks

    1 Artillery Battery: 4x 6" Mk.19 guns, 4 lorries, radio van

    3 LRDG Patrols@ 3 rifle/SMG sqds, with 10 Lewis MG, 5x 20mm Breda or .50" Vickers on mounts in 11 light trucks

    2 Army Tank Battalions@

      Bttn HQ: 2x Matilda IICS, 2x Matilda II, 4x Vickers VIB
      3 Companies@ CHQ: 1x Matilda II, 2x Matilda IICS or II
        3 platoons@ 3x Matilda II

6. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQs. 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 3 Armoured Regiments and 1 Motor Rifle Battalion.
    d) 2pdr fires AP only, 25pdr has no AP round. 37mm fires AP only.
    e) Carrier is Universal type.
    f) Up to one Armoured troop can replace Stuart with M2A4 from July 1941.
    g) Divisional AA batteries must be deployed around the artillery.
    h) If fighting around the Suez or Cairo, can use Egyptian forces from list AF6 as Army support.
    i) Tanks are not mixed below Regiment level.
    j) Can replace Marmon-Herrington with Humber II from October 1941.
    k) Only one Armoured Brigade was used in Greece, equipped with A-13s with no divisional support.
    l) Marmon-Herrington II armament is (D10):
      1: 3.7cm PAK35 gun
      2: 47/32 A/T gun
      3: 25mmL72 A/T gun
      4: 2.8cm PzB41 A/T gun
      5: 20mm Breda AA
      6: Quad LMGAA
      7-9: turret Boys & coax MG
      10: Twin LMGAA

      All options except 6 & 10 can have AALMG


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