WWII
British Corps and Army Support

1941-1943 Europe

List B33

by Mark Bevis

1. Corps Support

Up to:

3 Infantry Tank Battalions@

    Bttn HQ: 2x Tanks, 2x CS-Tanks, 4x Vickers VIB light tanks
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x Tank, 2x CS-Tanks OR 2x Tanks, 1x Vickers VIB
      4-5 Troops@ 3x Tanks

    1 Recce Platoon:

      PHQ: 1x Humber III or Daimler II or Daimler Scout Car (1942+)
      3 Sections@ 3x AFV as in CHQ

    1 AA Platoon: 2 Troops@ 4x Vickers VI AA & delete Vickers VIB (1942+)

1 Recce Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 2 Boys, 4 trucks
    3 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, 3 trucks
      3 platoons@
        PHQ: 1x Carrier, 1 LMG, 1 Boys, 1x 2", 1x Humber II
        2 Sections@ 2x Humber II OR 1x Humber II, 1x S/C
        2 Sections@ 3x Carrier, 1x Boys, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd

3 Commando "Battalions" @ (mid 1941+)

    Bttn HQ: 1 SMG sqd, radio
    5 Troops@
      THQ: 1(5 man) SMG sqd, radio
      2 Sections@ 3 rifle/SMG sqds, 3 LMG, 1 Boys, 3x 2" mortars

    1 Troop: 2x 3" mortars, 2 MMG (mid 1943+)

1 Special Service Armoured Squadron (mid 1941-mid 1942)

    SHQ: 2x Valentine II
    2 Troops@ 3x Valentine II
    2 Troops@ 3x Tetrarch
    4 MG Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 2 trucks, 1 LMG
      3 platoons@ 4 MMG, 1 Boys or PIAT, 1 LMG, 2 trucks

3 Medium Artillery Regiments@

    RHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 8 lorries, 4 AALMG
    4 batteries@ 4x 5.5" or 4.5", 4 lorries, radio van, 2 AALMG

1 Heavy Artillery Regiment:

    RHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 10 lorries, 4 AALMG
    3 batteries@ 6x 7.2" Mk1-5, 6 lorries, radio van

3 Artillery Batteries@

    BHQ: 1 radio van, 4 trucks, 2 rifle sqds, 2 AALMG
    2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 5 trucks, radio van, 1 Boys, 2 AALMG

3 Engineer Companies@

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
    3 platoons@ 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 2 lorries
    1 platoon: 24x 16-man assault boats, 10x 2-man boats

3 Independent Anti-Tank Batteries@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck 1941-early 1943
    3 Troops@ 4x 2pdr or 6pdr, 4 truck portees, 2 LMG

4 A/T Batteries@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck, 1x Carrier AOP (mid 1943)
    2 Troops@ 4x 6pdr, 4x Loyd Carrier, 1x Carrier AOP
    1 Troop: 4x 17pdr, 8x Quad tractors

3 A/T Batteries@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck, 1x Carrier AOP (Sept 1943+)
    3 Troops@ 4x M10 Wolverine, 1x Carrier AOP

2 A/T Batteries@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck, 1x Carrier AOP (Sept 1943+)
    2 Troops@ 4x 6pdr, 4x Loyd Carrier, 1x Carrier AOP
    1 Troop: 4x 17pdr, 8x Quad tractors

3 A/T Batteries@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck (Sept 1943+)
    2 Troops@ 4x 6pdr, 4x trucks
    1 Troop: 4x M10 Wolverine

2. Army Support

Up to:

1 Commando Battalion 1940-mid 1941

    10 Troops@ 5 rifle/SMG sqds, 5 LMG, 5x 2" mortars, 1 Boys

2 Heavy AA Regiments@

    RHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries
    4 batteries@ 4x 3.7" Mk1-5, 4 lorries

3 AA Batteries@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 lorry
    3 Troops@ 4 or 6x 40mm Bofors, 6 trucks

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all CHQ and AFV. All artillery is Assigned FC up to July 1942. After that is Flexible FC, with OP teams in truck or Daimler S/C.
    b) Infantry squads have No.74 or No.75 Hawkins A/T grenades. Boys A/T Rifle can be replaced with PIATs in late 1943.
    c) Infantry Tanks are Matilda II, Valentine II/III with Matilda IICS, Churchill I/II, or Churchill III & V (mid 1942+), or Matilda IICDL (1942+).
    d) A/T Batteries do not have 6pdr until July 1942.
    e) May replace Daimler S/C with Humber Light Recce Mk.II or III.
    f) In 1942 25pdr can have AP. From May 1942 the 2pdr has APC, and APCBC from August 1942.
    g) Details are provisional and incomplete.


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