1. Teeth ArmParatroop Battalion
3 Companies@
3 platoons@ 4 rifle/SMG sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1-2 PIAT 1 Support Company:
1 platoon: 6x 3" mortars, 1-2 PIAT, 4 rifle sqds as crew 1 platoon: 2 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 flamegun 1 platoon: 4x Vickers MMG, 4x Jeeps Divisional Recce Regiment (March-August 1944, 6th Division only)
1 Squadron:
4 Troops@ 4x Tetrarch 2 Troops@ 4x Cromwell (August 1944+) 1 Squadron:
4 Troops@ 2x Universal Carrier, 1x Daimler Scout Car or 1x Universal Carrier, 2x Daimler Scout Car 1 Blitz Troop: 20 motorcycles, 2 SMG sqds
Divisional Recce Regiment (October 1944-1945, 6th Division only)
1 Squadron:
4 Troops@ 4x Tetrarch 2 Troops@ 4x Cromwell or M22 Locust 1 Squadron:
4 Troops@ 2x Universal Carrier, 1x Daimler Scout Car or 1x Universal Carrier, 2x Daimler Scout Car 1 Support Squadron:
1 Blitz Troop: 20 motorcycles, 2 SMG sqds 2 platoons@ 4x Vickers MMG, 5x Carriers or Jeeps 1 battery: 4?x 4.2" mortars, 4 Jeeps, radio Jeep Air Landing Infantry Battalion
4 Companies@
3 platoons@ 4 rifle/SMG sqds, 1x 2", 1-2 PIAT, 3 LMG 1 Support Company:
1 battery: 6x 3" mortars, 12 Jeeps, 1-2 PIAT 1 platoon: 2 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 flamegun 2 platoons@ 4x 6pdr, 6 Jeeps, 2 LMG 2 platoons@ 4x Vickers MMG 2. Brigade Support
Air Landing Infantry Brigade HQ: 6 rifle/SMG sqds, Jeeps, Air Liaison team 3. Divisional SupportUp to:
2 platoons@ 6 rifle/SMG sqds, flare markers 2 Engineer Companies@
3 platoons@ 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds 1 AA Company:
3 platoons@ 6x 20mm Polsten, 7 Jeeps 3 Artillery Batteries@
2 Troops@ 4x 75mm M1A1 pack howitzers, 5 Jeeps, 1 LMG 2 Anti-Tank Companies@
2 Platoons@ 4x 6pdr, 2x LMG, 4 Jeeps 2 Platoons@ 2x 17pdr, 2x 6pdr or 17pdr, 2 trucks, 2 Jeeps/trucks, 2 LMG 1 Recce Squadron:
3 Troops@ 6x Jeep/Vickers K MG, 2 SMG sqds 4. Notes
b) Infantry squads have Hawkins A/T grenades. c) Up to 1 Tetrarch or M22 per platoon can have LittleJohn Adaptor firing APCNR. 2pdr fires APCBC, HE. 6pdr has 1 load APCBC and APCR in late 1943, APDS and HE in 1944. 17pdr has APCBC and HE, and APDS from Oct'44. 75mm M1A1 has 1 load of HEAT. d) Can replace Tetrarch with M22 Locust in May 1945. e) The division has 2 Paratroop Brigades each of 3 battalions, and 1 Air Landing Brigade of 3 battalions usually dropped in gliders. f) If used in ground role, can be fully motorised and can have Corps and Army support. g) In 1945 the Air Landing Battalion has 3 batteries each of 4x 3" mortars in the Support Company, and none in the other 4 CHQs. h) A Paratroop Battalion is airlifted in 34x C-47 Dakota, 7x Horsa and 1x Hamilcar gliders. Back to MicroMark WWII British List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark WWII National List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark Period List of TO&Es Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2002 by Mark Bevis and MicroMark. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |