WWII
British 9th Armoured Division

July 1942-Sept 1943, UK

List B82

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, 15th/19th Hussars, 1st Fife & Forfar Yeomanry Armoured Regiments

RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Tanks, 3x Scammell Wreckers
3 Squadrons@

    SHQ: 2x Tanks , 2x CS Tanks
    5 Troops@ 3x Tanks

1 Scout Troop:

    THQ: 2x Daimler Scout Cars
    3 Sections@ 3x Daimler Scout Cars

1 AA Troop: 4x Vickers VI AA

8th Battalion KRRC Motor Rifle Battalion (of 28th Armoured Brigade)

Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, 1 lorry
3 Companies@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2" mortar, 2 trucks
    3 platoons@ 4(8 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2" mortar, 4 trucks
    1 platoon: 2x 3" mortars, 2x Universal Carriers
    1 platoon: 4x Vickers MMG, 4 trucks or Carriers
    1 platoon: PHQ: 1x Carrier, 1 LMG, 1x Daimler S/C
    3 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 1x Boys

1 Anti-Tank Company:

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck (1943 only)
    4 platoons@ 2 or 4x 2pdr or 6pdr, trucks or Carriers

2nd Bttn South Wales Borderers, 2nd Bttn/6th East Surrey Regiment, 6th Bttn Royal Sussex Motorised Infantry Battalions

Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, 1 lorry, 1 LMG
Companies@

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
    3 platoons@ 1(8 man) rifle PHQ sqd, 1x 2" mortars
    3(10 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 2 lorries

1 Support Company:

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
    1 platoon: 6x 3" mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck
    1 platoon: 2(8 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 1(5 man) rifle PHQ sqd, 2 LMG, 1 lorry
    1 platoon: 4x 2pdr A/T guns, 4 trucks or Carriers, 2 LMG
    1 platoon:
      PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1 Scout Car, 1 LMG
      4 Sections@ 3x Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 1 Boys

Inns of Court Divisional Armoured Car Regiment (1942)

RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Humber III or Daimler II armoured cars
3 Squadrons@

    SHQ: 2x Armoured Cars
    5 Troops@ 2x Armoured Cars, 2x Scout Cars

1 Liaison/Communications Troop: 4 Sections@ 3x Scout Cars

1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Divisional Armoured Recce Regiment (1943)

RHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x Cromwell or Centaur, 2x Universal Carriers
1 AA Troop: 6x Vickers VI AA
3 Squadrons@

    SHQ: 2x Cromwell or Centaur
    3 Troops@ 2x Tanks, 1x CS Tank
    1 Troop:
      THQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG
      3 Sections@ 3x Carrier, 3 LMG or Boys, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd

2. Brigade Support

28th Armoured Brigade HQ: 3x Tanks, 1x ACV, 3x Daimler Scout Car , 6x OP Tank with:

1 AA Section: 3x Vickers VI AA
1 Defence Troop: 3x Tanks

7th Infantry Brigade HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, 1 Scout Car with:
1 Defence Troop: 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1 Boys, 1x 2" mortar, 1 lorry

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

6th RHA, 141st Field Artillery Regiments
3 Artillery Batteries@

    BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, 1 AALMG
    2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck, 2 AALMG, OP Team

92nd Anti-Tank Regiment:
3 Batteries@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
    3 Troops@ 4x 2pdr or 6pdr or 17pdr, 2 LMG, 4 trucks

54th Light AA Regiment:
3 Batteries@

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

10th, 11th Field Engineer Squadrons@

    SHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
    4 Troops@ 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 2 LMG, 2 lorries

611th Engineer Park Squadron: 1 Workshop Section
1 Bridging and Stores Section

3 Shadow Training/Defence Armoured Regiments (as Armoured Regiments, June 1943+)

4. Notes


a) Radios are in all tanks and armoured cars, Carrier PHQs, and other PHQs.
b) Infantry squads have No.75 A/T grenades.
c) The 9th Armoured Division has the 28th Armoured Brigade of three Armoured Regiments and 1 Motor Battalion; the 7th Infantry Brigade of three Motorised Battalions; and one Recce Regiment at division.
d) Tanks are Covananter up to September 1942, at which time they are gradually replaced by Cavalier I, supplemented from December 1942 by Centaur I. From January 1943 Cromwell I-III become available in increasing numbers.
e) OP Tanks are Cavalier OP. CS Tanks are Covananter CS if using Covananter or Cavalier; Centaur IV if using Centaur or Cromwell.
f) By June 1943 the division had double the required number of tanks, hence the assumed Shadow training/defence Armoured Regiments.
g) 2pdr has APC with one load of APCBC, 6pdr has APCBC. From 1943 2pdr has APCBC and HE, and 6pdr has AP wuth one load of APCBC.
h) 17pdr anti-tank guns are not available until 1943.
i) In January 1943 the divisional Armoured Car Regiment was replaced by the Armoured Recce Regiment.

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