WWII
Canada 5th Armoured Division

November 1943 Italy

List C1

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Sherman II or V, 1x Humber Rear-Link
    3 Squadrons@
      CHQ: 1x Sherman, 2x Sherman 1B
      4 Troops@ 3x Sherman, 0-1x Firefly
    1 Recce Squadron:
      SHQ: 2x Stuart V or 1x Lynx S/C or ?
      3 Troops@ 3x AFV as in SHQ.
    1 Maintenance Troop:
      3x Ram ARV Mk.2, 3x M5 REME H/T
      3x attached Valentine AVLB if required.

Motorised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2x trucks, 1 radio van(artillery rear-link)
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 PIAT, 2 lorries
    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd , 1x truck
      1 platoon: 6x 3" mortar, 6x trucks or Carriers, 1x truck or Carrier with radio
      1 platoon: 4x 6pdr, 5x trucks or Carriers, 2 LMG
      1 platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 trucks,
      1 platoon:
        PHQ: 1 Carrier, 1x Lynx S/C, LMG
        4 sections@ 3 Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 PIAT, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd.

Divisional Recce Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 1x Fox 1 or Humber IV, 1x Lynx S/C
    4 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 1x Fox 1 or Humber IV, 3x Staghound 1, 1x Lynx
      3-5 Troops@ 2x Fox 1 or Humber IV, 2x Lynx S/C
      1 Troop: 2-4x Staghound III or T-73 GMC, 1x Humber Rear-Link
      0-1 Troop: 4 rifle sqds, 5 trucks, 4 LMG, 1 PIAT, 1x 2"
    1 Troop: 3x Staghound I
    1 AA platoon: 4x Humber AA
    0-3 Platoons@ 4x Lynx S/C

2. Brigade Support

    Armoured Brigade HQ: 7x Sherman II or V, Air Liaison team, 3x Ram OP Motorised Infantry Brigade HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 4 lorries, Air liaison team in radio van with: 1 mortar battery: 6x 4.2" mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck, OP team in Lynx S/C
    2 MG platoons@ 4 MMG, 4 trucks, 0-1 PIAT

3. Divisional Support

Up to:
    3 Artillery Batteries@
      BHQ: 1 radio van, 2 trucks, 2 rifle sqds, 1 PIAT, 4 AALMG
      2 Troops@ 4x Sexton, 1 radio van, 2 OP teams, 2 LMG
    3 Artillery Batteries@
      BHQ: 1 radio van, 2 trucks, 2 rifle sqds, 1 PIAT, 4 AALMG
      2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4x Quad tractors, radio van, 2 AALMG, 1 PIAT, 2 OP teams
    2 Anti-Tank Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M3 H/T
      3 Troops@ 4x M-10 Wolverine, 1x Crusader Tower
    2 Anti-Tank Companies@
      CHQ: 1x truck, 1 rifle sqd
      3 Troops@ 4x 6pdr, 5x Carrier, 2 LMG, OR 4x l7pdr with M3 H/T tows
    3 AA Companies@
      CHQ: 1 truck, 1 rifle sqd
      3 AA platoons@ 6x 40mm Bofors on lorries

    1 Air Liaison team in Ram OP or Lynx S/C
    2 Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      3 platoons@ 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 2 lorries, 3 LMG

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ.
    b) Infantry squads may have Hawkins A/T grenades.
    c) Artillery OP can be in Lynx S/C or Ram OP.
    d) M3 Halftracks and Shermans do not have .50".
    e) The Division has 1 Armoured Brigade with 3 Armoured Regiments and 2 Motorised Infantry Brigades each with 3 battalions.
    f) Note in service date of: Staghound III (Jan'44); Firefly (Jul'44);
    g) Lynx S/C is Daimler S/C copy. Fox 1 is Humber III copy rearmed with .50".
    h) Up to 1 Sherman per Squadron can have dozerblade at front.


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