WWII
France DLM Armoured Cavalry Division

1939-40 Europe

List F1

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Tank Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 3x H-35 or H-39
      2 Companies@
        CHQ: 5x H-35 or H-39
        3 platoons@ 5x H-35 or H-39

    Tank Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 3x Somua S-35
      2 Companies@
        CHQ: 5x S-35
        3 platoons@ 5x S-35

    Recce Group

      Bttn HQ: 2 trucks, 1 rifle sqd
      1 Squadron:
        SHQ: 5x Panhard 178
        3 Troops@ 5x Panhard 178
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 2x 60mm M35 mortars, 2 trucks
        4 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, motorcycles

    Dragon Portee Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 1 rifle sqd, 2 trucks or Laffly APC
      1 Cavalry Squadron:
        SHQ: 1x AMR-33 or AMR-35
        3 platoons@ 3x AMR-33 or AMR-35
      2 Rifle Squadrons@
        SHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, 2 trucks or APC
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 4 trucks or Laffly APC
        1 platoon: 2x 60mm M35, 2 LMG, 2 trucks or APC
      1 Motorcycle Squadron:
        SHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 2x 60mm M35, 2 trucks
        4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, motorcycles & M/C Combos
      1 Support Squadron:
        SHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, 2 trucks
        2 platoons@ 3 MMG, 1 truck
        2 platoons@
          PHQ: 1 truck, 4 man PHQ, Assigned FC
          1 section: 2x 81mm M27 mortars, 2 trucks
          1 section: 2x 25mmL73 A/T guns, 2 trucks

2. Regt Support

    Tank Regiment HQ: 2x Somua S-35, 2 trucks, 2 rifle sqds
    Recce Regiment HQ: 2x Panhard 178
    Dragon Portee Regiment HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 6 trucks

3. Divisional Support

Up to:
    1 Tank Brigade A/T Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 4x 25mmL73 A/T guns, 4 trucks
    2 AA Platoons@ 3-4x 25mm M38, truck tows
    3 Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 trucks
    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 6 Rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1897, 4x Somua H/T, radio truck, 2 LMG
    2 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 Rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M35, 4x Somua H/T, radio truck, 2 LMG
    1 A/T Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3x 47mm A/T guns, 3x Somua H/T

Cavalry Corps Support

Up to:
    6 MG Companies@ 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks and 4 platoons@ 4 MMG, 4 trucks
    2 AA platoons@ 3x 25mm M38 AA, 3 trucks
    2 AA Batteries@ 4x 75mmL54 M36 AA, 4 trucks 2 Motorcycle Companies@
      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, M/C
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, M/C & M/C Combos
      1 platoon: 1x 60mm M35, 2 MMG, M/C Combos

    1 Recce Battalion:
      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, 2 trucks
        4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, M/C & M/C Combos
        1 platoon: 1x 60mm M35, 2 MMG, M/C Combos
      2 Companies@
        CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, horses or trucks
        4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, horses or 2 lorries
        1 platoon: 1x 60mm M35, 2 MMG, horses or trucks

    Optionally, can use Corps support from list F8.

5. Notes

    a) Radios are in all CHQs and all Somua S-35, and possibly in Panhard 178 PHQ vehicles.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades or A/T rifles.
    c) The division has 1 tank brigade of 2 Tank Regiments each of 1 Somua S-35 battalion and 1 Hotchkiss battalion; 1 Recce Regiment of 2 Recce Groups; and 1 Dragon Portee Regiment with 3 battalions.
    d) Panhard 178 can be replaced by Laffly 80, Panhard 175 or Gendron-Somua armoured cars.


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