WWII
Free French
Expeditionary Corps Support

1944-45 Italy

List FF3

by Mark Bevis

1. Corps Support

    3 Moroccan Tabors@ Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds
    3 Goums@
      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle squads, 1 LMG
      1 platoon: 2-3x 60mm M35 mortars
    4 AA Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 4x 37mm M1 or 40mm Bofors, 4 trucks
      2 platoons@ 3x M55 Quad .50", 3 trucks
    18 Pioneer Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/pioneer sqds
    1 Colonial AA Battery: 4x 90mm M2 AA, 4 lorries ?
    4 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 8 lorries
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M2A1 or 155mm M1, 4x M4 HST or lorries, radio truck
    2 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 8 lorries
      3 batteries@ 4x 155mm M2 Long Tom, 4x M4 HST, radio truck
    9 Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 flamegun, 1 BAR, 1 bazooka
    1 Marine Artillery Battery: 4x 75mm M1897 or 8" M1 howitzers, ? 4 trucks, radio truck
    2 Armoured Regiments@
      RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x M4A2 or M4A4, 1x M3 H/T, 4x Jeeps
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2x Sherman M4A2 or M4A4
        3 platoons@ 5x Sherman
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 2x M5A1 Stuarts
        3 platoons@ 5x M5A1 Stuarts
        1 Platoon: 3x M4/105mm, 2x M3 H/T
        1 Mortar Battery: 3x M21, 1x M3 H/T
        1 Recce Platoon: 6x Jeep/.50"

2. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFVs and CHQs.
    b) Rifle squads may have M9A1 rifle A/T grenades.
    c) This list can be used to support lists FF4, FF5, FF6.
    d) American Army support from list A3 can be used.


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