WWII
India Infantry Division

Oct'40-Nov'41 East Africa

List IN2

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1-3 Boys
      4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2"
    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 platoon: 6x 3" mortars
      1 platoon: 2 rifle/engineer sqds
      1 platoon: 2x Twin LMGAA
      1 platoon:
        PHQ: 1x Carrier, 1 LMG
        1-4 sections@ 3x Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 Boys, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd.

Divisional Cavalry Regiment (Skinners Horse or Central Indian Horse)

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 Troops@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 Boys, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 4 trucks
    1 Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck (Feb'41+ only)
      1 battery: 6x 3" mortars, 3 trucks
      3 platoons@
        PHQ: 1 Carrier, 1 LMG
        4 sections@ 3x Carriers, 1 rifle sqd, 3 LMG, 1 Boys, 1x 2"

2. Brigade Support

    Infantry Brigade HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 2 staff cars, 2 lorries

3. Corps Support

Up to:
    1 Anti-tank Troop: 4x 2pdr, 4 trucks, 2 LMG
    B Squadron, 4th RTR:
      SHQ: 3x Vickers VIB OR 3x Matilda II
      1 Troop: 3x Vickers VIB OR 3x Matilda II
      2 Troops@ 3x A-13 Mk.1 OR 3x Matilda II
    2 Medium Batteries@ 4x 60pdr, 4 lorries, 2 LMGAA, 1 radio van
    2 Batteries@ 4x 3.7" Mountain Guns, 4 trucks, radio truck
    1 AA Battery: 6x 40mm Bofors, 6 trucks

    Gazelle Force

      GHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      2 Sudanese MG Companies@
        CHQ: 1x Armoured Car (Boys, LMG)
        2 platoons@ 3x Armoured Cars
        2 platoons@ 4 trucks+ AALMG
        2 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
    1 Battery: 4x 18pdr or 25pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck, 2 LMG
    1 Battery: 2x 40mm Bofors AA, 2 trucks

    1 Commando Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, radio
      2 Companies@ 5 Troops@ 5 rifle/SMG sqds, 5 LMG, 1 Boys, radio

5. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and Carrier PHQ, and other CHQs. Artillery is Assigned FC.
    b) Infantry squads have no A/T grenades.
    c) The division, 4th or 5th Indian, have 2-3 brigades each of 3-4 battalions, and 1 divisional Cavalry Regiment.
    d) The divisions fought in north and central Abyssinia.
    e) If agreed by opponent/organiser, the Gazelle force can be fielded as a teeth arm battalion.
    f) The tank squadron used Vickers and A-13s until receiving Matilda IIs in January 1941.


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