WWII
Italy Armoured Brigade

1938-Mar 1939 Southern Europe

List IT1

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Tankette Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 1x CV33 tankette (+6 in reserve)
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1x CV33 or CV35 (also called L3/33 or L3/35)
        3 platoons@ 4x CV33 or CV35
      1 Platoon: 4x Lanciaflamme CV35 flamethrower tankettes

    Bersaglieri Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
        3 platoons@ 2 rifle sqds, 2 SMG sqds, 2 LMG, 4 trucks
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 lorry
        2 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks
        1 platoon: 9x 20mm Solothurn, 3 rifle sqds, 3 trucks
        1 platoon: 9x 45mm mortars, 3 rifle sqds, 3 trucks

2. Regiment Support

    Tankette Regiment HQ: 4x CV33 or CV35
    Bersaglieri Regiment HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries with up to:
      1 Mortar Company:
        CHQ: 1 radio truck, 1 rifle sqd, Assigned FC
        3 batteries@ 3x 81mm M35 mortars, 3 trucks
    The Armoured Brigade HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 5 lorries with:
      2 A/T Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 radio truck
        2 platoons@ 4x 47/32, 4 trucks
      1 AA Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 radio truck
        2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda, 4 trucks
      1 Engineer Company:
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
        2 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 lorries

3. Notes

    a) Radios are at CHQ and above.
    b) The 45mm mortars and 20mm A/T rifles are normally issued out to the infantry platoons. Infantry have no A/T grenades or molotovs.
    c) The Brigade has 1 Bersaglieri Regiment of 3 battalions and 1 Tankette Regiment of 3-4 tankette battalions.


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