WWII
Italy Blackshirt Division

1939-1941 N. Africa

List IT11

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Blackshirt Infantry Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds
      1 Recce Platoon: 4 rifle sqds
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 3 rifle sqds
        2 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 LMG
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        2 platoons@ 3 MMG
        1 platoons@ 9x 45mm mortars

2. Brigade Support

    Blackshirt Regiment HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 6 trucks with up to:
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        1 recce platoon: 2 SMG sqds, 4 LMG, motorcycles
        2 platoons@ 3x 81mm mortars, Assigned FC

3. Divisional Support

    2 Gun Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      2 platoons@ 4x 47/32, horses
    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      2 batteries@ 4x 100/17 Skoda M14, 2 MMG, 4 trucks
    2 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75/13 M15 or 75/27 M11, 2 MMG, 4 trucks

4. Notes

    a) Radios are at Bttn HQ and above.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
    c) The division has 2 or 3 Regiments each of 2 battalions.
    d) Divisional support is provisional.
    e) Can use Corps and Army support from list IT5.


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