WWII
Italy Armoured Brigade

Nov '40-Feb '41 North Africa

List IT12

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Armoured Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 2x M13/40
      2 Companies@
        CHQ: 2x M13/40
        2-3 platoons@ 5x M13/40

    Bersaglieri Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
        3 platoons@ 2 rifle sqds, 2 SMG sqds, 2 LMG, 4 trucks
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        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

    Motorcycle Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 LMG, M/Cs
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 LMG, M/Cs
        1 platoon: 4 MMG, motortricycles

2. Regt Support

    Tank Regiment HQ: 2x M13/40
    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
      1 A/T Company:
        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

3. Brigade Support (actually divisional level)

      1 Recce 'Squadron':
        SHQ: 1x AB40
        1 Troop: 5x AB40
      1 A/T Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 radio truck
        2 platoons@ 4x 47/32, 4 trucks
      1 Engineer Company:
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
        2 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 trucks
      1 Artillery Battalion:
        BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
        3 batteries@ 4x 75/27 M11, 4 trucks, 2 MMG, radio truck
      1 Artillery Battalion:
        BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
        3 batteries@ 4x 100/17 M14, 4 trucks, 2 MMG, radio truck
      1 AA Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 radio truck
        2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda, 4 trucks

4. 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 Tank Regiment of 2 tank battalions, plus one Motorcycle battalion reporting to Brigade HQ.


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