WWII
Italy Armoured Division

Apr-Dec 1942 North Africa

List IT17

by Mark Bevis

Tank Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4x M13/40 or M14/41
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M13/40 or M14/41
      3 platoons@ 4x M13/40 or M14/41

Bersaglieri Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 4 trucks

    Support Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      2 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks
      1 platoon: 9x 20mm Solothurn, 3 rifle sqds, 3 trucks

OR Bersaglieri Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
    2-4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck, 1 LMG
      1 platoon: 3x 47/32, 4 trucks. 1 LMG, 1 rifle sqd
      2 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 trucks
      1 platoon: 3x 13.2mm HMG in 3 rifle crew sqds, 3 trucks
      1 platoon: 3x 20mm Breda AA, 3 trucks OR 3x 20mm A/T rifles in 1 truck

2. Regiment Support

Tank Regiment HQ: 2x M13/40 or M14/41

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 AA/AT Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 radio truck
      2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda, 4 trucks

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

3 A/T Companies@

    CHQ: 2x Carro Commando L6/40
    2 platoons@ 4x Semovente L40 47/32

OR 3 A/T Companies@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
    2 platoons@ 4x 47/32 or 5cm PAK38, 4 trucks

1 Recce Company:

    CHQ: 1x L6/40 light tank
    3 platoons@ 4x L6/40

1 Engineer Company:

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
    3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 trucks

2 Artillery Battalions@

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
    3 batteries@ 4x 75/27 M11, 4 trucks, 2 MMG, radio truck

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries, Assigned FC
    2 batteries@ 4x 100mmL17 M14 Skoda, 4 trucks, radio van

1 A/T Company:

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 lorry
    2 platoons@ 4x 90mmL53 on Lancia 3RO lorries

3 AA Companies@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 radio truck
    platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda, 4 trucks

2 Artillery Battalions@

    BHQ: 2x Carro Commando M41, Assigned FC
    2 batteries@ 4x Semovente 75/18, 1x Carro Commando M41
    1 platoon: 3 rifle/SMG sqds, motorcycles

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 Divison has 1 Bersaglieri Regiment of 2 battalions and 1 Tank Regiment of 2 tank battalions.

d) Any Divisional and Corps artillery battery fielded on table are BT4.

e) Bersaglieri and any BHQ can replace trucks with improvised armoured Fiat 626 lorries.

f) From October 1942 all guns have HEAT where appropriate.

g) Can use Corps support from List IT28.


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