WWII
Italian Hypothetical
Armored Cavalry Division

1944 Italy

List IT33X

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4x Tanks
    1 Company:
      CHQ: 2x Tanks
      3 platoons@ 4x Tanks

    2 Semovente Companies@
      CHQ: 2x Semovente 75/32 or Semovente 75/46 or StuG IIIG
      3 platoons@ 4x Semovente 75/32 or Semovente 75/46 or StuG IIIG

Motorised Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle squads, 2x Fiat 665 armoured lorries
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle squads, 1x Fiat 665 armoured lorry
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 2x Fiat 665 armoured lorries

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1x Fiat 665
      2 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2x Fiat 665
      1 platoon: 3x 20mm PzB41, 1x Fiat 665

Divisional Recce Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle/SMG squads, 4x AS-37 APC
    1 Company:
      CHQ: 2x AB43 armoured cars
      3 platoons@ 5x AB43

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

    1 MG Platoon: 4 MMG, 4x AS-37 APC

2. Regiment Support

Tank Regiment HQ: 4x Tanks with:

    1 AA Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1x Fiat 665 or truck
      2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda, 4x AS-37 APC or trucks

Motorised Regiment HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 4 lorries and/or Fiat 665

    with up to:

    1 AA Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1x Fiat 665 or truck
      2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda, 4x AS-37 APC or trucks

    1 Mortar Company:

      CHQ: 1 radio truck, 1 rifle sqd, Assigned FC
      3 batteries 3x 81mm M35 mortars, 3 trucks

    3 Anti-Tank Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 4x 47/32 or 5cm PAK38 or 7.5cm PAK40, 4 trucks

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    3 AA Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 radio truck
      2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda, 4 trucks
      OR 4x 3.7cm Flak36 or Quad 2cm Flak38 on trucks

    3 Armoured Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 2x Semovente M42 HQ, Assigned FC
      2-3 batteries@ 4x Semovente 75/34, 1x Semovente M42 HQ

    1 Artillery Battery: 6x Semovente 149/40, 1x Semovente M42 HQ

    1 Armoured Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 2x Semovente M42 HQ
      2-3 batteries@ 4x Semovente 105/25, 1x Semovente M42 HQ

    3 A/T Companies@

      CHQ: 2x Semovente M42 HQ
      2 platoons@ 4x Semovente 90/53 M41M, 1x L6/40 Cargo

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 trucks
      1 attached platoon: 4x L6/40+ flamethrowers

4. Notes


a) Radios are in all AFV PHQs, German AFVs, and all other CHQs.
b) Infantry have 1-6x Panzerfaust 60 per squad.
c) Italian 75mm guns have HEAT where appropriate.
d) If fighting the Germans, then Panzerfausts, Panther, StuG IIIG and truck mounted AA cannot be used.
e) The 20mm A/T rilfes are usually allocated out to the infantry.
f) The Division has one Armoured Regiment of three Armoured battalions; and one Motorised Regiment of three Motorised battalions.
g) Any Fiat 665 APC (armoured lorry) can be replaced by lorries or 2 trucks.
h) This list should be used for hypothetical scenarios with the Italians still at war with the Allies.

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