WWII Romainian
1st Armoured Division

Jun-Aug 1944 East Europe

List RM1A

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x Panzer IVH
    2 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x Panzer IVH
      3 platoons@ 4x Panzer IVH

    1 Company:
      CHQ: 1x StuG IIIG
      3 platoons@ 4x StuG IIIG

    1 A/T Platoon: 3x TACAM T-60
    1 Recce Section: 2-4x Schwimmwagen

Motorised Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle/SMG sqds, 5 trucks, field cars
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, 1 A/T Rifle
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 4 trucks

    1 platoon: 2 AAMG, 2 trucks, 2x 60mm M35 mortars

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 3-6 MMG, 3 trucks
      1 Battery: 2x 81mm or 6x 60mm mortars, 4 trucks, Obsolete FC

Armoured Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle/SMG sqds, 2x Sdkfz 251, 2 trucks, field cars
    2 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle/SMG sqd, 2x Sdkfz 250, 1 A/T Rifle
      3 platoons@ 1x Sdkfz 250, 1(4 man) SMG PHQ sqd, 3x Sdkfz 251, 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG
      1 platoon: 2x Sdkfz 251/9, 1x Sdkfz 251, 2 MMG

    1 Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck, 1 A/T Rifle
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 4 trucks
      1 platoon: 2 AAMG, 2 trucks, 2x 60mm M35 mortars

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x Sdkfz 251
      2 platoons@ 3-4 MMG, 2 trucks
      1 Battery: 4x Sdkfz 251, 4x 81mm mortars, Assigned FC

2. Regiment Support

Armoured Regiment HQ: 4x Panzer IVH, 2x Sdkfz 250 with:

    1 Recce Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/SMG sqds, 3 LMG, motorcycles

    Motorised Regiment HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, 3 cars with:

      1 A/T Battery: 6x 3.7cm PAK35, 6 trucks
      1 Battery: 6x 81mm Brandt mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck, Assigned FC
      1 Engineer Platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 trucks

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Recce Company:
      CHQ: 1x Sdkfz 250, 2 kubels, 1 rifle/SMG sqd
      2 platoons@ 4x AB41 armoured cars
      1 platoon: 4x Sdkfz 250, 2 rifle sqds

    1 AA Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 4 AAMG, 2 trucks

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1897, 4x tractors, radio van

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 100mmL19 M14 Skoda, 4x tractors, radio van

    2 A/T Batteries@ 6x 75mm M1897 or PAK97/38 or PAK40, 6 trucks

    1 A/T Company:

      CHQ: 1x TACAM T-60 or TACAM R-2 or StuG IIIG
      3 platoons@ 3x SPG as in CHQ

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 LMG, 4 trucks, 2 flameguns

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in Bttn HQ and all AFV.
    b) Infantry can have any German A/T grenades and from June 1944 can have Panzerfaust 30 or 60. A/T rifle is PzB39 or 20mm Solothurn.
    c) Infantry organisation details are provisional.
    d) The Division has 1 Armoured Regiment of 2 battalions and a Motorised Regiment of 1 Motorised and 1 Armoured Infantry battalions.
    e) No APCR or HEAT rounds available.
    f) Can use Corps and Army support from list RM3A.
    g) Artillery tractor is Praga T.VI or Sdkfz 8.


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