British 1st Armored Division

WWII Desert War

by Dave Geisz


The Armoured Divisions of the British in the desert were intended to counter-balance the German Panzer Divisions. The T0 below is on a 1:10 basis.

2nd Armoured Brigade
HDQ - 1 tank
Queens Bays - 5 tanks
9th Lancers - 5 tanks
10th-Hussars - 5 tanks
Yorkshire Dragoons ( Mtr Btn ) - 55 men, 4 A LMG, 1 HMG, 1 MTR, 1 A/T gun, 1 bren carrier, 1 3/4 ton truck and 3 2 1/2 ton trucks

22nd Armoured Brigade
HQ: 1 tank
1st Royal Tank Regiment - 5 tanks
5th Royal Tank Regiment - 5 tanks
4th City of London Yeomanry 5 tanks
1st Rifle Brigade (Mtr Btn - same as above)

201st Guards Motor Brigade
3rd Coldstream Guards
1st Sherwood Foresters same as above except they have 3 LMG instead of 4 LMG
1st Worcesters

Divisional Troops
17th Lancers ( AC) - 4 scout cars 2 large trucks
2nd Field Rgt RHA-- 2-25 lbrs. and 2 1arge trucks
4th Field Rgt RHA - 2-25 lbrs. and 2 1arge trucks
11th Field Rgt RHA - 2-25 lbrs, and 2 trucks
76th A/T Rgt - 5 A/T guns and 5 bren carriers
42nd LAA Rgt - 5 AA guns and 5 large trucks

Totals needed for the division:
Tanks - 32
Infantry including crews for all guns - 3190
A/T guns - 10
Artillery - 6
40mm AA Guns - 5
LMG - 17
HMG - 5
Mtrs - 5
Scout cars - 4
transport - 41

NOTE: Do not use Grants, Shermans, or Valentines until after the middle of 1941.


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