BOX 045: 7th Armd Div “Desert Rats” (March 2018)
Reorganised on the corps scale orbat March 2018. The division still looks huge on parade.
7 Armoured Division. Corps-Scale Orbat (March 2018)
7th Armoured Division
Major-General John Harding M3 Stuart Tank (C3), Ammo Truck (L3), POL Truck (L3), Ambulance (L3), Workshop Truck (L3)
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1st Household Cavalry Regiment Daimler armoured car (R3) +2 markers
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11th Hussars [under command from 4th Armoured Brigade, in reserve] Morris CS9 armoured car (R3)+2 markers
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2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry [under command from 8th Armoured Div] Humber A/C (R3) +2 markers
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44th Reconnaissance Regiment (under comd from 44th Inf Div)Universal Carrier or Dingo lt recce car (R3) +2 markers
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3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Universal Carrier limber (S3), 37mm Bofors Atk Gun (S3) (or 2pdr/6pdr, may be portee)
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4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Quad limber (S3), 25pdr (S3)
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97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Quad limber (S3), 25pdr (S3)
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65th (Suffolk & Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery Universal Carrier (L3), 2pdr (S3) (or 6pdr later)
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15th (Isle of Man) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Morris Limber (s3), 40mm Bofors AA (s3) (or portee)
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4th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers Sapper base (E1)
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21st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers Sapper base (E1)
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143rd Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers Truck (L3)
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7th Armoured Division Signals Dorchester ACV or Bedford QLR (C3)
4th Light Armoured Brigade
Brigadier Marcus G. Roddick M3 Stuart Tank (C3)
57 (2) Stuart, 14 (1) Grant = 71 tanks and 9 armoured cars
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Royal Scots Greys M3 Stuart Tank (F3)
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4th/8th Hussars M3 Grant Tank (F3)
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1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Infantry in 15cwt truck (F3) + 2pdr Atk (S3)
22nd Armoured Brigade
Brigadier George “Pip” Roberts M3 Stuart Tank (C3)
57 (2) Grant, 50 (2) Crusader, 19 (1) Stuart = 126 tanks
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1st Royal Tank Regiment M3 Grant Tank (C3)
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5th Royal Tank Regiment M3 Grant Tank (C3)
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4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) Crusader MkII Tank (C3), Crusader MkII Tank (F3)
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1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade Infantry in 15cwt truck (F3) + 2pdr Atk (S3)
1st Free French Brigade Group (under command)
Brigadier Marie Pierre Koenig Comd Jeep (C3)
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1st Battalion, Foreign Legion Infantry stand (F3)
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2nd Battalion, Foreign Legion Infantry stand (F3)
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3rd Battalion, Pacific Marine Infantry Infantry stand (F3)
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3rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (attached) Quad limber (S3), 25pdr (S3)
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1st Free French Artillery Regiment Renault limber (S3), 75mm gun (S3)
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2nd Anti-Aircraft Company, 1st Marine Fusiliers
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2nd Free French Anti-Tank Company
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22nd North African Anti-Tank Company Fordson WOt2 25mm CLA portee (S2)
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1st Field Company, Free French Engineers Sapper base (E1)
with (under command)
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1st Free French Flying Column Automitrailleuse Dodge ‘Tanake'(F2),
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Armoured Car Squadron and Portee troop, 1st Marocco Spahis Portee 75mm M1897 or ‘Conus gun’ SPG (S3)
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1st Free French Tank Company Crusader III Tank (S1)
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Anti-Aircraft troop, 1st Battalion, Foreign Legion ?25 mm CA mle 39 towed/portee (S3)
BOX 045 : British 8th/14th Army Divisional Group (May 2015)
Orbat: Cavalry regiment, Infantry tank regiment, Highland brigade, Indian brigade, UK brigade, 3 Royal Artillery regiments, Royal Engineer battalion,
2 Marmon Herrington armoured cars, 2 Vickers Mk VI tanks, 2 Matilda II tanks, Stuart tank, Signal Truck, REME workshop truck
2 RA 25pdr field guns and CMP truck limbers
4 RA 2pdr anti-tank guns, and limbers
RA 18pdr field artillery gun, RA 6pdr anti-tank gun
3 15cwt trucks, 3 Universal Carriers, 12 motor infantry bases
Brigadier in Jeep, 3 battalion commanders, 3 MMG, 3 mortars, 9 rifles
GMC Tipper truck, 2 Royal Engineer bases
