Real Reggimento d’Artiglieria Britannico, 1943

Table of Organisation & Equipaggiamento

The Regiment (RHA) o Field Regiment (RA) consisted of a regimental headquarters e tre batterie con a total of 24 guns. The field battery had due troops of quattro guns each. The troop commander, a captain, served con the observation party, which operated a Carrier, Armoured Observation Post vehicle equipped con due wireless sets. The gun position officer (G.P.O.) was in charge of the quattro gun detachments which made up his troop. The fighting echelons of the field battery were supported by A e B Echelons at the battery e regimental level. The observation parties of field regiments attached to armoured divisions were equipped con the Ram II o Sherman Tank, Observation Post.

Real Reggimento d’Artiglieria Britannico, 1943

Regimental Headquarters

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Officer
Subaltern
Driver
Car, 4-seater, 4x4

Orderly
Motor-Cycle, solo

Subaltern, Signal Officer
Batman/Driver
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4 (Jeep) (Regtl. Signals)

Signaller
Driver/Signaller
2 Wireless Sets No. 19
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x4, personnel (Regtl. Signals)

Major, 2nd in Command
Signaller
Driver
Car, 4-seater, 4x4
Wireless Set No. 22

Orderly, Motor-Cycle, solo

Despatch Rider
Motor-Cycle, solo (Regtl. Signals)

Survey Officer
Battery Surveyor
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4 (Jeep)

Adjutant’s Party

Captain, Adjutant
Sergeant, Clerk
Duty Sergeant
Driver
Vehicle Mechanic
2 Mitraglieri
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, personnel
2 mitragliatrici leggeri Bren

Orderly
Motor-Cycle, solo

Corporal, Signaller
2 Signallers
Driver/Mechanic
Rear Link Wireless Set No. 19
Forward Control Wireless Set No. 19 H.P.
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x4, personnel (Regtl. Signals)

Signal Sergeant
Motor-Cycle, solo (Regtl. Signals)

Despatch rider
Motor-Cycle, solo (Regtl. Signals)

Regimental Survey Party

Survey Sergeant
Motor-Cycle, solo

Battery Surveyor
Motor-Cycle, solo

2 Battery Surveyors
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4 (Jeep)

2 Battery Surveyors
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4 (Jeep)

2 Battery Surveyors
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, G.S.
Survey Stores

Regimental Headquarters Group

Regimental Sergeant Major (R.S.M.)
2 Clerks
Driver
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, office
Office equipaggiamento

Medical Officer (M.O.)
Batman/Driver
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4 (Jeep)

Medical Officer’s Orderly
Sanitary Duty Man
Driver
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, G.S.
Medical Stores

2 Signallers
Driver/Signaller
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, Wireless, House Type (Regtl. Signals)
Wireless Set No. 22

Corporal, Lineman
2 Linemen
Driver
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4 (Jeep) (Regtl. Signals)
Trailer, 10-cwt
Cable Layer

2 Corporals, Signallers
4 Signallers
2 Linemen
Driver
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S. (Regtl. Signals)
Signal Office
P.I.A.T.

Corporal, Electrician
Instrument Mechanic
Signaller
Cook
Driver/Mechanic
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S. (Regtl. Signals)
6 kw Charging Set
Mitragliatrice leggera Bren

3 Linemen
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4 (Jeep) (Regtl. Signals)

Despatch Rider
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4 (Jeep) (Regtl. Signals)

Despatch Rider
Motor-Cycle, solo (Regtl. Signals)

Regimental B Echelon

Quarter Master (Q.M.)
Batman/Driver
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4 (Jeep)

Water Dutyman
Driver
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, water

Cook
5 Batmen
Butchery Dutyman
2 Mitraglieri
Driver
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S.
Cooking Sets
Rations
2 mitragliatrici leggeri Bren
P.I.A.T.

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant (R.Q.M.S.)
Storeman
Clerk
2 Cooks
Driver
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S.
Q.M. Stores

Sergeant, Storeman (technical)
Storeman (technical)
Sergant Armourer (R.E.M.E.)
Artificer (R.A.)
2 Vehicle Mechanics
Driver
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S.
M.T. Stores
Petrol

R.E.M.E. Light Aid Detachment

WO 1, Armament Artificer
Sergeant, Vehicle Mechanic
Car, 4-seater, 4x2

Storeman
Motor-Cycle, solo

Storeman
Fitter
Driver/Mechanic
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4
Stores & Tools

Electrician (Vehicle & Plant)
Welder
Fitter
Driver/Mechanic
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4
Stores & Tools

Fitter
Driver/Mechanic
Truck, 3-ton, 6x4, MT Breakdown

Field Battery

Major, Battery Commander
2 Driver/Signallers
Driver/Mechanic (A.F.V.)
Carrier, Armoured Observation Post
o Carro Armato Leggero, Observation Post in Armoured Divisions
2 Wireless Sets
or 3 Wireless Sets in Carro Armato Leggero, Observation Post

Observation Post Assistant (O.P.A.)
Batman
Driver
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4 (Jeep)
Scout Car (1945)

Orderly
Motor-Cycle, solo

Subaltern, Command Post Officer (C.P.O.)
2 C.P.O. Assistants
2 Driver/Signallers
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, G.S.
Wireless Set

4 Signallers
Driver
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, G.S.

Subaltern (Assistant C.P.O.)
Motor-Cycle, solo

C.P.O. Orderly
Motor-Cycle, solo

Observation Party

Captain, A Troop Commander
2 Driver/Signallers
Driver/Mechanic
Carrier, Armoured Observation Post
or Tank, Observation Post in Armoured Divisions
2 Wireless Sets
or 3 Wireless Sets in Tank, Observation Post
Scout Car (1945)

Signaller
Motor-Cycle, solo

Captain, B Troop Commander
2 Driver/Signallers
Driver/Mechanic
Carrier, Armoured Observation Post
or Tank, Observation Post in Armoured Divisions
2 Wireless Sets
or 3 Wireless Sets in Tank, Observation Post
Scout Car (1945)

Signaller
Motor-Cycle, solo

G Party

A Troop
Subaltern, A Troop Gun Position Officer (G.P.O.)
G.P.O. Assistant
Batman
2 Driver/Signallers
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2
Wireless Set

W.O. 3, Troop B.S.M.
Artificer (R.A.)
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4 (Jeep)

4 Signallers
Observation Post Assistant (O.P.A.)
Driver
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, G.S.

B Troop (same as above)

Battery Headquarters Party

Captain, 2nd in Command
2 Driver/Signallers
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2
Wireless Set

Orderly
Motor-Cycle, solo

Subaltern, Assistant Command Post Officer (C.P.O.)
C.P.O. Assistant
Clerk
Driver
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2
A.C.P.O. Stores

Sergeant (Battery Signals)
Motor-Cycle, solo

4 Signallers
2 Mitraglieri
Driver
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, G.S.
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, G.S. (1945)
2 mitragliatrici leggeri Bren
P.I.A.T.

Gun Group

A Troop
Subaltern, A Troop Leader
G.P.O. Assistant
Batman
2 Driver/Signallers
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2
Wireless Set

5 Signallers
2 Mitraglieri
Batman
Driver
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, G.S.
2 mitragliatrici leggeri Bren
P.I.A.T.

Gun Section
- Gun Detachment
  - Gunner No. 1 Gun Commander, Sergeant
  - Gunner No. 2 Rammer
  - Gunner No. 3 Layer
  - Gunner No. 4 Caricatore
  - Driver/Mechanic
  - Driver
  - Trattore d’artiglieria da campagna, 4x4,
    con 24 colpi HE, 8 colpi AP
  - Rimorchio Ammunition con 32 colpi
  - 25 pdr Field Gun/Howitzer
- Gun Detachment (same as above)
- Ammunition Detachment
  - 2 Cannonieri No. 5 Fuse Setter
  - 2 Cannonieri No. 6, 2nd in Command
  - Driver/Mechanic
  - Trattore d’artiglieria, 4x4,
    con 24 colpi HE, 8 colpi AP
  - 2 rimorchi munizione con 32 colpi each
Gun Section (same as above)

B Troop (same as above)

Battery Sergeant-Major
Vehicle Mechanic
Car, 5-cwt, 4x4

Ammunition Group

5 Cannonieri, Ammunition Numbers
Driver
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S.
184 colpi

3 Batmen
Driver
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S.
184 colpi

Vehicle Mechanic
Sanitary Dutyman
2 Mitraglieri
Driver
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S.
112 colpi
Camouflage Stores
Mitragliatrice leggera Bren
P.I.A.T.

Battery B Echelon

Battery Quarter Master Sergeant (B.Q.M.S.)
Clerk
Storeman
Driver
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S.
Q Stores

Storeman (technical)
Equipaggiamento Repairer
Electrician (Regtl. Signals)
Driver
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S.
M.T. Stores
1260 Watt Charging Set

Vehicle Mechanic
Driver
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S.
Petrol

Corporal, Cook
5 Cooks
Driver
Truck, 3-ton, 4x4, G.S.
Cooking Sets
Rations

Water Dutyman
Driver
Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, water

Field Battery (same as above)

Giocatori di wargame may want to build their field regiments from the individual gun troop up. If the guns are firing off-table, only the observation party of that particular troop is required in miniature.

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