Fanteria Britannica Battalion, 1943

Table of Organisation & Equipaggiamento

In 1943, the Fanteria Britannica Battalion had a full strength of 845 men, including 36 officers e 809 other ranks. The rifle section of ten men was divided into due tactical maneuver elements, a gun group of tre men, ed a rifle group of six men, commanded by a corporal. There was a light mortar section at the platoon level. Fanteria anti-tank weapons like the PIAT proiettore anticarro per fanteria, introduced in 1942, were allocated to the rifle company, which distributed these weapons to its individual platoons. Vehicles, too, were pooled e maintained at the company level by 1943, when the individual rifle plotoni lost their organic 15cwt truck.

Fanteria Britannica Battalion, 1943–1945

Battalion Headquarters
- Lieutenant Colonel, Battalion Commander
- Major, 2nd in Command
- Captain, Adjutant
- Lieutenant, Intelligence Officer
- Medical Officer
- 45 Men, including Batmen, Runner, guidatori, e Stretcher Bearers
Headquarters Company
- Company Headquarters
  - Ufficiale, Company Commander
  - 5 Men
- Administration Platoon
  - 2 Ufficiali
  - 51 Men, including guidatori, Cooks, e Fitters
- Signals Platoon
  - Ufficiale, Platoon Commander
  - 35 Signallers
Support Company
- Company Headquarters
  - Ufficiale, Company Commander
  - 8 Men
- Mortar Platoon
  - Platoon Headquarters
    - Ufficiale, Platoon Commander
    - Universal Carrier
    - Motocicletta
  - 3" Mortar Section
    - 3" Mortar
    - Universal Carrier
    - 3" Mortar
    - Universal Carrier
    - Ammunition Truck
  - 3" Mortar Section (same as above)
  - 3" Mortar Section (same as above)
- Carrier Platoon
  - Platoon Headquarters
    - 2 Ufficiali
    - 9 Men
    - Universal Carrier
    - Truck
    - Motociclette
  - Carrier Section
    - 3 NCOs
    - 6 Riflemen
    - 1 motociclista orderly
    - 3 Guidatori
    - 3 Universal Carriers
    - PIAT Anti-Tank Projektor
  - Carrier Section (same as above)
  - Carrier Section (same as above)
  - Carrier Section (same as above)
- Anti Tank Platoon
  - Platoon Headquarters
    - 2 Officer
    - Universal Carrier
    - Trucks
    - Motociclette
  - Anti-Tank Section
    - 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun
    - 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun
    - 4 Lloyd Carriers
  - Anti-Tank Section (same as above)
  - Anti-Tank Section (same as above)
- Pioneer Platoon
  - Platoon Headquarters
    - Ufficiale
    - Sergeant
    - Batman
    - Jeep
  - Assault Section
    - Pioneer Sergeant
    - Pioneers
    - Jeep & Trailer
  - Assault Section (same as above)
  - Pioneer Section
    - Pioneer Sergeant
    - Mason
    - Bricklayer
    - Carpenters
    - 3 ton Truck
A Company
- Company Headquarters
  - Major o Captain, Company Commander
  - 1st o 2nd Lieutenant, 2IC
  - Driver
  - Signallers
  - 2 Tiratori scelti
  - 3 PIAT Anti-Tank Projectors
  - Jeep
  - Universal Carrier con mitragliatrice leggera Bren e 2" Mortar
  - 3 15 cwt Trucks
- Rifle Platoon
  - Platoon Headquarters
    - Ufficiale
    - Sergeant
    - Batman/Signaller
    - Runner
  - 2" Mortar Section
    - Lance-Corporal
    - Gunner
    - Caricatore
  - Rifle Section
    - Rifle Group
      - Corporal
      - 6 Riflemen
    - Gun Group
      - Lance-Corporal
      - Bren Gunner
      - Assistant Bren Gunner
  - Rifle Section (same as above)
  - Rifle Section (same as above)
- Rifle Platoon (same as above)
- Rifle Platoon (same as above)
B Company (same as above)
C Company (same as above)
D Company (same as above)

Giocatori di wargame may want to recruit their battaglioni di fanteria from the bottom up, building rifle plotoni first, ed adding the occasional mortar section, anti-tank section, carrier section, o headquarters element later.

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