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A few minor changes this year to some Orders of Battle and a few new bits of kit.

Brigada Organization (TOE 1943)
Brigada Staff Company
1 Mapping Platoon
1 Signals Company (2 LMG)
1 Radio Company (2 LMG)
1 Military Police Company (9 LMG)

1 Reconnaissance Battalion
1 Battalion Staff Company (2 LMG)
1 Signal Company (2 LMG)
2 Mounted Reconnaissance Companies (9 LMG)
1 Armoured Car Reconnaissance Company (9 C-4M35 light armoured cars)
1 Motorised Armoured Car Company (12 C-3M35 heavy armoured cars)
1 Support Company (12 HMG 8 81mm mortars)

4 Infantería Regiments, each with 4 battalions each with
1 Battalion Staff Company (2 LMG)
3 Rifle Companies (12 LMG each)
1 Support Company (12 HMG and 8 81mm mortars)

Artillería Regiment
Artillería Regimental Staff and Staff Battery
1 Mapping Platoon
3 Artillería Battalions, each with
Artillería Battalion Staff and Staff Battery (2 LMG each)
3 Batteries (two batteries four 75mm and one battery four 155mm) [I and II Brigada have 105mm rather than 75mm]
1 Observation Company (2 LMG)

Antiaerea Artillería Battalion
Antiaerea Artillería Battalion Staff
1 Observation Company (2 LMG)
3 Batteries (four 37mm each)

Anti-Tank Battalion
1 Battalion Staff Company (2 LMG)
1 Observation Company (2 LMG)
3 Batteries (six 47mm each)

Pioneer Battalion
3 Pioneer Companies (9 LMG) (motorised)
1 Bridging Column (motorised)

Signals Battalion
1 Field Telephone Company (motorised) (2 LMG)
1 Radio Company (motorised) (2 LMG)
1 Signal Company (2 LMG)

Quartermaster Battalion
6 Supply Companies (motorised)
1 Repair Workshop
1 Field Bakery
1 Field Butcher Company
1 Field Post Office

Medical Battalion
2 Medical Companies (motorised)
2 Ambulance Companies
1 Field Hospital
1 Veterinary Company


Andes Mountain Brigada Organization (1943 TOE)

Brigada Staff Company
1 Mapping Platoon
1 Metrological Platoon
1 Signals Company
1 Radio Company
1 Military Police Platoon (3 LMG)

Mountain Reconnaissance Battalion
1 Battalion Staff Company (2 LMG)
1 Signal Company (2 LMG)
2 Mounted Reconnaissance Companies (9 LMG)
1 Rifle Reconnaissance Company (9 LMG)
1 Support Company (12 HMG 8 mortars)

4 Mountain Regiments, each with 4 battalions each with
1 Battalion Staff Company (2 LMG)
3 Rifle Companies (9 LMG 2 HMG each)
1 Support Company (12 HMG and 8 mortars)

Artillería Regiment
Artillería Regimental Staff and Staff Battery
1 Mapping Platoon
2 Artillería Battalions, each with
Artillería Battalion Staff and Staff Battery (2 LMG each)
3 Batteries (four 100mm each)
1 Observation Company
1 Artillería Supply Company (horse
1 Artillería Battalion with
Artillería Battalion Staff and Staff Battery (2 LMG each)
3 Batteries (four 80mm M-39 rocket-launchers each)
Artillería Battalion Staff and Staff Battery (2 LMG each)
3 Batteries (four 150mm M-42 rocket-launchers each)
1 Observation Company
1 Artillería Supply Company (horse)

Antiaerea Artillería Company
Antiaerea Artillería Staff Platoon
2 Batteries (four 37mm each)

Pioneer Battalion
3 Pioneer Companies (9 LMG)
1 Bridging Column

Quartermaster Battalion
6 Supply Companies (horse)
1 Repair Workshop
1 Field Bakery
1 Field Butcher Company
1 Field Post Office

Medical Battalion
2 Medical Companies (horse)
1 Ambulance Company
1 Field Hospital
1 Veterinary Company


Infantería de Marina Brigada Organization (1943 TOE)

Brigada Staff Company
1 Mapping Platoon
1 Signal Company
1 Radio Company
1 Reconnaissance Company (6 LMG)

3 Tercio, each with 3 Bandera each with
1 Bandera Staff Company (3 LMG)
1 Reconnaissance Platoon (3 LMG)
2 Tabors (17 LMG, 3 HMG and 3 81mm mortars each)
Each Tabor consists of one Staff Platoon (1 LMG), two companies (8 LMG each) and one support platoon (3 HMG and 3 81mm mortars) Note: A Tabor consists of two companies as a kind of demi-battalion.
1 Heavy Support Company (6 HMG and 6 81mm mortars)

Artillería de Campaña Regiment
Artillery Regimental Staff and Staff Battery
1 Mapping Platoon
1 Signal Platoon
3 Artillería de Campaña Bandera, each with
Artillery Bandera Staff and Staff Battery (2 LMG each)
2 Batteries (four 75mm each)
1 Battery (four 80mm M-39 rocket-launchers each)
1 Battery (four 150mm M-42 rocket-launchers each)
1 Observation Company
1 Ammunition Column

1 Antiaerea Artillería de Campaña Bandera
Antiaerea Artillería de Campaña Bandera Staff
1 Observation Company
4 Batteries (four 37mm each)

Pioneer Bandera
1 Bandera Staff Company (3 LMG)
3 Pioneer Companies (6 LMG each)
1 Bridging Column
1 Boat Column

Quartermaster Battalion
2 Supply Companies (motorised)
1 Field Bakery
1 Field Butcher Company

Medical Battalion
2 Medical Companies (motorised)
1 Ambulance Company
1 Field Hospital

Equipment

Tanks
In addition to the decision to licence-build German PzII turrets in Argentina made in late 1942, in 1943 another batch of 24 T-6M41 'Nahuel’ (Tiger) heavy tanks was also placed. This brings total orders for the T-6M41 to 48.

T-3M43 Leopard: 22.3tons, 5.86/3.32/3.25m, one FIAT 250hp diesel, 21mph, 189 miles, 60-15mm armour, one 47mm/L50 gun and two 7.92mm LMG, 5 crew. An updated T-2M36 with 10mm thicker frontal armour and 10mm extra on the hull sides and upper rear hull, but the turret is unchanged. Modern radios are also fitted. 130 ordered in late 1942.

Armoured Cars
C-4M43: 4.7 tonnes, 4.2/1.97/2.73m, one 55hp diesel, 37mph, 339 miles, 15-10mm armour, one 20mm cannon and one 7.92mm LMG, 2 crew. An improved C-4M35 design with thicker hull and turret armour. 60 were ordered in late 1942.

Sub-Machine Guns
Halcón M-1943 is a submachine gun of Argentine origin and is chambered in both 9x19mm Parabellum for the Army and .45 ACP for Police Forces. This weapon is comparable in quality and performance with the Thompson submachine gun. The Halcón M-1943 has a fixed stock protruding from its grip section. It weighs 4.75kg, is 850mm long, the rate of fire is 700rpm with an effective range of 200m. It uses 30/36/40 round box magazines.