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Organisation

Organisation
The Infantry is organized with 3 Infantry regiments, an Artillery regiment, an Engineer battalion, a Support battalion and supporting companies.

Infantry regiment
27 infantry platoons
48 x HMG
108 x LMG
8 x 47mm ATG
8 x 76mm Mort
12x 50mm Mort

Artillery regiment
12 x 105mm How
36 x 75mm FG
12 x 70mm Mort

Communications battalion
radio company
telephone company

Support battalion
Communications company
Supply, medical, repair, transport platoons.

Motorized LMG company
12x LMG
1x 50mm Mort

Motorized AAA company
8x 20mm Madsen AAG

Motorized ATG company
8x 50mm ATG

TD company
12 x Tank Destroyers

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Saturday, June 7th 2014, 3:45pm

Belgian Mechanised Brigade

Introduced in 1936 to serve with the Belgian-Dutch Mobile Corps, the Mechanised Brigade is doctrinally viewed as a highly mobile reserve with secondary duties as a cavalry force.
The mechanized cavalry brigades were replaced by another Mechanised Brigade.
The 1e Brigade Mécanisée is equipped with T-21 medium tanks, the 2e Brigade Mécanisée with T-20 medium tanks. T-17 light tanks are used for reconnaissance.

Belgian Mechanized Brigade Equipment (1944 TOE)
164 medium tanks
12 light tanks
1728 riflemen
40 13mm AA
22 Madsen 20mm AA/AT
8 SPAA tanks
18 37mm AAG
18 50mm FRC ATG
18 Canon de 76mm FRC
6 105mm guns
12 75mm guns

Vehicles
144 VUC carriers
20 Minerva off-road cars
73 FN Tricars
90 FN M86 Motorcycles (driver is rifleman)
92 Brossels TAL trucks
12 VCL artillery tractors
6 Minvera T3 Halftracks
32 Trucks

Mechanized Brigade (1944 TOE)

Brigade HQ Platoon 4 Minerva off-road cars, 2 tricars with 13mm AA, 4 M86 Motorcycle messengers.

2 Armoured Regiments
3 Battalions (24 tanks/ Battalion)
2 Armoured Companies (12 tanks/ company)
1 HQ Section with 2 Minerva off-road cars, 2 M86 Motorcycle messengers
3 Armoured Platoons ( 4x Tank)
Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion
1 Armoured Company (12 light tanks)
3 Armoured Platoons ( 4x Tank)
1 Motorcycle Reconnaissance Company (144 riflemen/Company)
1 HQ Section with 2 Minerva off-road cars, 2 M86 Motorcycle messengers
3 Motorcycle Platoons (48 riflemen)
4 Sections of 12 riflemen, 6 FN M86 motorcycles each
1 HW platoon
AA Section ( 4 x T-20 SPAA)
AT Section (2 x Tricar with 20mm Madsen AA/AT)

Mechanised Infantry Regiment
3 Battalions
2 x Mechanised Infantry Company (144 riflemen/Company)
1 HQ Section with 2 Minerva off-road cars, 2 M86 Motorcycle messengers
3 Mechanised Platoons, 8 TUC each (48 riflemen)
4 Sections of 12 riflemen, 2 TUC and 1 Brossels TAL each
1 HW platoon
AA Section ( 4 x Tricar with 13mm AA)
AT Section (2 x Tricar with 20mm Madsen AA/AT)

Motorcycle Company (144 riflemen/Company)
1 HQ Section with 2 FN Tricars, 2 M86 Motorcycle messengers
3 Motorcycle Platoons (48 riflemen)
4 Sections of 12 men, 6 FN M86 motorcycles
1 HW platoon
AA Section ( 4 x Tricar with 13mm AA)
AT Section (2 x Tricar with 20mm Madsen AA/AT)

Heavy Weapons Company
AA Battery (6 x 37mm AAG + VCL tractor)
AT Battery (6 x 50mm FRC + VCL tractor )
HOW Battery (6 x Tricar with towed Canon de 76 FRC)

Motorized Artillery Battalion
1 HQ Section with 2 FN Tricars, 2 M86 Motorcycle messengers
Medium Towed Battery (6x 105mm + 6x Minerva HT)
Light Towed Battery (6 x 75mm + 6x Brossels TAL)
Light Towed Battery (6 x 75mm + 6x Brossels TAL)
Transport Company ( 8 x Brossels TAL + Trailers)

QM Company
16 Trucks
Maintenance Company
16 Trucks