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Monday, August 18th 2008, 7:15pm

Royal Canadian Army



[SIZE=5]Formations of the Canadian Army[/SIZE]

[SIZE=4]Independant Formations[/SIZE]
Public Duties
The Governor-General's Horse Guards
2nd Battalion, Governor-General’s Foot Guards

Independant
2nd Battalion, Royal Rifles of Canada
1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders of Canada
2nd Battalion, Voltigeurs de Châteauguay


[SIZE=4]Royal Canadian Armoured Corps[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]First Canadian Armoured Brigade[/SIZE]


[SIZE=3]Second Canadian Armoured Brigade[/SIZE]


[SIZE=4]Royal Canadian Infantry Corps[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Third Canadian Infantry Division[/SIZE]


[SIZE=3]Fourth Canadian Infantry Division[/SIZE]


[SIZE=4]Special Service Force[/SIZE]

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[SIZE=4]Garrison Forces[/SIZE]

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Friday, April 1st 2011, 12:50am

[SIZE=3]Canadian Armoured Brigade[/size]
Two Tank Regiments
Two Armoured Car Regiments
Two Motorised Infantry Reconnaissance Companies (9 LMG mounted in Carriers)
RA Regiment (Field)
Two Anti-tank Regiments (all have self-propelled Windsor 2pdr Carriers)
Two AA Regiments (mot)
Two Motorised Infantry Battalions (all mounted in Carriers)
RE Field Sqn (mot)
1 Signals Company
2 Ammunition Supply Companies
2 General Supply Companies
2 Field Ambulance Companies
1 Field Hospital
1 Field Hygiene Company
1 Military Police Company
1 Field Post Office
1 Field Kitchen
Mobile Bath Unit
Total armoured strength of the Armoured Brigade as a whole including 4 HQ infantry tanks and 4 HQ light tanks = 140

tanks, 33 armoured cars and 30 scout cars




[SIZE=3]Canadian Infantry Division[/size]

Div HQ
1 Reconnaissance Regiment with,
1 HQ Company (3 LMG)
2 Divisional Motorised Reconnaissance Companies (9 LMG mounted in Carriers)
1 Divisional Infantry Reconnaissance Company (9 LMG each)

3 Infantry Brigades, each with three Infantry Battalions
2 RA Field Regiments
2 RA AT Regiments
2 RA LAA Regiments
1 RA HAA Regiment
1 Div Signals Company
2 Ammunition Supply Companies
2 General Supply Companies
2 Field Ambulance Companies
1 Field Hospital
1 Field Hygiene Company
1 Military Police Company
1 Field Post Office
1 Field Kitchen
Mobile Bath Unit

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Friday, April 1st 2011, 12:50am

[SIZE=3]Combat Regiments[/SIZE]

Armoured Regiment
HQ Sqn (3 light tanks)
1 Reece Sqn (6 AC, 6 SC and three light tanks)
4 Tank Sqn (15 tanks (4 Troops of 3 tanks and 1 HQ Troop with 3 tanks) each)

Armoured Car Regiment
HQ (3 Armoured Cars)
HQ Sqn (6 Armoured Car, 6 Scout Car)
4 Reece Sqn (6 Armoured Car, 6 Scout Car)
Total 33 armoured cars and 30 scout cars

Infantry Battalions
1 HQ Company (3 LMG, 6 Carriers)
3 Rifle Companies each with one HQ and two platoons (6 LMG, 2 2in mortars and 12 Carriers each company)
1 Support Company (1 MMG Platoon with 3 MMG Carriers, 1 Mortar Platoon with 3 3in mortar Carriers (50rpg),
-- 1 Mortar Platoon with 3 2in mortar Carriers (70rpg) and 1 AT platoon (2 towed 2pdr AT guns)

[SIZE=3]Support Regiments[/size]

Regiment of Field Artillery
HQ Staff (2 LMG)
Mapping Staff
Three Batteries (8 18pdr or 25pdr guns each, split into two four-gun troops)
(Ammunition per gun 144 HE and 36 smoke)

Regiment of Medium Artillery
HQ Staff (2 LMG)
Mapping Staff
Two Batteries (8 6in howitzer or 4.5in guns each, split into two two-gun troops)
(Ammunition per gun 130 HE and 20 smoke)

Regiment of Heavy Artillery
HQ Staff (2 LMG)
Mapping Staff
Two Batteries (4 7.2in howitzers each)
(Ammunition per gun 120 HE)

Regiment of Anti-Tank Artillery
HQ Staff (2 LMG)
Reconnaissance Troop (4 LMG)
Four Batteries (4 2pdr guns each)
(Ammunition per gun 200)

Regiment of Heavy Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Light AA and Search Light Regiments organised same way)
HQ Staff
Three Batteries (8 guns each, split into two four-gun troops)
(Ammunition per gun 250 HAA only)