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Infantry Squad:
- 1 fire element (fusiliers half-group): 7 men (1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 1 machinegunner, 1 loader, 3 ammo carriers), 1 machine gun
- 1 shock element (voltigeurs half-group): 5 men (1 1st rifleman, 3 riflemen, 1 grenadier), 1 rifle grenade launcher
- Total: 12 men, 1 machine gun, 1 rifle grenade launcher

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Infantry Platoon:
- 1 command squad: 5 men (platoon commander, platoon NCO, corporal with RGL, observer, messenger)
- 3 infantry squads: 12 men, 1 machine gun, 1 rifle grenade launcher
- Total: 41 men, 3 machine guns, 4 rifle grenade launchers

Command Platoon:
- 1 company commander
- 1 NCO command platoon commander
- 1 signals and intelligence squad: 1 NCO, 9 men, 2 bicycles
- 1 supplies and services squad: 2 NCOs, 10 men, 1 field kitchen wagon, 1 supply and equipment wagon, 1 truck, 3 horses, 1 bicycle
- 1 mortar squad: 1 NCO, 5 men, 1 60mm mortar, 1 wagon, 1 horse, one trailer, 1 bicycle
- Total: 30 men, 1 60mm mortar, 1 truck, 4 bicycles, 4 horses

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Infantry Company:
- 4 infantry platoons: 41 men, 3 machine guns, 4 rifle grenade launchers
- 1 command platoon: 30 men, 1 60mm mortar, 1 truck, 4 bicycles, 4 horses
- Total: 194 men, 12 machine guns, 16 rifle grenade launchers, 1 60mm mortar, 1 truck, 4 bicycles, 4 horses

Support Company:
- 1 company commander
- 1 command platoon: 1 signals and intelligence squad (1 officer, 10 men), 1 supplies and services squad (3 NCOs, 12 men, 2 wagons, 1 field kitchen, 1 truck)
- 4 machinegun platoons (including 1 AA MG platoon): 1 command squad (1 officer, 1 NCO, 2 men), 2 MG squads (1 NCO, 14 men, 2 HMGs, 3 horses, 3 wagons)
- 1 heavy weapons platoon: 1 AT squad (3 NCOs, 14 men, 2 25mm AT guns, 3 horses, 3 wagons), 1 mortar squad (1 NCO, 20 men, 2 81mm mortars, 4 horses, 4 wagons)
- Total: 201 men, 16 HMGs, 2 25mm AT guns, 2 81mm mortars

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Infantry Battalion:
- 1 battalion staff: 1 battalion commander, 3 officers
- 1 command platoon: 1 signals squad (3 NCOs, 35 men), 1 supply squad (2 NCOs, 12 men), 1 medical squad (1 NCO, 23 men including 16 stretcher-bearers)
- 3 infantry companies: : 194 men, 12 machine guns, 16 rifle grenade launchers, 1 60mm mortar
- 1 support company: 201 men, 16 HMGs, 2 25mm AT guns, 2 81mm mortars
- Total: 863 men, 36 machine guns, 16 HMGs, 3 60mm mortars, 2 81mm mortars, 2 25mm AT guns

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Regimental Weapons Company:
- 1 company commander
- 1 command platoon: 1 NCO, 1 signals and intelligence squad (1 officer, 10 men), 1 supplies and services squad (3 NCOs, 13 men, 2 wagons, 1 truck, 3 chenillettes)
- 2 AT gun platoons: 1 officer, 4 NCOs, 22 men, 3 47mm AT guns, 4 horses, 4 wagons
- 1 mortar squad: 1 NCO, 20 men, 2 81mm mortars, 4 horses, 4 wagons
- Total: 104 men, 2 81mm mortars, 6 47mm AT guns, 6 chenillettes

Regimental Staff and Command Company:
- 1 regiment commander
- 1 regimental staff: 7 men
- 1 command company: 1 company commander, 1 services platoon (2 NCOs, 13 men), 1 staff platoon (7 NCOs, 21 men), 1 signals-intelligence platoon (1 officer, 7 NCOs, 75 men), 1 pioneers platoon (1 officers, 4 NCOs, 45 men), 1 motorcycle scouts platoon (1 officer, 3 NCOs, 22 men, 26 motorcycles)
- Total: 211 men

Headquarters/Supply Company:
- 1 services platoon: 2 NCOs, 11 men
- 1 resupply platoon: 1 officer, 9 NCOs, 52 men,
- 1 supplies platoon: 1 officer, 3 NCOs, 31 men, 9 wagons, 11 trucks, 1 heavy truck
- 1 recovery platoon: 1 officer, 1 NCO, 13 men, 1 truck, 4 heavy trucks
- 1 medical services platoon: 2 officers, 5 NCOs, 42 men
- Total: 174 men, 12 trucks, 5 heavy trucks

Infantry Regiment:
- 1 regimental staff and command company: 211 men
- 1 headquarters/supply company: 174 men, 12 trucks, 5 heavy trucks
- 3 infantry battalions: 863 men, 36 machine guns, 16 HMGs, 3 60mm mortars, 2 81mm mortars, 2 25mm AT guns
- 1 regimental weapons company: 104 men, 2 81mm mortars, 6 47mm AT guns, 6 chenillettes
- Total: 3078 men, 108 machine guns, 9 60mm mortars, 8 81mm mortars, 6 25mm AT guns, 6 47mm AT guns

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Infantry Division:
- 1 divisional headquarters:
- 3 infantry regiments: 3078 men, 108 machine guns, 9 60mm mortars, 8 81mm mortars, 6 25mm AT guns, 6 47mm AT guns
- 1 divisional pioneer company: 219 men
- 1 divisional AT company: 147 men, 12 AT guns
- 1 divisional training center: 639 men, 27 machine guns, 12 HMGs, 1 60mm mortar, 2 81mm mortars, 2 25mm AT guns
- 1 divisional reconnaissance battalion:
- 1 light artillery regiment: 3 artillery groups (12 75mm guns), 1 AT battery (8 47mm or 75mm AT guns), 1 AA battery
- 1 heavy artillery regiment: 24 155mm field guns
- 1 divisional heavy artillery park
- 1 engineer battalion: 564 men
- 1 telegraph company
- 1 radio company
- 1 horse transport company
- 1 motorized transport company
- 1 divisional quartermaster service / intendence group
- 1 divisional medical group
- Total: 16,541 men, 36 75mm howitzers, 24 155mm field guns, 18 25mm AT guns, 18 47mm AT guns, 8 47mm/75mm AT guns, 4,867 horses, 1,278 wagons, 546 motor vehicles, 284 motorcycles

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Originally posted by Vukovlad
What guns are the AA battery using?

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
Yes, the units are a bit on the small side, but that's fairly historical for most parachute infantry units of this period. I consulted the OOB for both US and British troops while making this, and my battalion resembles, in many respects, a strengthened variant of the British airborne infantry battalion. (One of the major differences is that the French squad is twelve men, just like their regular infantry - while the equivalent British section is ten men, again just like their regular infantry.) The US had the same number of men per squad that I do, but the official order of battle featured just two squads to the platoon, where I have three.

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The lack of AT assets is an unfortunate problem, and a bit endemic at the moment to French continental units; and it's not likely to be solved this year, as the 25mm gun is the only real AT weapon currently in service that's not too heavy or bulky to be air-mobile.

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Of course, the French paras currently have a slightly bigger problem than their AT assets to worry about. Namely the problem of usable transport aircraft...

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[SIZE=3]1ère Brigade Parachutiste[/SIZE]
- Brigade HQ and headquarters company

1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes [1]
- 1er Bataillon de Chasseurs Parachutistes
- 2e Bataillon de Chasseurs Parachutistes
- 3e Bataillon de Chasseurs Parachutistes

13ème Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes [2]

1er Demi-Brigade de Marche Parachutiste [3]
- Bataillon de Chasseurs Parachutistes
- Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes [4]
- Bataillon Colonial de Chasseurs Parachutistes [5]
- Bataillon de Marche Parachutiste [6]

35ème Regiment d'artillerie leger parachutistes [7]
- 1ère Bataillon d'artillerie aéroportée
---- 1ère Batterie d'artillerie légère aéroportée
---- 2e Batterie d'artillerie légère aéroportée
---- 3e Batterie d'artillerie légère aéroportée
- Batterie d'artillerie aéroportée
- Batterie antichar aéroportée
- Batterie defence contre-aeronefs
- Compagnie Parachutiste de Mortiers Lourds (Heavy Mortar Company)

Support Group
- Groupe Sanitaire Divisionnaire
---- Antenne Chirurgicale Parachutiste (Parachute Surgical Unit)
- Airborne Supply Company
- Airborne Engineer Company or Battalion

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Notes:
- Note [1]: The Chasseurs Parachutistes is the "standard" parachute regiment as outlined in the Land Warfare folder; 2,320 men.
- Note [2]: The 13ème Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (13th Dragoon Parachutist Regiment) are the reconnaissance force of the Brigade. I have not yet determined a suitable composition for this unit, but there may be a regular pattern battalion and a number of reconnaissance companies, equipped with motorcycles and airdropped vehicles (when they might appear). Rough manpower is in the 1,000-1,200 man range. They'd include the Brigade's equivalent of the American Pathfinder units.
- Note [3]: The 1st Demi-brigade is an ad-hoc grouping of some independent parachutist units of battalion and company strength, including colonial or Legion units nominally subordinate to the parachutist brigade. The Demi-Brigade would have the staff for a regular parachutist regiment and may, in certain cases, approximate the TOE for the full regiment. The battalions I've listed as subordinate units probably don't exist yet in Wesworld.
- Note [4]: Theoretical unit: a battalion of Foreign Legion troops drawn up to the Parachute Infantry Battalion pattern.
- Note [5]: Theoretical unit: a battalion of Colonial troops drawn up to the Parachute Infantry Battalion pattern.
- Note [6]: Theoretical unit: a battalion of ad-hoc companies drawn up to the Parachute Infantry Battalion pattern.
- Note [7]: The 35th is brigade's artillery group, with "regiment" being used in very rough terms at present; it should not be interpreted as a full-strength artillery regiment. It should have pack howitzers of 75mm size (the batterie legere units) as well as a battery of 105mm pack howitzers. Unlike most French artillery, the battery commanders exercise control rather than battalion commanders (via the poste central du groupe). The regiment would also have AT, AA, and heavy mortar units. Equipment would include the Canon de 75M Mle1928 and Canon de 105M Mle1928 mountain guns, as well as some relatively obsolescent Canon de 37mm L/21 Mle1916 TR infantry guns.

- General Note: The 1st Parachute Brigade lacks vehicles in their unit writeups, but when in base they have trucks and staff cars assigned. Their air transport is provided by the Armee de l'Aire... and until the Nord Normandie enters production later this year, it's mostly composed of some pretty sub-optimal transport aircraft, mainly the narrow-fuselage Bloch 220, trimotor Dewoitine D.338s (which I've discovered never made the encyclopedia) and *shudder* Potez 650s.

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
It does not surprise me that France would move forward with larger paratroop units given the good performance of the Chasseurs Parachutistes in the Rif War. Unfortunately, to be effective, airborne troops do require a lot of specialized kit - not just their air transport but in the lightweight and specialized ordnance required for the troops themselves.

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Division d'Infanterie Alpine (Alpine Infantry Division):
- 3 chasseurs alpins/pyrenees demi-brigades: 3508 men, 108 machine guns, 144 rifle grenade launchers, 9 60mm mortars, 8 81mm mortars, 6 AT guns, 3 75mm mountain guns
- 1 divisional AT company: 347 men, 12 AT guns, 28 trucks, 12 chenillettes
- 1 divisional reconnaissance battalion (GRDI): 685 men, 2 60mm mortars, 4 25mm AT guns, 67 trucks, 99 motorcycles
- 1 mountain artillery regiment: 1,489 men, 36 75mm mountain guns, 36 artillery tractors, 24 ammunition carriers, 256 trucks
- 1 heavy artillery regiment: 1,012 men, 24 155mm guns, 24 artillery tractors, 24 ammunition carriers, 174 trucks
- 1 divisional artillery park: 564 men
- 1 divisional AA battalion: 503 men, 12 40mm AA guns, 12 75mm AA guns, 12 ammunition carrier chenillettes, 24 artillery tractors, 49 trucks
- 1 divisional command and services group: 1,792 men, 250 trucks
- Total: 16,916 men, 45 75mm mountain guns, 24 155mm artillery, 12 47mm or 75mm AT guns, 12 40mm AA guns, 12 75mm AA guns, 824 trucks

Divisional Command and Services Group:
- 1 divisional headquarters
- 1 divisional training center: 65 men
- 1 engineer battalion: 564 men
- 1 divisional pioneer company: 219 men
- 1 telegraph company
- 1 radio company
- 2 horse transport companies
- 1 divisional quartermaster service / intendence group
- 1 divisional medical group
- Total: 1,792 men, 250 trucks

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Chasseurs portés Division:
- 3 chasseurs regiments: 3157 men, 108 machine guns, 9 60mm mortars, 8 81mm mortars, 6 25mm AT guns, 6 47mm AT guns, 161 armoured carriers, 150 trucks, 5 heavy trucks, 45 cars, 3 chenillettes
- 1 divisional AT company: 347 men, 12 AT guns, 28 trucks, 12 chenillettes
- 1 divisional reconnaissance battalion: 685 men, 2 60mm mortars, 4 25mm AT guns, 67 trucks, 99 motorcycles
- 1 motorized artillery brigade: 4109 men, 13 AA tanks, 36 self-propelled guns, 36 towed howitzers, 6 towed heavy howitzers or field guns, 12 medium AA guns, 12 heavy AA guns, 28 scout cars, 593 trucks
- 1 divisional command and services group: 1,792 men, 450 trucks
- Total: 16,404 men, 483 infantry carriers, 36 SPGs, 36 towed howitzers, 6 towed heavy howitzers, 12 medium AA guns, 12 heavy AA guns, 13 AA tanks, 18 25mm AT guns, 18 47mm AT guns, 12 75mm/90mm AT guns, 1,588 trucks

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Divisional Command and Services Group:
- 1 divisional headquarters
- 1 divisional training center: 639 men, 27 machine guns, 12 HMGs, 1 60mm mortar, 2 81mm mortars, 2 25mm AT guns
- 1 engineer battalion: 564 men
- 1 divisional pioneer company: 219 men
- 1 telegraph company
- 1 radio company
- 2 motorized transport companies: 125 trucks each
- 1 divisional quartermaster service / intendence group
- 1 divisional medical group
- Total: 1,792 men, 450 trucks

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Infantry Division:
- 1 divisional headquarters
- 3 infantry regiments: 3,078 men, 108 machine guns, 9 60mm mortars, 8 81mm mortars, 6 25mm AT guns, 6 47mm AT guns
- 1 divisional pioneer company: 219 men
- 1 divisional AT company: 147 men, 12 AT guns
- 1 divisional training center: 65 men
- 1 divisional reconnaissance battalion (GRDI): 685 men, 2 60mm mortars, 4 25mm AT guns, 67 trucks, 99 motorcycles
- 1 light artillery regiment: 3 artillery groups (12 75mm guns), 1 AT battery (8 47mm or 75mm AT guns), 1 AA battery
- 1 heavy artillery regiment: 24 155mm field guns
- 1 divisional heavy artillery park
- 1 engineer battalion: 564 men
- 1 telegraph company
- 1 radio company
- 1 horse transport company
- 1 motorized transport company
- 1 divisional quartermaster service / intendence group
- 1 divisional medical group
- Total: 15,967 men, 36 75mm howitzers, 24 155mm field guns, 18 25mm AT guns, 18 47mm AT guns, 8 47mm/75mm AT guns, 4,867 horses, 1,278 wagons, 546 motor vehicles, 284 motorcycles

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Parachute Dragoons Regiment (Regiment Dragons Parachutistes):
- 1 regimental staff, headquarters, supply and command company: 164 men
- 1 defence platoon: 40 men, 3 machine guns, 3 rifle grenade launchers
- 1 parachute reconnaissance battalion: 628 men, 18 machine guns, 18 rifle grenade launchers, 6 AT rifles, 3 60mm mortars, 3 81mm mortars
- 1 parachutist mortar company: 147 men, 9 81mm mortars, 54 bicycles, 54 bicycle trailers
- 1 parachute sapeurs-mineurs company: 128 men
- 1 groupement francs: 180 men, 36 SMGs, 36 machine guns
- Total: 1287 men, 57 machine guns, 21 rifle grenade launchers, 3 60mm mortars, 12 81mm mortars

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Airborne Motorcycle Troop:
- 8 men, 8 motorcycles
- Total: 8 men, 8 motorcycles

Parachute Reconnaissance Platoon:
- 1 command squad: 4 men (platoon commander, platoon NCO, observer, messenger), 1 airborne car, 1 motorcycle, 2 bicycles
- 2 parachute infantry squads: 12 men, 1 machine gun, 1 rifle grenade launcher, 12 bicycles
- 1 motorcycle troop: 8 men, 8 motorcycles
- Total: 36 men, 2 machine guns, 2 rifle grenade launchers, 1 airborne car, 9 motorcyles, 26 bicycles

Parachute Reconnaissance Company:
- 1 company headquarters: 14 men
- 2 mortar detachments: 8 men, 1 60mm mortar each
- 1 antitank section: 7 men, 2 AT rifles, satchel charges and AT grenades
- 3 parachute reconnaissance platoons: 36 men, 2 machine guns, 2 rifle grenade launchers, 1 airborne car, 9 motorcyles, 26 bicycles
- Total: 145 men, 6 machine guns, 6 rifle grenade launchers, 2 AT rifles, 1 60mm mortar

Parachute Reconnaissance Battalion:
- 1 battalion headquarters: 28 men
- 1 parachute headquarters company: 165 men, 3 81mm mortars
- 3 parachute reconnaissance companies: 145 men, 6 machine guns, 6 rifle grenade launchers, 2 AT rifles, 1 60mm mortar
- Total: 628 men, 18 machine guns, 18 rifle grenade launchers, 6 AT rifles, 3 60mm mortars, 3 81mm mortars

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Parachutist Mortar Platoon:
- 1 command squad: 4 men (platoon commander, platoon NCO, observer, messenger)
- 3 mortar squads: 9 men, 1 81mm mortar, 2 folding bicycles, 2 folding trailers
- 1 supply squad: 7 men, 7 folding bicycles, 7 trailers
- Total: 38 men, 3 81mm mortars, 13 bicycles, 13 trailers

Parachutist Mortar Company (Compagnie Parachutiste de Mortiers):
- 1 company headquarters: 14 men
- 3 parachutist mortar platoons: 38 men, 3 81mm mortars, 13 bicycles, 13 trailers
- 1 supply platoon: 19 men, 15 bicycles and trailers
- Total: 147 men, 9 81mm mortars, 54 bicycles, 54 bicycle trailers

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L’équipe / sizaine:
- 6 men: 4 rifles, 1 submachine gun, 1 machine gun, 6 combat knives
- Total: 6 men, 1 SMG, 1 machine gun

Groupe franc / trentaine:
- 5 (average) L 'équipe: 6 men, 1 SMG, 1 machine gun each
- Total: 30 men, 6 SMGs, 6 machine guns

Groupement francs:
- 2 to 6 groupe franc: 30 men, 6 SMGs, 6 machine guns
- Total: up to 180 men, 36 SMGs, 36 machine guns