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Originally posted by Hood
It has the added bonus of a "Tank Brigade" title so when independence comes it looks like a grander unit and is visually pleasing on parades too. Political qualities not to be overlooked.
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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
Mounted Combat in Vietnam offers an excellent look at the use of tanks and other armored vehicles in both Indochina Wars.
I am not certain that mixing mechanized units with bicycle-mounted infantry will work well in the tactical environment of Indochina. I would think that their rates of advance would be significantly different; on their own bicycle troops might do well - as the OTL Malayan campaign showed; on their own, tank units can operate effectively, as US experience in Vietnam showed.
The mixture might work in other environments.
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202nd Tank Brigade:
- 2 regiment inter-armes: 1,003 men, 4 60mm mortars, 9 120mm mortars, 63 field cars, 21 motorcycles, 20 motorcycles with sidecars, 4 light trucks, 41 medium trucks, 10 scout cars, 2 armoured cars, 28 tanks, 42 infantry carriers
---- 1 headquarters squadron: 48 men, 2 medium MGs, 6 field cars, 2 light trucks, 6 medium trucks, 2 scout cars, 2 armoured cars
---- 2 tank squadrons: 78 men, 1 field car, 2 medium trucks, 14 tanks
---- 2 chasseurs portes squadrons: 222 men, 2 60mm mortars, 16 field cars, 3 motorcycles, 2 medium trucks, 14 infantry carriers
---- 1 heavy mortar battery: 143 men, 9 120mm mortars, 14 field cars, 3 motorcycles, 5 medium trucks, 10 infantry carriers
---- 1 reconnaissance squadron: 148 men, 3 field cars, 12 motorcycles, 20 motorcycles with sidecars, 2 light trucks, 4 medium trucks, 8 scout cars, 4 infantry carriers
---- 1 regimental train: 64 men, 6 field cars, 18 medium trucks
- 1 to 2 chasseurs portes battalions: 868 men, 36 machine guns, 16 HMGs, 3 60mm mortars, 2 81mm mortars, 2 25mm AT guns, 47 armoured carriers, 34 trucks, 2 wrecker trucks, 13 cars, 2 field ambulances
---- 1 battalion staff: 1 battalion commander, 3 officers, 2 staff cars
---- 1 command platoon: 1 signals squad (3 NCOs, 35 men, 8 light trucks, 2 cars), 1 supply squad (2 NCOs, 12 men, 2 trucks), 1 medical squad (1 NCO, 23 men including 16 stretcher-bearers, 2 field ambulances)
---- 3 chasseurs companies: 218 men, 12 machine guns, 16 rifle grenade launchers, 1 60mm mortar, 13 infantry carriers, 3 trucks, 14 cars, 4 motorcycles
---- 1 support company: 99 men, 16 HMGs, 2 25mm AT guns, 2 81mm mortars, 8 armoured carriers, 10 trucks
---- 1 vehicle maintenance platoon: 34 men, 5 trucks, 2 wrecker/crane trucks
- 1 armoured car company: 58 men, 14 armoured cars, 2 motorcycles
- 1 support battalion: 611 men, 64 motorcycles, 14 scout cars, 1 mortar carrier, 6 cars, 4 command vehicles, 48 trucks, 12 amphibious trucks, 5 heavy trucks
---- 1 scout company: 162 men, 64 motorcycles, 14 scout cars, 1 mortar carrier
---- 1 regimental staff and command company: 211 men, 4 command vehicles, 18 trucks, 6 cars
---- 1 headquarters/supply company: 174 men, 12 trucks, 5 heavy trucks
---- 1 regimental motor transport company: 64 men, 12 amphibious trucks, 18 trucks
- 1 artillery battalion: 435 men, 2 field cars, 6 scout cars, 18 motorcycles, 37 trucks, 2 trailers, 22 artillery tractors, 12 105mm guns, 4 20mm AA guns, 6 25mm AA guns
---- 1 Bataillon d'Artillerie Tractée Tous Terrain: 387 men, 16 motorcycles, 29 trucks, 6 scout cars, 12 105mm field guns, 4 20mm AA guns, 16 artillery tractors
---- 1 Batterie de 25mm Contre-Avions: 48 men, 2 field cars, 2 motorcycles, 8 trucks, 2 trailers, 6 25mm AA guns, 6 artillery tractors
- Compagnie de Sapeurs-Mineurs Mechanisee: 234 men, 26 field cars, 11 trucks, 18 amphibious trucks, 9 armoured engineering vehicles
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Originally posted by Kaiser Kirk
Further, given that there seems to be motorized transport, I don't see why the 25mm guns are chosen. The 47mm is still fairly man-workable in a pinch, and has a shot <300m against most tanks.
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Originally posted by Kaiser Kirk
As for the Tank Brigade, Seems more like Regimental size, the Napoleanic OOBs had Demi-Brigades
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