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1943
BATTALION LEVEL GROUND COMBAT FOR WWII



Commonwealth Units and Formations

These unit lists should help new 1943 players orient themselves as to how the rules relate to historical organizations. They are meant only as guidelines, and players should feel free to modify them if they wish.There were an enormous variety of formations which existed throughout the war, and so again, this can serve as a primer upon which players re-create their own historical units.

Infantry Battalion 1940
Units:4 | Bases:6 | Morale:Steady | Training:Average | Infantry AT Assault/Fire:0 / -3 | Machine Guns:2 medium | Mortars:2 Light, 3 Medium | Special:1 base of each unit has flamethrowers
Infantry Battalion 1942
Units:4 | Bases:6 | Morale:Steady | Training:Average | Infantry AT Assault/Fire:0 / -2 | Machine Guns:2 medium | Mortars:2 Light, 3 Medium | Towed Weapons:2 - 57mm AT gun (size 4) | Vehicles:2 carrier tractors | Special:1 base of each unit has flamethrowers
Infantry Battalion (Motorized) 1941-1943
Units:4 | Bases:6 | Morale:Steady | Training:Average | Infantry AT Assault/Fire:0 / 0 | Machine Guns:4 medium | Mortars:4 Medium | Vehicles:24 trucks, 16 Bren Carriers
Infantry Battalion 1944
Units:4 | Bases:6 | Morale:Steady | Training:Great | Infantry AT Assault/Fire:4 / 3 | Machine Guns:2 medium, 1 heavy| Mortars:2 Light, 3 Medium | Towed Weapons:2 - 57mm AT gun (size 4)| Vehicles:2 carrier tractors | Special:1 base of each unit has flamethrowers
Infantry Battalion (Motorized) 1944-1945
Units:4 | Bases:6 | Morale:Steady | Training:Average | Infantry AT Assault/Fire:0 / 0 | Vehicles:24 trucks, 16 Bren Carriers
Recce Battalion 1940
Units:1 light tank, 2 carrier (Bren) | Morale:Brave | Training:Great
Recce Battalion 1943
Units:2 - Humber Scout Car, 1 - 3" (medium) mortar carrier, 1 - 2" (light) mortar carrier, 2 - Bren Carrier, 2 - Carrier tractors | Morale:Brave | Training:Great | Towed Weapons:2 - 57mm
Infantry Regiment
Battalions:3 Infantry Battalions
Recce Regiment
Battalions:3 Recce Battalions
Infantry Division
Regiments: 3 Infantry regiments, 1 Recce regiment| Battalions:1 Engineer Battalion | Towed Weapons:18 - 30mm (1940), 57mm (1942), 75mm (1944) | Vehicles:18 carrier tractors
 
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