Tuesday 9 October 2012

Romanian Cavalry MkII

I've done quite a bit more research on the Romanian cavalry formations and have amended the organisation of my BKCII Romanians as follows:


Romanian 1st, 7th and 9th Cavalry Brigades June-July 1941

Brigade Headquarters:
HQ: 1x CO (CV8) (Mounted)

3 Horse Cavalry Regiments, each with:
Regimental HQ:
1x HQ (CV7) (Mounted)
1 Cavalry Battalion:
Battalion HQ:
1x HQ (CV7) (Mounted)
2 Mounted Squadrons, each with:
3x Infantry Units (Regulars*), 3x Transport Units (Horses, Cavalry)
1 Cavalry Battalion:
Battalion HQ:
1x HQ (CV7) (Mounted)
1 Mounted Squadron:
3x Infantry Units (Regulars*), 3x Transport Units (Horses, Cavalry)
1 Mounted LMG Squadron:
3x Infantry Units (Regulars), 3x Transport Units (Horses, Cavalry)

1 Horse Artillery Regiment:
2 Horse Artillery Battalions, each with:
2 Batteries, each with:
1x Artillery Unit (75-76mm)

1 Mortar Squadron:
2x Support Units (Mortar, 81mm), 2x Transport Units (Trucks)

1 Anti-Tank/AA Squadron:
3x Support Units (ATG, 37mm), 3x Air Defence Units (13.2mm), 6x Transport Units (Trucks)

1 MMG Squadron:
4x Support Units (MG, ZB-53), 4x Transport Units (Trucks)

1 Pioneer Squadron:
3x Engineer Units (Pioneers), 3x Transport Units (Trucks)

1 Mechanised Recon Squadron:
1x Recce Unit (R-1), 1x Recce Unit (Infantry), 1x Transport Unit (Truck), 1x Recce Unit (Infantry), 1x Transport Unit (Motorcycles)

Notes:
  1. One of the cavalry regiments was to have been motorised but the outbreak of war in 1941 prevented this.
  2. Infantry Units (Regulars*) - these infantry units have half the number of LMG's per squadron (12 instead of 24), reduce AP attacks to 2/30.
  3. Horse artillery guns are 75mm Krupp Model 1904/1912 Field Guns. Guns are available as scheduled assets only.
  4. Brigade support squadrons are to be attached out to the cavalry battalions.


To field one of the Semi-Motorised Brigades (5th, 6th and 8th Brigades) I would need to swap one of the cavalry regiments for:


1 Motorised Cavalry Regiment:
Regimental HQ:
1x HQ (CV7) (in truck)
1 Motorised Cavalry Battalion:
Battalion HQ:
1x HQ (CV7) (in truck)
2 Motorised Squadrons, each with:
3x Infantry Units (Regulars), 3x Transport Units (Trucks)
1 Motorised Cavalry Battalion:
Battalion HQ:
1x HQ (CV7) (in truck)
1 Motorised Squadron:
3x Infantry Units (Regulars), 3x Transport Units (Trucks)
1 Motorised Heavy Weapons Squadron:
2x Support Units (MG, ZB-53), 1x Air Defence Unit (13.2mm), 1x Support Unit (ATG, 37mm), 4x Transport Units (Trucks)

An extra Recce Unit (R-1) should be added to the Mechanised Recon Squadron as the Motorised Brigades had more of these "tanks" than the normal Cavalry Brigades.

I'm still debating whether to keep to 1 stand = 1 platoon or to scale the vehicles at 1:4 and the infantry/cavalry at 1:40. This would create smaller units but I could have more off them.

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