British Air Landing Battalion 1942-45

Summary Tables, British Air Landing Battalion, 1942 to 1945

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Summary Table, British Air Landing Battalion, circa 1942-1943

Detail	Battalion Headquarters	Support Company	Anti-tank and AA Company	Four Rifle Companies (each)	Total

1). Personnel
Officers	6	11	5	6	46
Warrant officers	1	2	1	1	8
Non-commissioned	6	30	22	20	138
Privates	43	142	96	91	645
Total, all ranks	56	185	124	118	837
2). Transport
Motorcycles	16	51	33	3	112
Combinations	5	12	1	1	22
Cars	3	2	-	-	5
15-cwt trucks	-	4	-	1	8
3-ton lorries	-	4	-	-	4
3). Weapons
Bren guns (Section)	-	-	-	12	48
Bren guns (other)	3	14	-	2	25
2-inch mortars (Platoon)	-	-	-	4	16
2-inch mortars (other)	1	-	-	-	1
3-inch mortars	-	4	-	2	12
20-mm guns (AA/Atk)	-	-	24	-	24
.55-inch anti-tank rifles	1	3	-	5	24

Summary Table, British Air Landing Battalion, circa 1943-1945

Detail	Battalion Headquarters	Support Company	Anti-tank and AA Company	Four Rifle Companies (each)	Total

1). Personnel
Officers	6	11	6	6	47
Warrant officers	1	2	1	1	8
Non-commissioned	4	29	26	21	143
Privates	24	156	90	99	666
Total, all ranks	35	198	123	127	864
2). Transport
Motorcycles	9	34	31	4	90
Combinations	1	4	-	-	5
Cars	1	1	-	-	2
5-cwt cars (Jeeps)	2	29	23	3	66
15-cwt trucks	1	3	-	-	4
3-ton lorries	-	3	-	-	3
3). Weapons
Bren guns (Section)	-	-	-	12	48
Bren guns (other)	3	14	10	2	35
2-inch mortars (Platoon)	-	-	-	4	16
2-inch mortars (other)	1	1	8	-	10
3-inch mortars	-	4	-	2	12
20-mm guns *	-	-	12	-	12
6-pr anti-tank guns	-	-	8	-	8
PIATs	1	3	-	5	24

Substitute equipment;

* Twelve 20-mm guns replaced on actual operations by eight Vickers medium machine guns.

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