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Other Vehicles => Miscellaneous Vehicles => Australian Army M113 Family => Topic started by: glbest on May 19, 2020, 12:38:22 PM

Title: vehicle in a armoured vehicle troop
Post by: glbest on May 19, 2020, 12:38:22 PM

how many vehicles make a troop in  an armoured unit

Title: Re: vehicle in a armoured vehicle troop
Post by: aussiegregmac on May 19, 2020, 05:30:28 PM

A pretty open ended question there.
An APC  Troop,  a Recon Troop, or perhaps a Tank Troop ?????

Title: Re: vehicle in a armoured vehicle troop
Post by: AGAS 5 on May 19, 2020, 08:39:55 PM

I think it has varied over the years, but an M113 APC troop use to have 13 and could lift an Infantry Company.
Inf Coy HQ - 1x APC
3x Inf Platoon - 4x APC each (an APC Section) = 12 APC.


I think a Tank Troop has 4x tanks.

Cavalry Troop ... no idea  :)

Title: Re: vehicle in a armoured vehicle troop
Post by: THE BOOGER on May 19, 2020, 10:42:05 PM

It may have chaged after plan beersheba but cav was 5 veh per troop and tanks were 3 never been in an apc troop

Title: Re: vehicle in a armoured vehicle troop
Post by: Mike C on May 20, 2020, 01:30:04 AM

I seem to remember it also depends on when/what period you are discussing.

Tank Troop, 1960s & 1990s: four: eg
11, Troop leader - Lt or 2Lt
11A Troop Sgt
11B Troop Corporal
11C Corporal

Mike

Title: Re: vehicle in a armoured vehicle troop
Post by: Bluebell One-eight on May 26, 2020, 08:42:10 PM

In my day 5 vehicles, 3 LRVs and 2 MRV/FSVs

Title: Re: vehicle in a armoured vehicle troop
Post by: glbest on June 09, 2020, 11:27:55 AM

that was what i thought 3 vehicles plus fitters vehicle 3 troops to cavalry sqn