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UshCha24 Sep 2018 12:06 a.m. PST

I have a whim to to sculpt a B1 Centuro next at 1/144, I just like the look. However I can't find the appropriate cavalry organisation, can anybody help? They use M113 look alikes so I can proably cobble together an Italian force with VCC-2's with most of the rest of my exsisting kit (I never bother with decals anyway, thats for modlers).

FoxtrotPapaRomeo24 Sep 2018 2:07 a.m. PST

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Cavalry Brigade Pozzuolo del Friuli
All 8 cavalry units are in this brigade. Italy has 380 Centauro vehicles, some extended to allow an additional four personnel, 1900 VTLM Lince (IFV mainly used by Mech/Infantry brigades) and 630 Freccia.
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Units

Cavalry School

1st Cavalry Regiment Nizza Cavalleria (Dragoons)
2nd Cavalry Regiment Piemonte Cavalleria (Dragoons)
3rd Cavalry Regiment Savoia Cavalleria (Dragoons)
4th Cavalry Regiment Genova Cavalleria (Dragoons)
5th Cavalry Regiment Lancieri di Novara (Lancers)
6th Cavalry Regiment Lancieri di Aosta (Lancers)
8th Cavalry Regiment Lancieri di Montebello (Lancers)
19th Cavalry Regiment Cavalleggeri Guide (Chevau-légers)
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Structure of each Cavalry Regiment

-Command and Logistic Support Squadron
-Armored Squadrons Group
--2x Reconnaissance Squadrons (each with 8x Centauro and 12x VTLM Lince (Centauros to be replaced with 7x Freccia Reconnaissance))
--Heavy Armored Squadron (14x Centauro, (to be replaced with Centauro 2))

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Armored Brigade Ariete
All tanks are in this brigade. Italy has 200 Ariete tanks in total.
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Units

1st Armored (Training) Regiment

4th Tank Regiment
-20th Tank Battalion M.O. Pentimalli
31st Tank Regiment
-1st Tank Battalion M.O. Cracco
32nd Tank Regiment
-3rd Tank Battalion M.O. Galas
132nd Tank Regiment
-8th Tank Battalion M.O. Secchiaroli
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Structure of each Tank Battalion
-Command and Logistic Support Company
-Tank Battalion
--3× Tank Companies (each with 13× Ariete main battle tanks)
--4th Tank Company (currently suspended as the army does not have enough tanks)

UshCha24 Sep 2018 10:27 a.m. PST

Thanks, I had hoped the Centauro forces would have had VCC-2 as that an easy fix from the basic M113. Maybe Freccia as thay are based on the CENTAURO so mabe sculpt 1 and the oither may be a relatively easy mod.

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