"1980 Danish Recce Battalion" Topic
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| khanscom | 15 Jul 2019 10:03 a.m. PST |
Just dusted off an old project for some more work-- 6mm Danish army c. 1980. I have Enola's "World's Major Armies: 1981" which lists 1 Recce Bn. (presumably an army- or corps- level unit), but provides no details of the battalion structure or equipment. Can anyone fill in this info or provide references that have details down to platoon level? |
| jekinder6 | 15 Jul 2019 1:38 p.m. PST |
The 5th Jutland Dragoons in 1989 has 3 squadrons of 6x M-41 light tanks, 4x M-113 APCs and 3x M-125 mortar carriers each. This looks like 2 platoons/troops of three light tanks each, a scout platoon/troop of three M-113, a mortar platoon and maybe one M-113 for squadron HQ. There are also some recon jeeps or Land Rovers but I don't have a number for them. Not sure if this is the valid OB for 1980 but the equipment listed isn't especially new. Not sure if the M-113s have infantry squads. NATO OB for 1989 is here: microarmormayhem.com on the left side of the page. On further reading,this unit is an asset of the Jutland Division and does not exist in 1980. Until sometime in 1981 the 3 squadrons are each subordinate to one of the brigades of the Jutland Division. Hope this helps. |
| khanscom | 15 Jul 2019 2:59 p.m. PST |
Thank you – this should be close enough to work. |
| Thresher01 | 15 Jul 2019 6:11 p.m. PST |
Lots of landrovers armed with recoilless rifles, as I recall. |
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