British/Commonwealth Armoured Brigade


 

Total Tanks In HQ Heavy Armoured Brigade 6 Light Cruisers
4 Heavy Cruisers
Total Tanks In Heavy Armoured Regt or Bn* 26 Light Cruisers
15 Heavy Cruisers
8 Close Support Cruisers
TOTAL: 157 Tanks

* Personnel in Heavy Armoured Regiment or Battalion was 30 Officers and 573 Other Ranks.

WE of an HQ Heavy Armoured Brigade was the same as for a Light Armoured Brigade (1/1931/2C/1 wef 27 September 1939)

WE of a Heavy Armoured Regiment allowed for each of the three squadrons to be split up into a Light and Heavy half-squadron (1/1931/5B/1 wef 27 September 1939)


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