Posted 17 January 2005 - 05:05 PM by david
I have seen an OOB dated May 1941 that shows 60 x PaK36 37mm anti-tank guns attatched to Ariete.
Is this correct?
If so, were they a cohesive anti-tank unit? Or were the guns spread around the Division as needed?
Posted 06 May 2005 - 07:03 PM by Attilio
Further details for David
In the book : La prima controffensiva in Africa Settentrionale, Stato maggiore dell'Esercito, 1974 i have found some detailed OBs of Italian Divisions and on the distribution of the German AT gun:
Divisione Ariete
8° Rgt Bersaglieri
III Btg motociclisti > 3 cps each with one sezione 37/45 (total 9 guns)
V Btg autoportato > 2 cps with aone sezione 37/45 (total 3 guns)
XII Btg auoportato> idem (total 3 guns)
32° RGT carrista
BTR anticarro 37/45 4 sezioni ( 2 with 3 guns, 2 with 2 guns) (total 10 guns)
132° RGT artiglieria
Btr anticarro37/45> 4 sezioni with 3 guns (total 12 guns)
Total guns Ariete Division > 37 guns
Infantry Division Pavia
27° Rgt Fanteria > reinforced with 6 37/45 guns
28° Rgt Fanteria > reinforced with 6 37/45 guns
Infantry Division Bologna
39° Rgt Fanteria reinforced with 8 37/45 guns
40° Rgt Fanteria reinforced with 8 37/45 guns
Infantry Division Brescia
19° Rgt fanteria reinforced with 3 plotoni 37/45 (#?)
20° Rgt Fanteria reinforced with 3 plotoni 37/45 (#?)
Regards
Attilio
I have seen an OOB dated May 1941 that shows 60 x PaK36 37mm anti-tank guns attatched to Ariete.
Is this correct?
If so, were they a cohesive anti-tank unit? Or were the guns spread around the Division as needed?
Posted 06 May 2005 - 07:03 PM by Attilio
Further details for David
In the book : La prima controffensiva in Africa Settentrionale, Stato maggiore dell'Esercito, 1974 i have found some detailed OBs of Italian Divisions and on the distribution of the German AT gun:
Divisione Ariete
8° Rgt Bersaglieri
III Btg motociclisti > 3 cps each with one sezione 37/45 (total 9 guns)
V Btg autoportato > 2 cps with aone sezione 37/45 (total 3 guns)
XII Btg auoportato> idem (total 3 guns)
32° RGT carrista
BTR anticarro 37/45 4 sezioni ( 2 with 3 guns, 2 with 2 guns) (total 10 guns)
132° RGT artiglieria
Btr anticarro37/45> 4 sezioni with 3 guns (total 12 guns)
Total guns Ariete Division > 37 guns
Infantry Division Pavia
27° Rgt Fanteria > reinforced with 6 37/45 guns
28° Rgt Fanteria > reinforced with 6 37/45 guns
Infantry Division Bologna
39° Rgt Fanteria reinforced with 8 37/45 guns
40° Rgt Fanteria reinforced with 8 37/45 guns
Infantry Division Brescia
19° Rgt fanteria reinforced with 3 plotoni 37/45 (#?)
20° Rgt Fanteria reinforced with 3 plotoni 37/45 (#?)
Regards
Attilio