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reliability index 1
(Excellent)
GDP ~$2.8-trillion
2009
Budget
~$55-billion 2009
Personnel
102,000
authorized;
3.5% manpower deficit 2008. Regular reserve 160,000; TA
34,000
610
officers and 7700 other ranks were recruited 2007-08.
24
months between tours.
Summary of Combat Units
6
armored regiments
4
armored recon regiments
6
Mech Inf Bns (Saxon)
9
armored Inf Bns
(Warrior)
23
light infantry
battalions
1
Special Forces regiment
11
Artillery regiments
4 air defense regiments
11
engineer regiments
7 helio regiments
The
Army has been having trouble maintaining its infantry strength
due to declines in recruiting. |
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Ceremonial
All soldiers in the Queen’s Guard are combat soldiers from regular
infantry and cavalry regiments.
At this time the Foot Guards
are provided in alternation by
Nijmegen Company, 1st Grenadier Guards
1st Welsh Guards
Cavalry
Guards are provided by
The Life Guards and the Blues and Royals
Contrary to
popular belief, ceremonial duty at the Queen’s residences (Buckingham
and St. James’s Palaces) is not the sole prerogative of the Guards. Any
regiment of the line can provide contingents additional to the above.
Thanks to a
450-year history, nothing about the British Army is particularly simple.
This is also true of he Queen’s Guards. Interested readers should do
their own research.
Reroling To Provide more troops for afghanistan
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2 Challenger 2 Squadrons to Combat Vehicles Reconnaissance (Tracked)
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2
Artillery SP 155mm regiments to Light Gun
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5
Artillery SP 155mm batteries to UAVs
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1 Air
Defense Artillery High Velocity Missile Battery to UAVs
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2
General Support Engineer regiments to Close Support
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Several
third line logistics units to provide Afghanistan support
This process continues into 2009, with more MBT Regiments putting their
equipment in storage and shifting to other roles for Afghanistan.
HQ 6th Division
This is a deployable HQ and will serve in Afghanistan.
Special Forces
(Speculative
orbat entirely from open sources. Kindly note that UK Special Forces are
not obligation to correct popular mythology and misinformation as may
become embedded in the popular literature. Most of the information below
is taken from
http://www.eliteukforces.info . While there are many open sources,
for consistency we have primarily relied on this website. In view of the
ongoing Global War On Terror, we’d be negligent if used any
non-published information.)
1st
Parachute Regiment (Special Forces Support Group)
Headquarters
(HQ) Company
268th
Signals Regiment
A Company
B Company
C Company
F Company (Royal Marines)
Elements RAF Regiment
Support Company
22nd
Special Air Service
264th Signal Squadron
A Squadron (each squadron identical TO, about 80 personnel)
Air Troop (Troops are 16 personnel each)
Boat Troop
Mobility Troop
Mountain Troop
B Squadron
C Squadron
G Squadron
L detachment (TA unit to supply replacements/augumentation)
Special
Reconnaissance Regiment
266th Signal Squadron
Special Boat Service
SBS Signal Squadron
C Squadron (~60 personnel) (Small Boat)
M Squadron (Maritime Counter Terror)
X Squadron (Small Boat)
Z Squadron (Combat Divers)
SBS (Reserves) (Replacement/Augumentation)
18th Signal Regiment
All four signal squadrons listed above
63rd Signal Squadron (TA, to support 21 and 23 SAS)
Territorial Army
The TA is
reorganizing. Below is the post-reorganization TO. Changes are noted in
parenthesis
4 light
recon Battalions (decreased 3)
15 Infantry Battalions (decreased by 18)
2 SF regiments
Artillery
1 gun
Artillery regiment (decreased by 1)
4 air defense regiments (increased by 1)
1 observation regiment
2 MLRS regiments
5 Engr
regiments (decreased by 4)
1 aviation regiment
1 intelligence corps Bn
12 signals regiments (increased by 1)
14 logistics regiments (decreased by 3)
Medical (increased)
11 hospitals
2 field ambulances
1 ambulance regiment
5 medical Sqdns
Organization
Land Forces
- HQ Erskine
Barracks, Wilton
Joint
Helio Command HQ Wilton
21st Air Support Signal Regiment
Royal Navy
Commando Helicopter Force
845 Naval
Air Squadron (Medium-lift, Sea King HC4)
846 Naval
Air Squadron (Medium-lift, Sea King HC4
847 Naval Air Squadron (Light-lift, anti-amour, reconnaissance, Lynx AH7
848 Naval
Air Squadron - Sea King HC4 training unit
RAF Support
Helio Force
7th Squadron RAF (Chinook)
18th Squadron RAF (Chinook)
22nd Squadron RAF (Seaking, SAR)
27th Squadron RAF (Chinook)
28th
(Army Cooperation) Squadron RAF (Merlin)
33rd Squadron RAF (Puma)
78th Squadron RAF (Merlin)
84th Squadron RAF ( 4 x Griffen (Bell 412) for SAR)
202nd Squadron RAF (Seaking, SAR)
203rd Reserve Squadron (RAF (Seaking, SAR)
230th Squadron RAF (Puma)
Army Air
Corps Forces
1st Regiment AAC
3rd Regiment AAC
4th regiment AAC
5th
Regiment AAC
6th
Regiment AAC (V)
7th
Regiment AAC (V)
9th
Regiment AAC
Independent
Flight (Canada)
Independent
Flight (Brunei)
Independent
Flight (Belize)
16th Air
Assault Brigade
216 Signal
Squadron (158 personnel)
HQ Troop
3 x radio
troops
Support
troop
Mechanical
Transport troop
Pathfinder Platoon
Sqdn, Household Cavalry Regt (Reece)
3rd Regiment AAC (Wattisham)
HQ Squadron
653rd Squadron (Lynx Mk.9, Light Battlefield Helicopter)
662nd Squadron (AH-64D x 8, Attack)
663rd Squadron (AH-64D x 8, Attack)
3rd Regiment workshop REME
4th Regiment AAC (Wattisham)
HQ Squadron
Squadron
Headquarters (SHQ)
Motor
Transport (MT)
Signals
(Sigs)
Quartermasters (QM)
Administration
Catering
Welfare
654th Squadron (AH-64D x8, Attack)
659th Squadron (Lynx Mk.9, Light Battlefield
Helicopter)
669th Squadron (AH-64D x8, Attack)
4th Regiment Workshop REME
9th Regiment AAC (Dishforth) 16 AH-64D
HQ Squadron
656th Squadron (Apache AH-64D x 8)
664th Squadron (Apache AH-64D x 8)
672nd Squadron (Lynx Mk. 7)
9th Regiment Workshop REME
2nd Parachute Regt (687 personnel)
HQ Coy
3 Rfl Coys
Mortar Coy
Reece Coy
3rd Parachute Regt
HQ Coy
Aslt Engr Plat
Patrols Plat
Sniper Plat
A Coy
B Coy
C Coy
Support Coy
Mortar Plat
AT Plat
MMG Plat
5th Scots (Stirling)
1 Royal Irish (Ft. George, Inverness)
7 Para Royal Horse Artillery (105mm lt gun)[1]
F (Sphinx) Para Btry
G Para Btry (Mercer’s Troop)
H Para Btry (Ramsey’s Troop)
I Para Btry (Bull’s Troop)
Aviation Tactical Group
REME Workshop
23 Regt Royal Engineers (new HQ at Woodbridge, all units)
12 (Nova
Scotia) HQ Sqdn (AA)
9 Para Sqdn
RE
51 Fld Sqdn (AA)[2]
61 Fld Sqdn (AA)
23 Engr Regt Workshop (AA)
13 Air Assault Support Regiment RLC
24th
HQ Squadron
15th
Attack Support Squadron (Apache close support)
47th
Air Despatch Squadron (aerial resupply)
63rd
Air Assault Bde Spt Squadron (brigade close support)
82nd
General Support Squadron (brigade general support)
Workshop
REME
7 AA Bn REME
8 Close Spt Coy (supports Infantry Battalions)
71 CS Coy (supports helicopters)
72 CS Coy (supports
helicopters)
73 CS Coy (supports helicopters)
132 Avn Supply Coy (66 troops, 33 civilians)
16 Close Support Medical Regiment
156 Provost Company Royal Military Police
HQ
2 Provost platoons
Brigade Parachute Squadron (BPS)
Special forces (HQ
Hereford)
22nd
SAS Regiment
21st
SAS Regiment (reserve)
22nd
SAS Regiment (reserve)
Special
Reconnaissance Regiment[3]
Ranger
Regiment[4]
2008 (based on 1st Parachute Regiment)
Special Boat
Service, Royal Marines
Joint SF
Support Group 2008 (tri-service)
Field Army
Kindly keep
in mind that administrative and operational control of some theatre and
logistics units is under different HQs. This may lead to some confusion
in our TO.
Theatre Troops
1st
Reconnaissance Brigade (Netheravon)
1st
Artillery Brigade (Salisbury)
16th
Regiment RA
7th Air Defence Brigade (Wilton)
8th Force Engineer Brigade
12th (Air Support) Engineer Brigade
(Waterbeach)
29th (Corps Support) Engineer Brigade
(Aldershot)
101st
Logistic Support Brigade
102nd
Logistic Support Brigade
104th
Logistic Support Brigade
11th
Signal Brigade (Telford,
Shropshire)
2nd
Signal Regiment
214th Signal Squadron
Roman Troop
Saxon Troop
Viking Troop
Support Troop
219th Signal Squadron
246th Gurkha Signal Squadron
Support Squadron
14th
Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)
HQ Squadron
226th
Signal Squadron (EW) (Allied Command Europe)
237th
Signal Squadron (EW) (UK 3rd Mechanized Division)
245th
Signal Squadron (EW) (UK 1st Mechanized Division)
30th
Signal Regiment
Support Squadron
250th Gurkha Signal Squadron
256th Signal Squadron
258th Signal Squadron
33rd
(Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
33rd Signal Squadron
42nd
Signal Squadron
55th Signal Squadron
59th Signal Squadron
80th Signal Squadron
34th
(Northern) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
HQ Squadron
49th Signal Squadron
50th Signal Squadron
90th Signal Squadron
35th
(South Midland) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
HQ Squadron
48th Signal Squadron
58th signal Squadron
89th Signal Squadron
95th Signal Squadron
Support Squadron
2nd (National Communications) Signal
Brigade
UK Operations
10th (V) Signal Regiment
HQ Squadron
ECM Squadron
238th Signal Squadron
241st Signal Squadron
251st Signal Squadron
31st (V) Signal Regiment
HQ Squadron
5th Signal Squadron
41st Signal Squadron
56th Signal Squadron
32nd (V) Signal Regiment (HQ 2nd Division &
51st Bde)
HQ Squadron
51st Signal Squadron
52nd Signal Squadron
61st Signal Squadron
36th (V) Signal Regiment (49th Bde)
HQ Squadron
45th Signal Squadron (Close Support)
54th (Support) Signal Squadron
60th (RBH) Signal Squadron
37th (V) Signal Regiment
38th (V) Signal Regiment
39th (V) Signal Regiment
40th (V) Signal Regiment
66th Signal Support Squadron
69th Signal Squadron
85th Signal Squadron
71st (Y) Signal Regiment (London District)
47th Signal Squadron
68th Signal Squadron
70th Signal Squadron
265th Signal Squadron
Special Communications
1st (RBY) Signal Regiment
2nd Signal Squadron
Specialist Group R Signals
LIAG (V)
81st (V) Signal Squadron
LICSG (V)
1st
Signal Brigade
(assigned to
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps)
7th Signal Regiment (Elmpt)
HQ Squadron
229th
Signal Squadron
231st Signal Squadron
232nd Signal Squadron
16th Signal Regiment (Elmpt)
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Support Battalion
1st
Military Intelligence Brigade (Chicksands)
15 (UK)
Pysops Group
Chicksands
1st
MI Battalion
Rheindahlen
2nd
MI Battalion
Netheravon
3rd
(V) MI Battalion
London
4th
MI Battalion
Bulford
2nd
Medical Brigade
22nd
Field Hospital
RHQ
Support Squadron
Hospital Squadron
34th
Field Hospital
201st
Field Hospital (V)
202nd Field Hospital
203rd
Field Hospital (V) (200 beds)
HQ Squadron
A Squadron
B Squadron
C Squadron
204th Field Hospital
205th Field Hospital (V)
207th Field Hospital
208th Field Hospital (V)
212th Field Hospital
243rd Field Hospital
256th Field Hospital (V)
A Squadron
B Squadron
C Squadron
D Squadron