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Unit.

Young Soldier Company

Tank Troop

A.A. Detachment

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APPENDIX “A."

Components of the Garrison of a Typical Class "A" Aerodrome.

Drawn from.

Trained by.

Weapons and Equipment (excluding personal arins).

Young

Soldier Battalion Young

(which also provides Com- panies for other aerodromes)

Commander

Soldier Battalion Bren guns

2-in. Mortars

Bombards (projected) Station Vickers guns

Field Army Tank Unit

A.A. Command

A.A. Command

Commander of Parent Unit

Light Tanks

H.A. guns

Bofors

L.M.Gs.

Role.

Garrisons of defended localities, and Mobile Reserve.

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Mobile Reserve.

A.A. defence with secondary role of anti-tank defence.

20

Army Hispano Cannon

P.A.C. Equipment

Beaverettes Armadillos

and Smith guns (mobile) Spare L.M.Gs.

Assorted weapons Grenades

Light A.A. defence

Mobile Reserve.

Defence of buildings and dispersed aircraft. Anti-troop-carrier defence.

General Reserve.

R.A.F. A.A. Flight

R.A.F. Station Defence Force R.A.F.

(Defence) Commander, and L.D.C.

Flight

A.A. L.M.GS.

Station Reserve ("Backers Station personnel

(R.A.F. | Station

Commander

up')

Tradesmen)

L.D.C.

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