Note: While stationed in Berlin, each infantry battalion had: 4 FV-432 w/30mm Rarden turret, 8 FV-432, 8 Fox CVR(W), 8 81mm mortars, 6 Wombat 120mm RR, 6 Milan ATGM (from Andreas Kirchoff’s “Armoured Vehicles of the British Infantry Brigade Berlin”)
Note 1: By 1988, the UK had taken delivery of 75 Milan firing post turrets for Spartan APCs. There was supposed to be 4 Spartan/Milan vehicles for each BAOR mechanised battalion (and perhaps those destined to reinforce BAOR?)
Note 2: It is likely that at least one of the artillery regiments listed as M109 was in fact equipped with Abbot.
BRITISH ARMY-UNITED KINGDOM
1. 2nd Infantry Division - York, UK: Reinforces BAOR 1st British Corps
a. 24th Airmobile Brigade - Catterick, UK:
1) 1st Bn, The Prince of Wales Own Regt of Yorkshire – Catterick: Light Role
2) 1st Bn, The Green Howards: Light Role (had a 4th Inf Co, mainly deployed to Northern Ireland) – Catterick: Light Role (had deployment to Falklands during 1989)
b) 27th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery: 24 FH-70 155mm Howitzers
4) 51 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers:
5) 9th Regiment, Army Air Corps -- Dishforth:
a) 657 Squadron: 6 Gazelle, 6 Lynx/TOW
b) 670 Squadron: 11 or 12 Lynx
c) 671 Squadron: 6 Gazelle, 6 Lynx/TOW
b. 15th Territorial Army Brigade - Topcliffe, UK:
1) The Queen's Own Yeomanry (TA) – Newcastle upon Tyne: 80 Fox, 20 Spartan, 11 Sultan, 11 Ferret, 5 Samaritan
a) A Squadron (Ayrshire Yeomanry) – Ayr
b) C Squadron (Cheshire Yeomanry) – Chester
c) D Squadron (Northumberland Hussars) – Cramlington
d) Y Squadron (Yorkshire Yeomanry) – York
2) 1st Bn, The Yorkshire Volunteers (TA) – Lumley Barracks, York: Light Role
a) A Co (Green Howards)
b) B Co (Green Howards)
c) C Co (Green Howards)
d) D Co (Prince of Wales Regt of Yorkshire)
3) 2nd Bn, The Yorkshire Volunteers (TA) – Worsely Barracks, York: Light Role
a) A Co – York:
b) B Co – Hull:
c) C Co (Leeds Rifles) – Castleborough:
d) D Co (Green Howards) – Scarborough:
4) 6th Bn, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (TA) – Newcastle upon Tyne: Light Role
a) W Co – Berwick upon Tweed:
b) X Co – Sandyford:
c) Y Co – Newcastle:
d) Z Co – Ashington:
e) St. Lucia Co (HSF):
5) 7th Bn, The Light Infantry (TA) -- Durham: Light Role
a) A Co – Hordern:
b) B Co – Hepburn:
c) C Co – Washington:
d) D Co – Spennymore:
e) E Co (HSF) – Bishop Auckland: (formed 1988)
6) 8th Bn, The Light Infantry – Wakefield: Light Role (former 1/87)
a) A Co – Wakefield:
b) B Co – Pontefract:
c) C Co – Batley:
d) D Co – Barnsley:
c. 49th Territorial Army Brigade - Chilwell, UK: 4 Saxon and 4 Ferret
1) The Royal Yeomanry (TA) – Chelsea, London: 80 Fox, 20 Spartan, 11 Sultan, 11 Ferret, 5 Samaritan
a) A Squadron (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) – Swindon and Trowbridge
b) B Squadron (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry) – Carlton, Nottinghamshire
c) C Squadron (Kent and County of London) – Croydon
d) D Squadron (North Irish Horse) -- Belfast
2) 5th Bn, The Royal Anglian Regiment (TA) – Peterborough: Light Role
a) No 1 (Essex) Co
b) No 2 (Northamptionshire) Co
c) No 3 (Essex) Co
d) No 4 (Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire) Co
3) 7th Bn, The Royal Anglian Regiment (TA) -- Leicester: Light Role
a) A Co – Scunthorpe:
b) B Co (Lincolnshire) – Lincoln:
c) C Co (Leicestershire and Derbyshire) – Melton Mowbray:
d) D Co (Northamptonshire) – Northamption:
e) E Co (HSF) – Leicester and Lincoln:
4) 5th Bn, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (TA) -- Coventry: Light Role
a) A Co – Sparkbrook:
b) B Co (Warwickshire) – Sparkbrook:
c) C Co – Ashton-Under-Lyne:
d) D Co (Lancashire) – Bury:
e) G Co (HSF):
5) 3rd (V) Bn, Staffordshire Regiment – Wolverhampton: Light Role (formed 4/88)
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A Co – Tamworth:
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B Co – Stoke On Trent:
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C Co – Burton on Trent:
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D Co – Walsall:
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E Co (HSF) --
6) 5th Bn, The Light Infantry (TA) - Shrewsbury: Light Role
a) A Co – Shrewsbury:
b) B Co – Wellington:
c) C Co – Hereford:
d) D Co – Ross-on-Wye:
d. Divisional Troops
1) 5th Bn, The Royal Green Jackets – Oxford: Light Role (formed 12/86)
a) A Co – High Wycombe:
b) D Co – Aylesbury:
c) E Co – Milton Keynes:
d) I Co (HSF) – Various: Former early 1990.
2) 4th Bn, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (TA) -- Preston: Light Role
a) A Co – Burnley:
b) B Co – Blackpoole:
c) C Co – Bolton:
d) D Co – Blackburn:
3) 655 Squadron, Army Air Corps – BallyKelly, Northern Ireland:
4) 29th (38th?) Regiment, Royal Engineers - Newcastle, UK:
Note 1: 2nd Inf division components come from House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 9 June 1998, courtesy of TankNet’s Louie, who dug them up. The doc lists the 1st Bn, RRF as a territorial unit assigned to the 15th Brigade; however, this is a regular unit. I believe the 5th Bn, RRF was actually assigned. The doc also lists the “1 Y&C” as assigned to the 15th; I am working on the assumption that this is in fact the 1 Yorks.
Note 2: The two territorial brigades would likely get the 100th and 101st Field Artillery Regiments on mobilization.
2. 1st Infantry Brigade - Tidworth, UK: United Kingdom Mobile Force, dedicated to Schleswig-Holstein (AMF)
a. 1st Bn, The Queen’s Regiment – Tidworth: 45 Saxon, 8 Fox, 7 Ferret, 8 81mm Mortar, 24 Milan ATGM (U)
b. 1st Bn, The Devon and Dorset Regiment – Bulford: 45 Saxon, 8 Fox, 7 Ferret, 8 81mm Mortar, 24 Milan ATGM (U)
c. 1st Bn, The Royal Hampshire Regiment – Tidworth: 45 Saxon, 7 Ferret, 8 Fox, 8 81mm Mortar, 24 Milan ATGM (may have been assigned to 8th Inf Brigade, NI)
d. 1st Bn, The Wessex Regiment (TA) -- Devizes: Light Role
1) A Co – Gloucester:
2) B Co – Swindon:
3) C Co – Dorchester:
4) D Co (Queen’s Own Dorset Yeomanry) – Poole:
e. The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales Own) – Tidworth: 43 Chieftain, 4 Sultan, 8 Scorpion, 10 FV432, 8 Ferret (from 7th Brigade, 1/89) (1 squadron in Berlin?)
f. 13th /18th Royal Hussars Recce Regiment : Armoured Recce
d. 26th Regiment, Royal Artillery – Thorney Barracks: 24 FH-70 155mm Howitzers
e. 656 Squadron, Army Air Corps (7th Regt, AAC): 6 Gazelle, 6 Lynx/TOW
3. 2nd (Southeast) Infantry Brigade - Shorncliffe, UK: dedicated to Home Defense.
a. 2nd Bn, The Royal Greenjackets (Light Infantry) – Canterbury: Light Role (U)
b. 3rd Bn, The Queen's Regiment – Aldergrove?: 71 FV432, 4 Sultan, 7 Ferret, 8 Scimitar, 8 81mm Mortar, 24 Milan (U)
c. The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry (TA) – Chorley : 80 Fox, 20 Spartan, 11 Sultan, 11 Ferret, 5 Samaritan (converted to Fox in 1983)
a) A Squadron – Wigan
b) B Squadron – Clifton, Manchester
c) C Squadron – Chorley (formed late 1980s)
b) D Squadron – Preston and Blackpool
4. 5th Airborne Brigade - Aldershot, UK: may reinforce any NATO command.
a. 1st Bn, The Parachute Regiment: Light Role
b. 2nd Bn, The Parachute Regiment: Light Role
c. 1st Bn, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles: Light Role
d. 4th (V) Bn, The Parachute Regiment (TA):Light Role (4 Rifle Cos (5 after 1984))
e. 10th (V) Bn, The Parachute Regiment (TA) -- London: Light Role (4 Rifle + 1 HSF Co)
f. 15th Bn, The Parachute Regiment (TA) -- Glasgow: Light Role (3 (later 4) Rifle Co + Support Co)
g. 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery: 24 105mm Light Guns
h. 658 Squadron, Army Air Corps (7th Regt, AAC): 6 Gazelle, 6 Lynx/TOW
Note: Three TA para battalions to 1st Armoured Div upon mobilization. In January 89, a special brigade headquarters (The Parachute Regt Group) was formed to control them. Additionally, all three TA para battalions had an upgraded allotment of Milans (42 or 44?). Brigade would also likely get Life Guards armoured recce regiment (minus one squadron) on mobilization.
4. 19th Infantry Brigade - Colchester, UK: Reinforces 4th Armoured Division in FRG
a. 1st Bn, The King’s Own Royal Border Regt – Colchester: 45 Saxon, 8 Fox, 7 Ferret, 8 81mm Mortar, 24 Milan ATGM (U) (first Saxon unit)
b. 1st Bn, The Royal Anglian Regiment – Colchester: 45 Saxon, 8 Fox, 7 Ferret, 8 81mm Mortar, 24 Milan ATGM (U)
c. 3rd Bn, The Royal Anglian Regiment – Colchester: 45 Saxon, 8 Fox, 7 Ferret, 8 81mm Mortar, 24 Milan ATGM
d. 45th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery: 24 155mm FH-70
6. 42nd (Northwest) Infantry Brigade - Chester, UK: dedicated to Home defense.
a. 1st Bn, The Cheshire Regiment – Chester: Light Role
b. 3rd Bn, The Light Infantry – Weeton: Light Role
c. 3rd Bn, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (TA): Home Defence
1) A Co (Sherwood Rangers) – Mansfield:
2) B Co (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) – Sutton-in-Ashfield:
3) C Co (Derbyshire Foresters) – Derby:
4) D Co (Robin Hood Foresters) – Nottingham:
5) E Co (Nottinghamshire Foresters) – Newark:
6) F Co (HSF) – Worksop, Mansfield and Nottingham: (formed 1985)
7) G Co (HSF) -- Derby and Chesterfield: (formed 1985)
d. 4th Bn, The Kings Own Border Regiment (TA) -- Lancaster: Home Defence
1) A Co – Carlisle:
2) B Co – Kendall:
3) C Co – Barrow-in-Furness:
4) D Co – Workington:
5) E Co (HSF) – Various: (former 1984)
e. 5th/8th Bn, The King's Regiment (TA) -- Warrington: Home Defence
1) A Co – Warrington:
2) B Co – Liverpool:
3) C Co – Manchester:
4) D Co – Liverpool:
5) E Co (HSF) – Liverpool: (former 1984)
f. 6th/7th Bn, The Queen's Regiment (TA) -- Horsham: Home Defence
1) A Co (Salerno) – Farnham:
2) B Co (Somme) – Brighton:
3) C Co (Quebec) – Crawley:
4) D Co (Tangier) – Kingston:
5) E Co (HSF) – various:
g. 3rd (V) Bn, Cheshire Regiment – Runcon: (formed 4/88)
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A Co – Stockport:
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B Co – McClesfield:
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C Co – Ellesmore Port:
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D Co – Crewe:
7. 43rd (Wessex) Brigade - Exeter, UK: dedicated to Home defense.
a. The Royal Wessex Yeomanry (TA): Light Recce in Home Defence role in 1983
1) A Squadron (Royal Gloucestshire Hussars) – Gloucester
2) B Squadron (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) – Salisbury
3) C Squadron (Royal Gloucestshire Hussars) – Stroud
4) D Squadron (Royal Devon Yeomanry) – Barnstaple
5) E Squadron (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) – Salisbury (HSF)
b. 2nd Bn, The Wessex Regiment (TA) – Reading: Home Defence
1) A Co (Duke of Connaught’s) – Portsmouth:
2) B Co – Winchester:
3) C Co (Royal Berkshire) – Maidenhead:
4) D Co – Swindon:
5) E Co (HSF) – various:
c. 6th Bn, The Light Infantry (TA) - Bath: Light Role
1) A Co – Bath:
2) B Co – Yeovil:
3) C Co – Cambourne:
4) D Co – Truro:
5) E Co (HSF) – Bath:
6) F Co (HSF) – Truro:
d. 4th (V) Bn, The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment – Exeter: (formed 10/87)
1) A Co – Plymouth:
2) B Co – Paignton: (formed 1988)
3) G Co (HSF) – Plymouth: (formed 1989)
8. 51st (Highland) Infantry Brigade:
a. 1st Bn, The 51st Highland Volunteers (TA) -- Perth: Light Role (to 4 Armd Div, 11th Armd Bgde upon mobilization)
1) A Co (Black Watch) – Dundee
2) E Co (Aryll & Sutherland Highlanders) – Stirling
3) G Co (London Scottish) – Westminster, London
4) K Co (Black Watch) – Kirkcaldy
5) V Co (Liverpool Scottish) – Liverpool
6) Z Co (HSF) – Perth, elsewhere (formed 1984)
b. 2nd Bn, The 51st Highland Volunteers (TA) – Elgin: Light Role
1) A Co (Lovat Scouts) – Wicks:
2) B Co (Gordon Highlanders) – Peterhead:
3) C Co (Queen’s Own Highlanders) – Inverness:
4) D Co (Gordon Highlanders, Lovat Scouts) – Aberdeen:
5) X Co (HSF): (formed 1984)
6) Y Co (HSF): (formed 1984)
c. 3rd Bn, The 51st Highland Volunteers (TA) -- Stirling: Light Role (all components are Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
1) A Co – Stirling:
2) B Co – Cumbernaud:
3) C Co – Grangemouth:
4) D Co – Dumbarton:
5) W Co (HSF) – Stirling, Dumbarton, Grangemouth
9. 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Brigade:
a. 1st Bn, The King's Own Scottish Borderers -- Edinburgh: Light Role (U)
b. 1st Bn, The 52nd Lowland Volunteers (TA): Infantry Bn in Home Defense Role
1) A Co (The Royal Scots) – Edinborough and Bathgate:
2) B Co (Royal Highland Fusiliers) – Ayr:
3) C Co (King’s Own Scottish Borderers) – Dumfries:
4) D Co (The Cameroonians) – Hamilton:
5) E Co (Highland Light Infantry) – Glasgow:
6) F Co (HSF) – Ayr: (formed 1984)
7) G Co (HSF) – Dumfries: (formed 1984)
c. 2nd Bn, The 52nd Lowland Volunteers (TA):
1) No. 1 Co (The Royal Scots) – Penicuik:
2) No. 2 Co (The Royal Scots) – Edinburgh & Bathgate:
3) No. 3 Co (King’s Own Scottish Borderers) – Galashiels
4) No. 4 Co (Cameroonians) – Motherwell
5) No. 5 Co (HSF) – Edinburgh: (formed 1984)
10. 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Brigade - Grantham, UK: dedicated to Home defense.
a. 1st Bn, The Royal Highland Fusiliers -- Oakington: 71 FV432, 4 Sultan, 7 Ferret, 8 Scimitar, 8 81mm Mortar, 24 Milan
b. 6th Bn, The Royal Anglian Regiment (TA) – Bury St. Edmonds: Home Defence
1) A Co (Royal Norfolk) – Norwich:
2) B Co (Bedfordshire) – Beford:
3) C Co (Suffolk) – Ipswich:
4) D Co (Cambridgeshire) – Cambridge:
5) E Co (HSF) – Bedford:
6) F Co (HSF) – Norwich:
c. The Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry (TA): Light Recce Regt
1) A Squadron (Warwichshire & Worcestershire) – Coventry:
2) B Squadron (Staffordshire Yeomanry) – Tipton, Stafford and Lichfield:
3) C Squadron (Shropshire Yeomanry) – Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Wellington:
4) D Squadron (HSF) – Telfod:
e. 3rd Bn, The Yorkshire Volunteers (TA) – Huddersfield: Home Defence
1) A Battery (West Riding Artillery) – Keighley:
2) B Co (Leeds Rifles) – Leeds:
3) C Co (Duke of Wellington’s Regt) – Huddersfield:
4) D Co (Duke of Wellington’s Regt) – Halifax:
5) H Co (York and Lancaster, HSF) – Various: (formed 1988)
e. 4th Bn, The Yorkshire Volunteers (TA) – Sheffield: Home Defence
1) A Co (Hallamshire) – Eastgate, Barnsley:
2) B Co (Sheffield Art Vol) – Rotherham:
3) C Co (York & Lancaster Regt) – Doncaster:
4) D Co (Hallashire) – Sheffield:
f. 5th (V) Bn, The Queen's Regiment (TA) – Canterbury: Light Role (to 4th Armd Div, 20th Armd Bde upon mobilization)
1) A Co – Guildford:
2) B Co – Broadstairs:
3) C Co – Hastings:
4) D Co – Hornsey:
11. 56th (London) Infantry Brigade - London, UK: dedicated to Home defense.
a. 1st Bn, The Coldstream Guards: Light Role?
b. 2nd Bn, Grenadier Guards – London: Light Role?
c. 2nd Bn, Scots Guard – London: Light Role?
d. 1st Bn, Irish Guards – London: Light Role?
e. 1st Bn, The Welsh Guards – London: Light Role
f. 4th Bn, The Royal Greenjackets (TA) – Davies Road, London: Light Role (to 1st Arm Div, 7th Arm Bgde on mobilization)
1) B Co – Fulham, London:
2) C Co – Finsbury, London:
3) F Co – Mile End Road, London:
4) G Co – West Ham, London:
5) H Co (HSF) – Davies Street, London: (formed 1988)
g. 8th (V) Bn, Queen’s Fusiliers – Clapham: Light Role (to BAOR to protect Lance missile assets upon mobilization)
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A Co (Highwood) – Camberwell:
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B Co (Albuhera) – Hornsey:
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C Co (City of London) – Balham:
12. 143rd (West Midlands) Infantry Brigade - Shrewsbury, UK: dedicated to Home defense
a. 1st Bn, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment – Tern Hill: 45 Saxon, 8 Fox, 7 Ferret, 8 81mm Mortar, 24 Milan ATGM (from 39 Bgde, 2/89)
b. Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars – to Bovington/Catterick 3/88; to Paderborn & BAOR, 4/90: Armored unit (Chieftain?), may have been assigned to 19th Infantry Brigade
c. 4th (V) Bn, Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters – Redditch: Light Role; to BAOR upon mobilization (formed 4/88)
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A Co – Worcester:
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B Co – Kiddermister:
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C Co – Shirley, Birmingham:
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D Co – Nottingham:
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F Co (HSF) – Worcester:
13. 160th (Welsh) Infantry Brigade - Brecon, UK: dedicated to Home defense.
a. 1st Bn, The Regiment of Wales: (Infantry Demonstration Unit)
b. 3rd Bn, The Royal Welch Fusiliers (TA) -- Wrexham: Home Defence
1) A Co – Aberystwyth:
2) B Co – Colwyn Bay:
3) C Co – Connah’s Quay:
4) D Co – Caernarfon:
5) E Co (HSF) : (formed 1986)
c. 3rd Bn, The Royal Regiment of Wales (TA) -- Cardiff: Light Role
1) A Co – Abertillery:
2) B Co – Newport and Pontypool:
3) C Co – Pontypridd:
4) D Co – Cardiff: (formed 1985)
5) E Co (HSF) – Cardiff: (formed 1984)
d. 4th Bn, The Royal Regiment of Wales (TA) -- Swansea: Home Defence
1) A Co – Llanelli:
2) B Co – Neath:
3) C Co – Bridgend:
4) D Co – Swansea: (formed 1985)
14. Headquarters, Northern Ireland
a. 8th Infantry Brigade - Londonderry, Northern Ireland: (The Battalions rotate out).
1) 1st Bn, The Gloucestershire Regt: 71 FV432, 4 Sultan, 7 Ferret, 8 Scimitar, 8 81mm Mortar, 24 Milan
2) 4th (V) Bn, The Royal Irish Rangers (TA) -- Portadown: Home Defence
a) A Co (Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers): Omagh
b) B Co (Royal Ulster Rifles): Belfast
c) C Co (Royal Irish Fusiliers): Portadown
d) D Co (London Irish Rifles): London
3) 4th Bn, Ulster Defence Regiment – County Fermanagh:
4) 5th Bn, Ulster Defence Regiment – County Londonderry:
5) 6th Bn, Ulster Defence Regiment – County Tyrone:
6) 8th Bn, Ulster Defence Regiment – County Tyrone:
b. 39th Infantry Brigade - Lisburn, NI: dedicated to the defense of Northern Ireland (The Battalions rotate out).
1) 3rd Bn, The Parachute Regiment: Light Role (from 5 Abn Bde, 3/89)
2) 1st Bn, The Royal Welch Fusiliers: 71 FV432, 4 Sultan, 7 Ferret, 8 Scimitar, 8 81mm Mortar, 24 Milan (to Berlin 9/89)
3) 5th Bn, The Royal Irish Rangers (TA) -- Armagh: Light Role
a) A Co – Lisburn:
b) B Co (Royal Irish Rifles) – Killyegh:
c) C Co – Lurgan:
d) D Co – Belfast:
4) 1st/9th Bn, Ulster Defence Regiment – County Down:
5) 3rd Bn, Ulster Defence Regiment – County Down:
6) 7th/10th Bn, Ulster Defence Regiment – Belfast:
c. 3rd Brigade – Northern Ireland
1) 1st Bn, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment – Omagh: Light Role
2) 1st Bn, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers:
3) 2nd Bn, Ulster Defence Regiment – County Armagh:
4) 3rd Bn, Ulster Defence Regiment – County Down:
5) 11th Bn, Ulster Defence Regiment – Craigavon:
d. 665 Squadron, Army Air Corps – Aldergrove:
e. 1 Flight, Army Air Corps – Aldergrove: 5 Islander
15. SAS Regiment:
a. 21st SAS Regiment (TA) -- Chelsea: 14 Milan, 6 81mm mortars
1) A Squadron – Chelsea:
2) B Squadron – Chelsea:
3) C Squadron – Hitchin:
4) D Squadron – Portsmouth:
5) E Squadron – Newport, Gwent:
b. 22nd SAS Regiment: 14 Milan, 6 81mm mortars (A, B, D, Guards, Reserve Squadrons)
c. 23rd SAS Regiment (TA) -- Birmingham: 14 Milan, 6 81mm mortars
1) A Squadron – Glasgow:
2) B Squadron – Leeds:
3) C Squadron – Birmingham:
4) D Squadron – Invergowrie:
5) G Squadron – Manchester:
16. Other Regular Army Units:
a. Life Guards – UK: Armoured Recce. A, C squadrons were Scimitar/Scorpion (one each for 5th Airborne and 3rd commando), B was Fox for home defence
b. 9th /12th Royal Lancer Recce Regiment – Wimbish, UK: Armoured Recce (CVR(T) family), UK-based recon for 3rd Armored (A, C, D Scimitars, B guided weapons)
c. 94th Locating Regiment, Royal Artillery – Larkhill: UK-based reinforcement for 1st Artillery Brigade
1) 22 (Gibraltar 1779-83) Locating Battery
2) 156 (Inkerman) Locating Battery
3) 73 (Sphinx) Mortar Locating Battery
Attached: 43 Battery: Javelin
d. 16th Regiment, Royal Artillery – Kirton-in-Lindsey: Rapier, UK-based AD for 3rd Armored Division
1) HQ Battery
2) 14 (Cole’s Kop) Air Defence Battery: 12 Towed Rapier
3) 30 (Roger’s Company) Air Defence Battery: 12 Towed Rapier
4) 32 (Minden) Air Defence Battery: 12 Towed Rapier
5) 20 Air Defence Battery: 12 Towed Rapier (formed April 1990 for 3 Commando Brigade)
e. 666 Squadron, Army Air Corps (7th AAC Regiment):
Note: The Life Guards were an Armoured Regiment with Challengers by the time of Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and deployed a squadron there. It is possible (or even likely) that they had already converted to Challenger by 1989.
17. Allied Mobile Force assigned units
a. 5 Battery: 8 105mm L-118 Light Guns
b. 2 Flight, AAC (7th AAC Regiment):
c. Independent Field Engineering Squadron
d. One armoured squadron from 1st Inf Bde’s Recce Regt
f. 2nd Bn, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers – Bulfod: Light Role (if deploying in the north)
18. Territorial/Volunteer Royal Artillery Units:
a. 100th (Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA (V) – London: 18 FH-70 155mm Guns, D Battery w/Blowpipe SAMs (likely dedicated to 49th Inf Bde, 2nd Inf Div)
b. 101st (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, RA (V) – Newcastle Upon Tyne: 18 FH-70 155mm Guns, Blowpipe SAMs (likely dedicated to 15 Inf Bde, 2nd Inf Div)
c. 102nd (Ulster) Light Air Defence Regiment, RA (V) – Belfast:
1) RHQ & HQ Battery – Newtownards:
2) 215 (North Down) Battery – Newtownards: 16 Javelin
3) 206 (Coleraine) Battery – Newtownards: 16 Javelin
d. 103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Air Defence Regiment, RA – Liverpool:
1) RHQ & HQ Battery – Liverpool:
2) 208 (3rd West Lancashire) Battery – Liverpool: 16 Javelin
3) 209 (The Manchester Artillery) Battery – Manchester: 16 Javelin
4) 213 (South Lancashire Artillery) Battery – St. Helens: 16 Javelin
5) 216 (The Bolton Artillery) Battery – Bolton: 16 Javelin
6) LAD REME – Widnes
e. 104th Air Defence Regiment, RA (V) – Newport:
1) RHQ & HQ Battery – Raglan Barracks, Newport: 16 Javelin
2) 210 (Staffordshire) Battery – Wolverhampton: 16 Javelin
3) 211 (South Wales) Battery – Newport: 16 Javelin
4) 214 (Worcestershire) Battery – Malvern: 16 Javelin
5) 217 (County of Gwent) Battery – Cwmbran: 16 Javelin
f. 105th (Scottish) Air Defence Regiment, RA (V) – Edinburgh:
1) RHQ & HQ (City of Edinburgh) Battery – Colinton Road, Edinburgh: 16 Javelin
2) 207 (City of Glasgow) Battery – Glasgow: 16 Javelin
3) 212 (Highland) Battery – Arbroath: 16 Javelin
4) 218 (Lothian) Battery – Livingston and Edinburgh: 16 Javelin
5) 219 (City of Dundee) Battery – Dundee: 16 Javelin
g. 307th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars, RHA) Battery, RA (V): 12 OP teams
h. 269th Battery, West Riding Regt RA (T): Independent airmobile field artillery battery
i. Honourable Artillery Company – Finsbury, London:
1) I, II, III Squadrons: surveillance and target acquisition teams, assigned to BAOR/NORTHAG
2) 4 Squadron: Training Wing
3) Gun Troop: 6 25lber, converting to 105mm Light Gun (Independent Air Portable Field Artillery Battery, probably dedicated to Parachute Regiment)
4) Corps of Drums: Brigade defence platoon
5) 1, 2 Companies (HSF)
f. Army Air Corps Centre: 19 Gazelle and 6 Lynx/TOW to BAOR
19. 30th Engineer Brigade - Stafford, UK: Reinforces BAOR, controls territorial/volunteer infantry units in peacetime
a. 71st (Scottish) Engineer Regiment -- Glasgow: (3 squadrons)
b. 72nd Engineer Regiment (V) – Gateshead: (4 squadrons)
c. 73rd Engineer Regiment (V) – Nottingham: (4 Squadrons), tasked to reinforce BAOR
d. 74th Engineer Regiment (V) – Northern Ireland: (3 Squadrons)
e. 75th Engineer Regiment (V) – Manchester: (2 Squadrons)
f. 101st (London) Engineer Regiment (V) – London: (3 Squadrons) Explosive Ordnance Destruction
g. Royal Monmouthshire Engineer Regiment (V) – Monmouth: (3 Squadrons)
h. Jersey Field Squadron (Royal Militia of the Isle of Jersey):
OTHER BRITISH FORCES WORLDWIDE
1. Brunei
a. 1st Bn, 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles:
b. 1st Bn, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles:
c. Detachment, 660 Squadron, AAC: 3 Helicopters
2. Cyprus
a. 2nd Bn, The Coldstream Guards: Infantry Battalion, light role
b. 2 Infantry Companies
c. 1 Engineer Support Squadron
d. 16 Flight, AAC: 3 Gazelle AH-1
e. UN Flight, AAC: Wessex?
f. RAF Flight: 4 Harrier GR-3, 4 Puma
g. RAF AD Detachment: 4 Rapier
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