Hi, I am looking for some details for the Infantry Regiments organised as below in June 1940, detail copied from this page: https://comandosupremo.com/tipo-africa-settentrionale/
My questions are in CAPITALS letters
Divisione di fanteria autotrasportabile tipo A.S. (d. at.)
Two Infantry Regiments (regg. fanteria)
Each regiment consists of:
Compagnia Comando (Regimental Command Company)
Compagnia mortai (Mortar Company)
-Three plotoni of two sezioni each (6 x 81mm mortars)
HOW MANY MEN IN EACH PLATOON? ARE THERE JUST RIFLES/CARBINES IN THESE PLATOONS, OR ARE THERE ANY MACHINE GUNS TOO?
Batteria d’accomagnmento (Infantry Support Battery) (4 x 65/17mm infantry support guns) [5]
HOW MANY MEN IN THE BATTERY? ARE THERE JUST RIFLES/CARBINES IN THE BATTERY, OR ARE THERE ANY MACHINE GUNS TOO?
Three battaglioni fanteria (infantry battalions), each consisting of:
-Three compagnia fanteria (infantry companies) each with:
—Plotone comando (Command platoon)
—Three platoni fucilieri (rifle platoons). Each platoon has:
——Two squadre fucilieri (rifle squads), each with:
———Gruppo fucile (rifle group, 11 men);
———Gruppo fucili mitragliatori (light machinegun group with 9 men and two Breda 30 f.m.).
HOW MANY MEN WERE IN THE INFANTRY COMPANY?
-One compagnia armi d’accompagnmento (Weapons company).
—Plotone Comando (Command platoon
—Two platoni mitragliatrici (heavy machinegun platoons) each with:
——Two squadre mitragliatici (machinegun squads) with 2 heavy machineguns each;
HOW MANY MEN IN EACH PLATOON?
—Two platoni mortai d’assalto (assault mortar platoons) each with:
——Three squadre moprtai d’assalto each with three 45mm Brixia mortars)
HOW MANY MEN IN EACH PLATOON? ARE THERE JUST RIFLES/CARBINES IN THESE PLATOONS, OR ARE THERE ANY MACHINE GUNS TOO?
My questions are in CAPITALS letters
Divisione di fanteria autotrasportabile tipo A.S. (d. at.)
Two Infantry Regiments (regg. fanteria)
Each regiment consists of:
Compagnia Comando (Regimental Command Company)
Compagnia mortai (Mortar Company)
-Three plotoni of two sezioni each (6 x 81mm mortars)
HOW MANY MEN IN EACH PLATOON? ARE THERE JUST RIFLES/CARBINES IN THESE PLATOONS, OR ARE THERE ANY MACHINE GUNS TOO?
Batteria d’accomagnmento (Infantry Support Battery) (4 x 65/17mm infantry support guns) [5]
HOW MANY MEN IN THE BATTERY? ARE THERE JUST RIFLES/CARBINES IN THE BATTERY, OR ARE THERE ANY MACHINE GUNS TOO?
Three battaglioni fanteria (infantry battalions), each consisting of:
-Three compagnia fanteria (infantry companies) each with:
—Plotone comando (Command platoon)
—Three platoni fucilieri (rifle platoons). Each platoon has:
——Two squadre fucilieri (rifle squads), each with:
———Gruppo fucile (rifle group, 11 men);
———Gruppo fucili mitragliatori (light machinegun group with 9 men and two Breda 30 f.m.).
HOW MANY MEN WERE IN THE INFANTRY COMPANY?
-One compagnia armi d’accompagnmento (Weapons company).
—Plotone Comando (Command platoon
—Two platoni mitragliatrici (heavy machinegun platoons) each with:
——Two squadre mitragliatici (machinegun squads) with 2 heavy machineguns each;
HOW MANY MEN IN EACH PLATOON?
—Two platoni mortai d’assalto (assault mortar platoons) each with:
——Three squadre moprtai d’assalto each with three 45mm Brixia mortars)
HOW MANY MEN IN EACH PLATOON? ARE THERE JUST RIFLES/CARBINES IN THESE PLATOONS, OR ARE THERE ANY MACHINE GUNS TOO?