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Originally Posted by Rainbow Six
Looking good so far.
Minor point...whilst one Regiment of the Household Cavalry was tasked with a Recce role, I believe the other was deployed to the BAOR as a Type 43 MBT Regiment (they swapped roles periodically).
IIRC the Regiment in the Recce role was tasked as follows:
One CVR(T) Squadron to the 5th Airborne Brigade
One CVR(T) Squadron to the 3rd Marine Brigade
One CVR(W) Squadron remained in the UK with a home defence role (can't confirm this but speculation is they would have formed part of a Special Duties Force to protect Her Maj and other members of the Government / Royal Family if the brown stuff hit the fan).
One Squadron to the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (together with a Squadron from the MBT Regiment, hence the reason the MBT Regiment was a Type 43 - it was a Squadron short).
Cheers
(BTW pretty sure the Gurkhas also have (or at least had) a pipe band! )
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Will check the Household Cavalry - may change when war starts anyway.
Can I plead that Gurkhas are highlanders....?