View Single Post
  #6  
Old 09-24-2016, 08:38 AM
dragoon500ly dragoon500ly is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: East Tennessee, USA
Posts: 2,906
Default

As far as manpower numbers go, and this is a fair source, try "Armies of NATO'S Central Front"

France
Alpine Chasseur Battalion: 1,107 men
Reconnaissance Regiment: 800 men
Armored Regiment: 800 men
Mechanized Infantry Regiment: 1,000 men

West Germany
Panzergrenadier Company: 130 men
Panzer Company: 65 men

United Kingdom
Mechanized Infantry Battalion: 680 men
Motorized Infantry Battalion: 630 men
Light Infantry Battalion: 590 men
Armored Regiment: 583 men
Reconnaissance Regiment: 548 men
Royal Marine Commando: 800 men

Netherlands
Field Artillery Battalion: 533 men
Reconnaissance Battalion: 750 men
Armored Infantry Battalion (YPR-408): 805 men
Armored Infantry Battalion (YPR-765): 842 men
Armored Battalion: 566 men

Hope this helps!
__________________
The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.
Reply With Quote