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Old 05-21-2012, 11:48 AM
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cool Louied, thanks for the info. I've been looking for a New Zealand orbat as well.

Here's an interesting tidbit about 2/1 RNZIR from wikipedia (insert link tool isn't working for me so url follows)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_N...antry_Regiment

"In 1989 the 2/1st Battalion designated A Company as Ranger Company and trained in several specialist fields, being cliff assault, boat assault, helo rappelling, and parachuting this was in effect for less than 1 year and reverted to A Company in 1990 although training in the above courses was still undertaken as late as 1995. Officially A Company or POE Company (Point of Entry Company) was staffed exclusively by Parachute Trained volunteer's (manned at approximately 120 soldiers, Company strength trained at Parachute Training School Unit based in Wheneuapai, Auckland staffed by RNZAF) exchanges took place between other parachute allied countries (Exercise Long look) including the Parachute Regiment and Commandos of the United Kingdom and 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) until in 1997 this role was also stripped from A Company which then reverted to a normal infantry company."


So, in the T2k timeline, NZ would have a company's worth of light infantry that performs similar function as US Army Rangers.
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