Just a few points/questions:
1. The Carrier Platoon.
The carrier Platoon was organic to the Infantry battalions. Its size initially, 1941, was 13 Universal carriers with a Vickers .303 MG and Bren LMG per carrier. Also allocated to the platoon were 4 AT Rifles. The platoon consisted of a HQ and 4 sections of 3 carriers per section.
It has been noted in some texts that each carrier section also had a 2 inch mortar for local protection using smoke and HE.
This structure was fairly consistent through out the war.
This is nothing like the so called carrier Platoon as in the ANZAC OOB. What is attempted here is a carrier Section.
Also I find no doctrine reference to a 3 inch mortar or scout vehicle being organic to such a platoon.
2. The AMF/CMF Rifle Platoon and Rifle Coys.
The implication of this supplied structure is that these structures had organic Islander sections. This was not the case.
The NGVR and the AMF Battalions served with each other but such integration did not organically occur. There were occasions when sections of the NGVR were assigned with a AMF unit in PNG.
3. Where did the term Battalion, Bn, come into use with Artillery?
I was under the impression that all units in Australia and New Zealand followed the British system of calling them Regiments?
3. The Lee and Grant tanks (M3 Medium Series) in Australian use.
The Lee tanks did not have the Commanders cupola as per the US model. Also there is some doubt as to the hull mounted MGs.
Refer to Paul D. Handel’s article, The US M3 Medium Series in Australia Part One - Gun Tanks at
http://anzacsteel.hobbyvista.com/Arm...les/m3ph_1.htm
Australian/New Zealand OOB
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