A challenge for RetLT: Invasion of Spain

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OPERATION OXCART OOB:

British First ARMY HQ

*US 13th Airborne Division
(High quality, full strength, Glider Regts only two Bn strong).

*British No 14 (Arctic) Commando
(High quality, Bn size)

*British 7th SAS Regiment
(HIgh quality, Bn size, jeep mounted light infantry)

*Norwegian Independent Brigade
(Mountain trained, released by the Norwegian government in exile for service in Spain after special request by Churchill.)

US Navy Construction Battalion ("Seebees")
(Not a combat formation but has the ability to build airfields, repair ports etc)

US IV Corps
*US 2nd Cavalry Division
(Made up of fleshed out garrison element, white officers leading black troops, no combat experience, full strength though with only two (infantry) brigades of two bn each)
*US 86th Infantry Division
(Average troops, full strength US Infantry Division, no combat experience)
*7th Canadian Division
(Average, infantry division, has only two infantry brigades, no combat experience)
*British 137th Armoured Brigade
(Average, equipped with Cromwell tanks, limited combat experience)
*Corps support troops
- US 499th Field Artillery Bn (155mm, towed)
- US 239th Engineer Combat Bn
- US 239th Anti-Aircraft Bn (40mm, towed)
- US 826th Tank Destoryer Bn (M10)
- US 150th Armored Cavalry Group (Bn size, previously Panama garrison)
- Logistical/medical etc units


British IX Corps
*British 42nd Armoured Division
(Armoured division, full strength, some elements have limited combat experience)
*British 55th West Lancashire Division
(Average troops, full strength infantry division, no combat experience)
*3rd South African Division
(Average troops, infantry division with only two infantry brigades, some parts of the division have seen service in North Africa)
*1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade
(Average troops full strength, equipped with Cromwell tanks, no combat experience)
*Corps Support Troops
- British 142nd Anti-Tank Regiment (Bn size, 17pdr's, towed)
- British 345th Light AA Regiment (Bn size, 40mm, towed)
- British 112th Regiment RE (Bn size, engineer unit)
- British 42nd AGRA (1 heavy Artillery Regiment, 3 medium Artillery Regiment (Regts are Bn size))

Australian V Corps

*10th Australian Division
(Average troops, infantry division with only two infantry brigades)
*5th New Zeeland Division
(Average troops, infantry division with only two infantry brigades)
*11th East African Division
(Average troops, full strength colonial infantry division, African troops led by British officers, mostly equipped with modern gear)
*1st Australian Armoured Brigade Group
(Average, full strength, equipped with Sherman tanks)
*Corps support
- 49th AGRA (9th Heavy Regiment (NZRA), 8th Medium Regiment (NZRA)
- 4th Engineer Regiment (Bn size, Royal Australian Enginners)
- 44th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Bn size, Australian Army)

Army Reserves:
*19th Indian Division
(Average troops, infantry division with two infantry brigades, no combat experience)
*98th Indian Infantry Division
(Average Troops, infantry division with two infantry brigades, no combat experience)
*36th Tank Brigade
(Full strength, equipped with Churchill tanks)

*Gibraltar Garrison


North West African Tactical Air Force

Fighter:
USAAF 27th Fighter-bomber Group (A-36 Apache)
USSAF 234th Fighter Group (P-40 Warhawk
RAF No 244 Wing (Spitfire)

Recce:
SAAF No 60 Squadron (Mosquito)

Bomber
SAAF No 3 Wing (Boston/Baltimore)
USAAF 340th Bombardment Group (B-25 Mitchell)

Airlift:
USAAF Transport Group (enough airlift to land 1 parachute and 1 glider battalion per wave)


NAVAL

Naval Escort:
1 Battleship HMS Valiant
2 Cruisers HMS Emerald and HMS Dauntless
1 Carrier HMS Implacable
2 light Carriers HMS Unicorn and HMS Ravager
2 anti-aircraft ships
13 destroyers

Naval transport capability:
Amphibious assault lift capable of landing one division per wave.