British Forces since 2000

[Mobhack]

You haven't opened up the UK OOB have you?

Mortar platoons have been a moveable feast since the 80's. It was 9 in 3 sections of 3, for a while at least in mech bns. It was never quite clear if light role bns followed the mech establishment. TA bns, would naturally be their own specific case.

(Our Bn, 1/51 Highland had 2 mortar platoons (not the regulation 1), each of 4 81s, in the 1970s. And also we had 2 AT platoons, one with towed MOBAT and One portee WOMBAT, 4 of each. But 1/51 was a weirdly organised bn destined for rear defence of BAOR areas, with about 5 rifle coys, 2 English-based (Liverpool Scottish and the London Scottish - who had their very own tartan!))

60mm mortar - see unit #412. 60mm are X3 radio code, as they are "golf bag" items, issued temporarily to replace 81s as required by particular mission. So made available for human use only. If you think you should have 8, then buy another section after the platoon.

Spike, see "Exactor" #691, 692.

[IronDuke99]

I have merely posted what I have been told, and read, recently including on ARRSE, etc, etc, etc. i believe it to be reasonably accurate.

British TA battalions often had odd orbats, depending on recruitment, task, etc.

8 tubes in a mortar platoon does now seem standard across all infantry battalions of all types.

Spike/Extrator latest I can find: UK purchased in excess of 600 missiles and 14 M113 platforms around 2006/7. As M113 was not a UK vehicle it proved a problem to service and, these days, Spike LR is mainly used on what looks like a four tube towed launcher (photos available on the internet) mainly assigned to the RA, who use it for long range engagements that are accurate and with limited collateral damage.

F35, in the game, still seems extremely vulnerable to enemy SAM systems to me.