Danish TO & E

[Hviid]

Don, I agree.

There aren’t any Danish units, regular army or second rate home guard having specialized FO within the units.
True, regular army NCO’s and officers are taught to call artillery (they don’t have any specialized materiel for this), but the game already reflects this.

I have the following corrections to the existing Danish OOB, regarding the regular army.
The majority of the corrections is the fact that there are only three units (squads or tanks within a platoon).

Formation 005, Unit/Formation 2 should be a new Formation 049 (Medium Mortar Platoon) and in the period 1992 – 2004 Formation 014.

Formation 006, add unit 099 – see below for further regarding mortars.

Formation 007, Unit/Formation 009 (RCL sec), only until 1985.
The same goes for unit 273.

Formation 014, exists only until 2004. (http://www.armyvehicles.dk/m113a2.htm)

Formation 036, only three squads (Unit 253) and one light mortar team (see the last paragraph)..
A bit tricky though, since the light mortar was a part of the third squad (like unit 348).

Unit 260, only until 2004. From 2005 there have only been 6 men in a regular infantry squad, in order to be able to fit within the CV90. For ease of training and doctrine all infantry units, regardless of transportation have been changed to 6 men. As units 426-428.

New unit (429?) with weapon 30 (Carl Gustaf) instead of weapon 23 (PVV M/97).

(Weapon 023 PVV M/97 – correct term PVV M/94).

I see you have made the correct changes for unit 296, since our engineers use the same for training and doctrine reasons. This should start from 2005. Unit 294 should stop in 2004.

Formation 038 and unit 158, only exits until 2004. (http://www.armyvehicles.dk/m270.htm)

Formation 039, only three squads (unit 350), one light mortar team and three APC (unit 73).

Formation 040, only three engineers squads (probably 1 x 288 and 2 x 289 – I’m not sure of the exact configuration in the early days, but since the 70’s the three squads have been organized the same).

Formation 043, Heavy Mortar has been out between 12/2004 and 1/2011.
The heavy mortar platoon consists of 4 x unit 104. Only used at battalion level.
(http://www.artilleriet.dk/Morter/)

Formation 049, consists of only three x SP Mortar and only until 7/2006.
Unit 031 only until 7/2006.

Formation 100, see formation 005 regarding mortars.

Formation 101, only three squads and APC’s.

Formation 199, see formation 007 regarding AT gun sec.

Formation 196, 198 and 200. Only three squads in a platoon. I don’t know if the + marker means it’s a reinforced platoon – then it’s of course ok.

Formation 207, again only three squads and APCs in the platoon.
Two new formations could be made up here. Very often CV90 (called IKK in Danish) platoons is made up as 2+1 or 1+2, meaning two or one CV90 and one or two M113 in the platoon. This is partly economic reasons and partly space reasons – there really isn’t any room for assets (i.e. sniper and FOO) in the CV90.

Formation 220, again only three squads and APCs.

Formation 301, 303, 305 and 311. There have never been more than three tanks within a Danish tank platoon.
Regarding 317, too long before my time – and I haven’t found any colleges knowing anything regarding tank destroyers.

New LAW team (unit 314?) with weapon 023, since 1995.

Unit 337 – never existed.

New unit. USA unit 857, MRAP from 3/2011. (http://forsvaret.dk/HOK/Nyt%20og%20Presse/ISAF/Pages/20MRAPk%C3%B8ret%C3%B8jeroverdragestilstyrkeniAfgh anistan.aspx).

Unit 092 – 097 Light Mortar exists until 1999, consisting of one 51mm and a two man crew. Used only within the platoon level, as a part of the third squad. This could of course operate independently, thus weaken the third squad. For game purpose, it’s probably not relevant, since the usually wasn’t that far away from the rest of the squad.

Coy level used the SP medium mortar (81mm) until 7/2006 where it were exchanged with a modern 60mm light mortar from 8/2006 (Spanish made). This isn’t SP.
The new and enhanced 60mm is just as god or even a bit better than the “old” 81mm.

The text in some of the links are in Danish - use google translator and/or just look at the dates

Write me, if you need more info.
Best regards.
Hviid