2nd House Hold Cav 1944

Discussion in 'RAC & RTR' started by COMMANDO, Apr 14, 2009.

  1. COMMANDO

    COMMANDO Senior Member

    Can someone tell me how a troop did look like (number of armoured cars, type, number of men, weapons etc.) I am especialy interested in B Troops !
     
  2. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

  3. Tom Canning

    Tom Canning WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Commando -
    seems to me that I recall that the Households were set up as an Armoured regiment with four cars per troop with 12 - 16 men per troop - depending on the vehicles used at the time - four troops per squadron - Daimler Dingos;' ( as shown on Drews Clip ) were usually held in HQ troop - the vehicles varied from the Harrtington's of the Cherry Picker's ( 11th Hussars) in the early desert - the 1922 versions of Rolls Royce - to the main Humber cars - and finally the Staghound and Greyhounds of the American units - these were of course usually Recce units -

    when the 16/5th Lancers were in Austria with Sherman Mk1v's - in 1946 - they were made into a recce unit with Staghounds and Greyhounds and shipped out to Lybia and Egypt for a spell - then back to the Uk as Battle group with Challenger 11's then back as a recce unit for the firstGulf then a Battle group for second Gulf - now they appear to be permanent recce with fancy scimitar and a few new types of Light Tanks - so the MOD still play games but not with the Households ! They daren;t !
    Cheers
     
  4. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Slightly off topic they provided a light armoured support for 16 Air Assault during Op Telic and I believe that is still their role today.
     
  5. singeager

    singeager Senior Member

  6. Gsyfestung

    Gsyfestung Member

    Nice work Singe, see your still keeping busy with the Website all the best
    Simon
     

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