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It would be unusual for the Infantry to fight as battalion units
especially in armoured or mechanised formations. If the task is
appropriate, the HQ of an infantry battalion will become the HQ of a
'battle group', and be provided with armour, artillery, engineers and
possibly aviation to enable it to become a balanced Infantry Battle
Group. Similarly Infantry Companies can be detached to HQs of Armoured
Regiments to make up Armoured Battle Groups.
In the pages that follow, the groupings are based on Unit
Establishment figures for peace support operations. For Warfighting a
pairing mechanism operates which provides augmentation which allows a
unit to meet its role. For example, an Armoured Infantry Regiment will
receive additional Manoeuvre Support assets and another Rifle Company
to reach its Warfighting Establishment (WFE) of 4 x Companies, 9 x
Mortars and 18 x Medium Range Anti-Tank Guided Weapons (ATGW).
Types of Infantry Battalions
Infantry Battalion Armoured - Equipped with Warrior AFV.
Infantry Battalion Mechanised - Equipped with Saxon APC.
Infantry Battalion Light Role - Equipped for General Service.
Infantry Battalion Air Assault - Equipped for Air Mobile Operations
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