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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 8/27/2021 6:18:06 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 8/28/2021 5:16:43 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 8/30/2021 4:49:28 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 8/31/2021 5:39:38 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/1/2021 5:54:45 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/2/2021 6:09:44 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/3/2021 5:59:40 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/4/2021 5:41:06 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/5/2021 7:50:11 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/6/2021 6:12:13 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/7/2021 6:21:35 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/8/2021 5:36:33 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/9/2021 6:20:06 PM   
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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/10/2021 6:16:29 PM   
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The British First Line Fusiliers represent the main core of the British infantry, and can be compared as much to the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Lancashire Fusiliers, as with the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) that was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years, serving in many wars and conflicts throughout its long existence, including the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War.
The Force factor of British First Line Fusiliers squads in is relatively low (2-4-4-6) due to an over-reliance on bolt-action rifles and the small size of the British infantry squad, as well as for organisational and historical reasons.
The British squad had only 8 men up to 1943, ten there-after (sometimes 11 in Burma from 1944, personnel permitting), and this compared badly with the 9-man Soviet squad, 10 (later 9) for the German, 12 in the French and US squad, 13 in the USMC squad and 15 or more in the Japanese.
This small size, and hence reduced firepower and range, was mirrored in larger formations too, for the British infantry company TO&E was one of the smallest of any World War Two army. From 1881 onwards, each infantry regiment had two Regular Army infantry battalions, with the exception of some regiments that recruited from the large industrial cities, which had four.



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/11/2021 6:49:21 PM   
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The British infantry company at full strength in 1939 it had 129 men if there were 4 platoons, but usually there were just 3 with 100 men between them. By 1944 this had grown to a nominal 125-127 men, whereas foreign equivalents were usually much larger—US infantry divisions had between 193 and 223 men per company, a US armoured division's between 178 and 251, the Germans between 191 and 200 before 1944 and 161 thereafter (but partly offset by a great increase in firepower to offset the manpower reduction). While the Soviet SMG companies boasted only 78-100 men (but had lots of fire-power), their rifle companies contained 143 men, the French 190 men, the Italian between 144 and 156 men and the Japanese between 180 and 262 men. British rifle battalions were far more poorly equipped with organic support weapons than their foreign equivalents, with serious deficiencies in MMGs and HMGs. While the First Line Fusiliers 8-man rifle squad was probably not seriously disadvantaged in combat with larger enemy squads, especially when defending, the deficiencies in organic MGs was quite another matter with Second Line Rifles, as was the latter's low firepower. British MMGs were not organic below divisional level until late in the war, being kept in specialist MG Battalions with 36 or 48 MMGs apiece, and they had little direct contact with ordinary infantrymen, which did little to enhance tactical efficiency. MMGs were doled out downwards to smaller formations "on loan" as required and in defence this usually sufficed but in fluid situations or in attacks they were rarely in the right place in meaningful numbers when suddenly needed.



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/12/2021 8:38:42 PM   
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Until 1938 imperial policing by means of a comparatively small, and cheap, army of volunteers was regarded as the British army's first priority, and another long war requiring a mass conscript army was deemed unlikely due in part to wishful thinking.
The British army's training methods were enshrined in over-detailed orders and tended to emphasise obedience at any cost and the consolidation of newly-won objectives. All this was very much at the expense of fostering personal initiative. Veterans complained of an outdated emphasis being given to "die for one's country", on "spit and polish" type menial chores, excessive time spent in close-order marching ("square-bashing") or lengthy route marches, and unrealistic, often farcical, battle exercises which taught nothing about minor tactics.
For the most part, unless it was a squad in an elite "private army" like the Commandos or paratroops, the typical British squad had to make do with just a Thompson or STEN SMG for the leader, and only the BREN LMG to bolster the firepower of the bolt-action rifles, although as in all armies "scrounging" could improve upon the official weapons issue.
A US officer observed that the British would send in a company of infantry to take objectives against which an American commander would have sent a battalion. For their part, the British saw the US troops as "slap-happy in their approach. They had a heavy reliance on superior armour and used ten times as much material as they needed to accomplish their targets".



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/13/2021 6:09:16 PM   
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In July 1940, Winston Churchill authorized the formation of the British Combined Operations Command for creation of parachute units. On 9 July 1940, the first British troops began training as parachutists, even as the design and development of their specialized equipment was in its initial stages. With the first awarding of jump wings were created the Parachute Squadron, a Glider Squadron, and a Technical Development Unit.
On 20 May 1941, the final stage of evolution of the "Red Devils" began. On this date, the German Fliegerdivision 7 made its blobdy invasion of Crete, eventually defeating a British larger force. On May 27th, Churchill ordered the creation of British airborne divisions modeled on the German organization. It is ironic that the same air assault which convinced Hitler that there was no further practical use for parachute forces provided the incentive to Churchill and the British Army to greatly expand theirs.
Each parachute brigade consisted of three parachute battalions, and a battalion being made up of 600-800 men. Most parachute battalions had three companies, plus a headquarters company. A parachute company had a strength of 125. Their weaponry was composed of light arms, the heaviest squad weapon being the 3 " mortar.
In October, the raising of the 1st Airborne Division was authorized, using the 1st Parachute Brigade as a core. It was to have two parachute brigades and a glider-borne Air-Landing Brigade. Divisional manpower would eventually stand at 12,148 men and officers.
In mid-'42, General Browning gave the airborne its own tradition when he selected a red beret as the official headgear for all airborne personnel. The winged horse Pegasus, with Bellerphon mounted, was chosen as the shoulder patch.



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/14/2021 5:36:46 PM   
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With the first awarding of jump wings, the Glider Squadron began its work from scratch (there was not a single glider in all Britain at this time). The Technical Development Branch had two glider designs ready to be put into production. The first, known as the Horsa, was a 25-seat glider with a total cargo capacity of three tons. The second was the Hamilcar, with a seating capacity of 40 and a payload of seven tons; the Hamilcar was specifically designed to carry vehicles, ordnance, and even light tanks into combat.
It should be noted that British glider pilots were drawn from the ranks of the army instead of the air force. A British glider pilot was expected to function as an infantryman when not flying the glider, and would fight as part of the unit he was transporting after landing. Once the area was secured, he would join with other surviving pilots to form the "Glider Pilots" regiment.
The 1st Airborne Division had a glider-borne Air-Landing Brigade, as well as support elements (also using gliders). Units for the glider brigade were not volunteers, but line battalions that were selected for glider training. This Brigade would be composed of the 1st battalion of the Border Regiment, 2nd battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment, 2nd battalion of the Oxford and Bucks, and the 1st battalion of the Royal Ulster Rifles.
The artillery component of a British airborne division was composed of a light A/L Artillery Regiment, made up of three troops of 75mm pack howitzers. Each troop was assigned six of these American-made guns and a complement of Jeeps for towing. The artillery component also included AT troops. The airborne divisional recon regiment was allocated by squadron to each brigade. These squadrons had jeeps, motorcycles, and a few seven-ton Tetrarch tanks.
In the early minutes of 6 June 1944, the "Coup-de-Main" team, from 6th Airborne Division, integrated by two platoons from Companies B and D, 2nd Oxford & Bucks, along with a detachment from 249th Royal Engineer Field Company, had the mission to land before the paratroopers, and capturing Bénouville Bridge. These men had the honor of being the first Allied soldiers to fight the enemy as part of "Overlord" (the bridge over the canal would later be renamed "Pegasus Bridge" in their honor).



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/15/2021 6:02:27 PM   
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On June 4, 1940, the first outlines of a fledgling commando force was placed in writing by Lt. Col. Dudley Clark. This out-line described the fighting methods used by the Boer farmers against the British in South Africa. The name of this unit was taken from the early name used by those Boer farmers in South Africa: Commandos. The first parent organization was named the Special Service Brigade and was established during the summer of 1940. In 1940 the brigade's Order of Battle was set as five battalions of two Commandos each. Each Commando was composed of ten troops of 50 men each. The very first raid into occupied Europe went ashore during the night of 23 June, 1940. Here one hundred twenty men in three groups hit the beaches at the same time and started a Commando tradition for the unexpected.
The Dieppe operations proved that Commandos, small lightly armed units, could operate as part of a larger operation and could lead the assaults by raiding preinvasion targets. The world would see the commandos again at Normandy performing just these types of operations.
In March, 1944 the Special Service Group was expanded to include four "Commando Brigades". The expanded group was now a totally self contained military unit with its own support, communications and maintenance units. In preparation for D-Day, all British Commandos worldwide now belonged to one of the four brigades. The First and Forth Brigades would still be based out of the United Kingdom, while the Second and Third Brigades would be posted over-seas. The Second Brigade would hereafter operate in the Mediterranean theater and the Third Brigade was posted to the India-Burma Command for operations against the Japanese.
By the time of the Normandy Invasion each commando that was to be operating in the field in northwest Europe was outfitted with a basic allotment of transport. This vehicle pool would typically include a Staff Car, 18 Jeeps and/or Carriers (for the weapons), eight 15-cwt trucks, three 3-ton trucks, a 15-cwt water truck and 35 bicycles. Even though the commandos would be operating with the Allied 21st Army Group they were still expected to be self contained and to take care of themselves.



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/16/2021 6:29:13 PM   
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The Corps of Royal Marines can trace their origins back to the formation of the English Army's "Duke of York and Albany's maritime regiment of Foot" at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company on 28 October 1664. Throughout its history, the Royal Marines have seen action in a number of major wars often fighting beside the British Army, including the World War II. The Royal Marines formed the Royal Marine Division as an amphibiously trained division. In addition the Royal Marines formed Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisations similar to the United States Marine Corps Defense Battalions. One of these took part in the defence of Crete.
In 1942 the Infantry Battalions of the Royal Marine Division were re-organised as Commandos, joining the British Army Commandos. The Division command structure became a Special Service Brigade command. oth Army and Royal Marine Commandos would be in existence for the remainder of World War II and they both followed the same procedures in their methods of operations and training.
The Royal Marine Commandos followed basically the same structure as the Army with a HQ Troop, five Assault (Rifle) Troops, and one Weapons Troop but With only 431 officers and men per Commando. The Troop was identical with the Army Commando with 92 officers. The Weapons Troop had the ,:same manpower but was equipped with two 3" mortars instead of three. The MG Section remained the same with two MMG per section. The Royal Marine termed their infantry troops as "Assault Troops" with each troop composed of 60 officers.
Throughout the war Royal Marines continued in their traditional role of providing ships detachments and manning a proportion of the guns on Cruisers and Capital Ships. The British Royal Marines had a total force of nine battalions plus some shipboard detachments.



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/17/2021 5:38:09 PM   
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The SAS's origin lies in the disbanding of the Layforce Commando in Africa early in World War II. Stirling's new unit not required a standard Commando's naval support and would rely on individual initiative and "natural fighter" characteristics. The basic SAS unit is not a squad, but a four-man "patrol", and was less a standard military unit than a highly-cohesive team. In order to confuse Axis intelligence of its actual strength, the new unit was given the rather grandiose name of "Special Air Service" in 1941.
It quickly began operations against enemy aircraft in concert with the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG). Before the end of the war in the desert, the SAS had destroyed over 400 enemy planes, plus much other war material. In August 1942, given regimental status as the "1st SAS Regiment." A second SAS regiment was formed to pre-invasion raids on Sicily and Italy, then operations in Greece, the Adriatic and Aegean. Both regiments were called to England in March 1944 and expanded again to the "let SAS Brigade."
Some-times mistaken for slackness, like the sometimes scruffy appearance of SAS men, it is a sign of the nearly familial cohesiveness of a body of true professionals. To the SAS trooper, and therefore to the SAS as a whole, being a good soldier is of far greater importance than being a neat one. Why has the SAS been so successful? It selects what it perceives as the best volunteers and subjects them to intense training—but then so does every other special forces unit in the world worthy of the name. The SAS gets away with such conduct because its raw material is of extremely high quality. The trick is leaving such men free to be as good as they can be.
In Heroes and Leaders mod, all SAS soldiers have a movement allowance of 5 points. SAS units they have the ability to carry an additional SW than is usually allowed, they have the ability to self-rally and they have the ability of Stealth movement.



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/18/2021 7:01:54 PM   
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The Gurkhas are soldiers native to South Asia of Nepalese nationality recruited for the British Army. Gurkhas are closely associated with the khukuri, a forward-curving Nepali knife, and have a reputation for military prowess.
The stalwart Gurkhas are a mix of elite and first-line squads, although even green Gurkha troops usually fought well. The "stealth" advantages for the ANZACs and Gurkhas reflect their renowned stealth and ferocity in close combat. Some Gurkha troops earned a reputation for their fiery tempers and sometimes exhibited far less self-restraint towards wounded or captured enemy personnel than other British soldiers. One officer wrote that Gurkhas "are not subject to mass suggestion, but require careful training, familiar leadership, and love".
During World War II there were ten Gurkha regiments, with two battalions each, making a total of 20 pre-war battalions. A total of 250,280 Gurkhas served in 40 battalions, plus eight Nepalese Army battalions, parachute, training, garrison and porter units during the war, in almost all theatres. In addition to keeping peace in India, Gurkhas fought in Syria, North Africa, Italy, Greece and against the Japanese in the jungles of Burma, northeast India and also Singapore.
The multi-national British army of World War Two was never to be entirely free of linguistic problem. However, where these language problems had been overcome, the routine use of languages such as Welsh, Hausa (used by African troops) Urdu, Hindustani or Gurkhali in British radio communications robbed the Germans and Japaneses of very valuable intelligence.
Former Indian Army Chief of Staff Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/19/2021 5:37:46 PM   
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The British Colonial First Line Fusiliers troops mainly represent the English metropolitan units that fought in North Africa and Southeast Asia. In terms of the Heroes and Leaders mod they are ordinary first line troops but with the extra capacity of long range fire. Basically, they are the forces that fought in North Africa forming the main core of the British Eighth Army. The rest of the British Colonial forces that fought in North Africa and Southeast Asia are considered British Colonial Second Line Rifles.
Although at the beginning of the war the pressure of events and often poor organisation sometimes meant that mostly raw troops with little or no training faced a much more proficient enemy, especially in Norway in 1940, France 1940, the Far East and then North Africa, as the war progresses, especially in the forces fighting in North Africa and Far East, German selection procedures were copied, including psychological assessments with great success and officer quality was also enhanced by the recruitment of more worldly-wise individuals who had hitherto followed civilian careers, especially in Africa and the Far East; the latter ensured in part that African, Indian and Burmese formations among others received officers who were experienced at handling personnel, spoke their language and knew their customs and culture. This pool of officers was also swelled by a significant number of British-born officers who were loaned or transferred to the African, Indian or Burmese forces from the British army for financial or other reasons in the inter-war years.



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/20/2021 6:00:05 PM   
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British Colonial Second Line Rifles troops primarily represent the Indian and Burmese army units, hastily-expanded of the early war years, that fought on the side of the Allies in both North Africa and the Far East, defending the colonial territories. In terms of the Heroes and Leaders mod they are ordinary second-line troops but with the extra capacity of long-range fire. Indian and other native colonial squads only have a “4” range factor, despite these being volunteer units. most Indian troops used the Vickers-Berthier LMG, an Anglo-French design both slightly lighter and slower-firing than the BREN.
The Indian army recruited largely from the same families of the "martial races" by tradition, at least initially. The Indian and Burmese armies differed from the British in that commissioned officers were not present below the position of second-in-command of a company, and platoons were commanded by officers promoted from the ranks, who performed admirably once properly trained and experienced. The gradual "Indianisation" of the Indian army, while resented by many reactionary British officers, also gave commissions to many wealthy, well-connected or well-educated men of Indian birth.
African, Indian and Burmese formations among others received officers who were experienced at handling personnel, spoke their language and knew their customs and culture. The officers in the pre-war Indian army (who were probably far more professional overall than their British home forces counterparts), as were those in Egypt. The pool of officers was also swelled by a significant number of British-born officers who were loaned or transferred to the African, Indian or Burmese forces from the British army.




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The British Colonial Conscripts represent the inexperienced troops who fought in North Africa and the Far East, whether they are natives of the British colonies or United Kingdom soldiers coming from the metropolis. In terms of the Heroes and Leaders mod they are ordinary conscripts troops with a “3” range factor.
Because British training was very decentralised, the quality of training varied much more than the standardised training in German or US formations. Pre-war complaints about a lack of inter-arms training had been ignored and only the Far East was an exception, largely because the type of fighting in dense vegetation against a rival ruthless and suicidally-brave. Whereas the Germans conducted training exercises with live ammunition and strove to make the whole business brutally realistic regardless of casualties among the recruits, the western Allies (army commando training excepted) were slow to do likewise due to the public outcries when accidents occurred.
British training was no real preparation for fighting a first-rate mechanised army and there was general dissatisfaction with the adequacy of British (and US) training for the realities of combat. "Tommy's" firearms training was a legacy of his traditional and primary role as Imperial Policeman in situations where some-times every shot had to count when con-fronting hordes of unfriendly chaps. The finer points of tactics were not taught during basic training, and officers and men alike learned these (if any were indeed ever formally taught) on joining their unit.
General Auchinleck admitted that his forces were "not as well trained than the Germans", and "We don't really train for war in peacetime England—we play at it."



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/22/2021 5:19:40 PM   
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There is some opinion about the poor historical reputation of British officers as all being high-born idiots, based on their antics in the Napoleonic and Colonial Wars, and on the 1914-1918 "lions led by donkies" stories, however much all these might be very sweeping generalisations. All armies have their share of idiots, particularly in wartime when standards inevitably fall, but the evidence shows that most British officers were good at their job despite a degree of apparent eccentricity in foreign eyes. Some senior officers may have been mediocre at the start of World War Two, but staff work became at least adequate after a poor start. However, the British army was hampered by the stubborn refusal to develop a doctrine based on the experiences of previous wars. Officers over-aggressive-ness and "romantic determination" to out-shine their fathers' heroism in the Great War stemmed from bad examples that would cost them unnecessary casualties in the desert. But most officers—however tactically-inept some might have been—were taught in no uncertain terms and took to heart the notion that the welfare of their men was "a solemn responsibility", not least because the supply of British and Commonwealth personnel was severely limited.
At the junior level most officers were as good as their allies, if usually not quite up to the best German standards, particularly when they began to be recruited from a wider social group through modified selection procedures. This is reflected in "Leadership Number" of Heroes and Leaders mod of British officers, which is only "1" or "0" (having eliminated the "2" usually assigned to other nations).
Officer quality in the British army was also enhanced by the many NCO platoon commanders (sergeant-majors) of 1939 who were also commissioned, some rising to command battalions or regiments, as well as some men who received com-missions-in-the-field for outstanding bravery or initiative. However, the commissioning of so many NCOs had drawbacks in the long term because it caused a leadership gap, and the quality of infantry NCOs declined noticeably by 1944 because those men with leadership abilities had already become officers. So serious was the shortage of officers that by 1945 some of the newer ones were barely 18 years old, despite the fact that a number of Dominion and Commonwealth officers, especially from Rhodesia and South Africa, had been transferred to British units by 1942.



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Captain John Henry Cound Brunt, (6 December 1922 – 10 December 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He served in the Italian campaign during the Second World War and was twice decorated for bravery in action before he was killed by mortar fire the day after his action. Brunt received a commission as a second lieutenant on 2 January 1943, and was posted to North Africa. He was commissioned in the Sherwood Foresters and being posted to the 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. On 9 September 1943, Brunt's battalion landed at Salerno as part of the Allied invasion of Italy. Having been promoted to temporary captain, Brunt was appointed second-in-command of "D" Company of 6th Lincolns.
John Niel Randle (22 December 1917 – 6 May 1944) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross. At the age of 26, he was promoted to temporary captain whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. On 4 May 1944 during the Battle of Kohima in northeast India, he was ordered to attack the Japanese flank on General Purpose Transport Ridge during the relief and clearance of Kohima. Captain Randle charged the Japanese machine gun post single-handed with rifle and bayonet. Although bleeding in the face and mortally wounded by numerous bursts of machine gun fire he reached the bunker and silenced the gun with a grenade thrown through the bunker slit. He then flung his body across the slit so that the aperture should be completely sealed.



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RE: Heroes and Leaders mod - 9/24/2021 6:02:12 PM   
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The sniper was introduced into the War establishment of the infantry battalion in 1943. From November 1944 the battalion snipers were concentrated at Battalion Headquarters.
Snipers used two types of rifle in XXI Army Group. The most accurate was the older Rifle No1 MkIII SMLE. However in the interests of standardisation most rifles were the sniper version of the Rifle No4 (T). The rifle was fitted with a No32 MkI telescopic sight. Sniper rifles were carefully selected and provided with a breech cover and a felt valise to protect it from the elements and accidental damage. A special sling was also fitted to the rifle to enable it to be braced for aiming and firing.
The primary function of the sniper was to keep the enemy on edge, never knowing when they might be observed and fired at. The preferred targets were officers or NCOs and communications personnel, but anyone foolish enough to show himself was fair game.
Snipers would be assigned to a sector of the battalion front and would then be very much free to decide on their exact positions. Usually leaving before dawn they would select a good position in which to spend the day, there being little chance to return to their own lines before dusk. Ideally they would select a position from where they could see a section of the enemy line while remaining in good cover. They would also select a number of alternate positions since once they had revealed their presence by firing they could expect machine gun and mortar fire in reply.
Snipers used the standard ammunition pouches containing 50 .303” SAA rounds of ammunition selected by the sniper; 5 tracer bullets; 5 armour piercing bullets and 2 No36 grenades.



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The Lovat Scouts was a British Army unit first formed during the Second Boer War. They were the first known military unit to wear a ghillie suit and in 1916. Recruited initially from gamekeepers on Highland estates, the unit was commanded by The Hon. Andrew David Murray. Well practiced in the arts of marksmanship, field craft and military tactics, they were practitioners of discretion: "He who shoots and runs away, lives to shoot another day." Between the wars two Scottish Yeomanry regiments remained mounted as "Scouts": the Scottish Horse and the Lovat Scouts (reduced to a single regiment).
The Scouts training used to start with basic ski training, with the emphasis on cross country work with the type of load that would have to be carried in action e.g. sleeping bag, rations for two or more days, and a rifle. This was followed by survival instruction—what to do and what not to do to exist and function in very cold conditions e.g. by digging snow holes in which to sleep, or erecting simple shelters from the virgin pine and spruce forests.
Typically, men would spend three or four weeks at a mountain base. In that time, squadrons would practice their survival work in expeditions usually lasting about two or three days at a time, with the men sleeping in snow holes. At the end of the three or four weeks, the men would come down for a few days' rest and recreation. Training continued with work on river crossing, whether or not the individual soldiers could swim, and route marches.



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The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. The Royal Army Medical Corps, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps and Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps form the Army Medical Services.
The Royal Army Medical Corps began to develop during the Boer War of 1899–1902. The Corps itself lost 743 officers and 6130 soldiers in the war. However, far more of them, and thousands more of the sick and wounded they treated, would have died if it had not been for the civilian doctors working in South Africa as volunteers. During the First World War, the corps reached its apogee both in size and experience. Before the Second World War, the Royal Army Medical Corps recruits were required to be at least 5 feet 2 inches tall, and could enlist up to 30 years of age. They initially enlisted for seven years with the colours, and a further five years with the reserve, or three years and nine years. They trained for six months at the Royal Army Medical Corps Depot, Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Church Crookham, before proceeding to specialist trade training.
Since the Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 there have been 27 Victoria Crosses and two bars awarded to army medical personnel. A bar, indicating a subsequent award of a second Victoria Cross, has only ever been awarded three times, two of them to medical officers. The corps also has one recipient of both the Victoria Cross and the Iron Cross. One officer was awarded the George Cross in the Second World War.




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