Types of vehicles used in a Reconnaisance Regiment

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by randall klein

It appears that the makeup of a regular recce regiment, IE 17th Duke Of York's Royal Canadian Hussars was vastly different than the South Alberta Regiment? Your thoughts?

Hi Randy;

The vehicles used by the 7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars), C.A.C. of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division - based on the vehicle portion of the War Establishment for ‘A Reconnaissance Regiment, C.A.C.’ (Cdn. II/251/2 - effective 21 February 1944):

(this would be the same for the 8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars), C.A.C. of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division)

56x Motorcycle, Solo
10x Car, 5-cwt, 4x4
1x Truck, Heavy Utility, Personnel, 4x4
3x Truck, 15-cwt, Fitted For Wireless, 4x4
10x Truck, 15-cwt, GS, 4x4
4x Truck, 15-cwt, Water, 4x4
32x Truck, 15-cwt, Armoured, 4x4
22x Lorry, 3-Ton, GS, 4x4
24x Car, Light Reconnaissance, 4x4
19x Armoured Car, 4x4
75x Carrier, Universal (12 of these with the regiment’s anti-tank battery - 8x gun tower and 4x ammunition carrier)
6x Carrier, 3-inch Mortar

as compared to the Trux site British War Establishment for a Reconnaissance Regiment (WE II/251/2 - effective December 1943) of:

55 X motorcycle
1 X car 4 seater 4 X 4
10 X car 5cwt 4 X 4 (jeep)
12 X 15cwt GS
4 X 15cwt water
33 X armoured 15cwt
22 X 3ton 4 X 4
12 X Loyd Carrier
69 X Universal Carrier
28 X armoured car
24 X light reconnaissance car

so you see, there was slight differences between the Canadian and British vehicle portion of the War Establishment for ‘A Reconnaissance Regiment’.

Cheers