3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines
Infantry - 40, 42 and 45 Cdo
RM (M Coy 42 Cdo to South Georgia, replaced later by
newly-formed J Coy 42 Cdo)
Artillery - 29 Cdo Regt RA
with Nos 7, 8 and 79 Bty's each of 6x105mm artillery and 148
Cdo Forward Observation Bty RA for naval gunfire observation
Combat engineers - 59
Independent Cdo Sqdn RE
Logistics - Commando
Logistics Regt RM
Helicopters - 3 Cdo Bde Air
Squadron RM with nine Gazelle AH.1's and six Scout AH.1's (two RM Gazelles and one Scout were
lost)
HQ & Communications - Brigade
HQ and Signal Sqdn including 1st Raiding Sqdn equipped with
rigid raiders and Gemini assault craft and an Air Defence
Troop with 12xBlowpipe SAM's
In medium range
reconnaissance role - Mountain and Arctic Warfare (Training)
Cadre
Raiding and reconnaissance -
3 Sections, Special Boat Squadron (No.2 Section to South
Georgia),
Other units - included:
-
Tactical Air Control Parties RM for directing air strikes
-
Y Signals Troop RM
-
Commando Forces Band RM for medical duties
- Two Royal Navy Surgical Support Teams
Army Reinforcements, including:
Infantry - 2nd and 3rd
Battalions The Parachute Regiment each with one HQ, three
rifle, one patrol and one support company
Light armour - B Sqdn, The
Blues and Royals with four Scorpion and four Scimitar light
tanks and one Samson recovery vehicle
Air defence - T Bty, 12 Air
Defence Regt with 12xRapier SAM's
Helicopters - 656 AAC Sqdn
with a flight of three Scout AH.1's
Raiding and reconnaissance -
D and G Sqdns, 22nd SAS Regt (D Sqdn initially to South
Georgia)
Attached to 2 Para -
29 Bty, 4 Field Regt RA
with 6x105mm guns
Troop each from:
43 Air Defence Bty
32 Guided Weapons Regt RA with Blowpipe
9 Para Sqdn RE
16 Field Ambulance RAMC
Explosive ordnance
disposal - from 49 EOD Sqdn RE (and EOD Team RAF)
Other units - included:
- Forward Observation
Officer parties from 4 Field Regt RA
-
Tactical Air Control parties
- Units from:
-
Postal and Courier Regt RE
- Rear Link
Detachments Royal Signals
- 81 Ordnance Coy RAOC
- Mexeflote detachment
17 Port Regt RCT
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