Army: Deployment

(asked on 19th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current lead UK deployable armoured infantry Brigade Combat Team.


Answered by
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James Heappey
This question was answered on 24th January 2023

The lead Armoured Brigade Combat Team (BCT) is a scalable force trained for warfighting up to joint medium operations.

As the lead Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team has a current, Regular strength of 4,473. It is equipped with Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Challenger 2 as well as Bulldog, AS90, Titan and Trojan.

As of January 2023, 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team is structured as follows:

12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team

Headquarters 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team

The King’s Royal Hussars

The Royal Tank Regiment

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry (Reserve)

1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh

3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Reserve)

1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment

4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Reserve)

3rd Battalion, The Rifles

4th Regiment, The Royal Logistics Corps

4 Battalion, The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

4 Armoured Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps

Where required, other units are drawn from across the Field Army. The BCT

will be structured with a Brigade Headquarters, one Armoured Regiment, two Armoured Infantry Battalions, one Armoured Cavalry Regiment and other supporting units.

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