Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what constitutes the lead deployable armoured infantry Brigade Combat Team by (a) unit, (b) manpower and (c) platform.
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.