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Australian Army Order of Battle 1960/61

8 divisions, 162,584 personnel

GHQ Australia (Canberra)
Army Signals
Headquarters, First Australian Army
Joint Operations Department
Royal Australian Guards Ceremonial Battalion

Special Operations Command (Sydney)
Australian SAS Regiment
Australian Special Forces Regiment
Australian Long Range Desert Group
North Australia Reconaissance Force

Northern Command (Darwin)

New Guinea Force (Port Moresby)

19th Brigade
2nd Royal Western Australian Regiment
3rd Royal Victorian Regiment
4th Australian Rangers
14th Royal Australian Tank Regiment: 68 Centurion MBT
1st Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr

Pacific Islands Regiment
1st Battalion, Pacific Islands Regiment
2nd Battalion, Pacific Islands Regiment
3rd, Battalion, Pacific Islands Regiment
4th Battalion, Pacific Islands Regiment

Timor Force (Dili)

2nd Commando Brigade
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Commando Regiment
5th Battalion, Royal Australian Commando Regiment
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Commando Regiment

Australian I Corps (Darwin)

1st Australian Cavalry Regiment: 64 x Scimitar CVR, 32 x Royalist LT, 8 x Abbott 25pdr
6th Light Horse Regiment: 78 Ferret ACR
16th Royal Australian Tank Regiment: 54 Conqueror HT
10th Aviation Regiment: 24 Fairey Rotodynes
10th Battalion, RAMGC: 64 37mm Vickers SHMGs
12th Battalion, RAMGC: 64 37mm Vickers SHMGs

1st Intelligence Battalion
1st Military Police Battalion
10th Signals Regiment
11th Signals Regiment
9th Engineer Support Regiment, RAE
12th Engineer Support Regiment, RAE

1st Artillery Brigade
6th Heavy Regiment, RAA: 24 x 8” SPGH
24th Heavy Regiment, RAA: 24 x 8” SPGH
42nd Superheavy Regiment, RAA: 16 x 9.2” SPGH
50th Rocket Regiment, RAA: 24 x 12” MRL
53rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 24 English Electric Thunderbirds
57th Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 24 English Electric Thunderbirds

Aboriginal Regiment
1st Battalion, Aboriginal Regiment
2nd Battalion, Aboriginal Regiment
3rd Battalion, Aboriginal Regiment
4th Battalion, Aboriginal Regiment

1st Australian Division (Darwin)

1st Brigade
1st Royal Australian Guards
2nd Royal Australian Regiment
4th Royal Australian Regiment

2nd Brigade
2nd Royal Light Infantry of Australia
5th Royal Australian Regiment
7th Royal Australian Regiment

3rd Brigade
1st King George VI’s Australian Rifles
2nd Royal North Australian Regiment
3rd Royal Australian Regiment

Divisional Artillery
8th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
14th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
19th Medium Regiment, RAA: 24 x 6”
26th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr

Divisional Assets
29th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 16 x 42mm Marksman, 48 x 25mm Sharpshooter
32nd Air Defence Regiment, RAA: 32 x PT.428 Rapiers
Royal Australian Dragoons: 68 Centurion MBT
3rd Australian Cavalry Regiment: 64 Sabre ACR, 32 Stag APC
1st Aviation Regiment: 24 Bristol Bulldogs
1st Machine Gun Battalion, RAMGC: 96 25mm Maxim Guns

1st Combat Signals Regiment
3rd Support Battalion, RAASC
1st Battalion, RAEME
1st Combat Engineer Regiment, RAE

2nd Australian Armoured Division (Darwin)

4th Armoured Brigade
2nd Royal Queensland Regiment
3rd Royal Australian Tank Regiment
6th Royal New South Wales Regiment
12th Royal Australian Tank Regiment

5th Armoured Brigade
2nd Australian Rangers
6th Royal Australian Tank Regiment
13th Royal Australian Tank Regiment

6th Armoured Brigade
1st Royal North Australian Regiment
2nd Royal Australian Tank Regiment
9th Royal Australian Tank Regiment

Divisional Artillery
5th Field Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr Abbot SPG
7th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr Abbot SPG
10th Medium Regiment, RAA: 24 x 6” SPGH
30th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr Abbot SPG

Divisional Assets
46th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 16 x 42mm Marksman, 48 x 25mm Sharpshooter
51st Air Defence Regiment, RAA: 32 x PT.428 Rapiers
Royal Australian Horse Guards: 64 x Scimitar CVR, 32 x Royalist LT, 8 x Abbott 25pdr
8th Aviation Regiment: 24 Bristol Bulldogs
7th Machine Gun Battalion, RAMGC: 96 25mm Maxim Guns

3rd Combat Signals Regiment
2nd Support Battalion, RAASC
2nd Armoured Support Battalion, RAEME
10th Armoured Engineer Regiment, RAE

3rd Australian Division (Townsville)

7th Brigade
1st Royal Queensland Regiment
2nd Royal Highlanders of Australia
3rd Royal Queensland Regiment

8th Brigade
1st Royal Australian Grenadiers
3rd Royal Victorian Regiment
6th Royal Victorian Regiment

9th Brigade
3rd Royal Western Australian Regiment
4th Royal Queensland Regiment
6th Royal Australian Regiment

Divisional Artillery
4th Medium Regiment, RAA: 24 x 6”
9th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
20th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
37th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr

Divisional Assets
Royal Australian Lancers: 68 Centurion MBT
1st Light Horse Regiment: 64 Sabre ACR, 32 Stag APC
49th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 16 x 42mm Marksman, 48 x 25mm Sharpshooter
55th Air Defence Regiment, RAA: 32 x PT.428 Rapiers
3rd Aviation Regiment: 24 Bristol Bulldogs
3rd Machine Gun Battalion, RAMGC: 96 25mm Maxim Guns

8th Combat Signals Regiment
5th Support Battalion, RAASC
3rd Battalion, RAEME
3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, RAE

5th Australian Division (Broome)

13th Brigade
1st Australian Rangers
2nd King George VI’s Australian Rifles
3rd Royal Australian Guards

14th Infantry Brigade
1st Royal Western Australian Regiment
3rd Royal New South Wales Regiment
11th Royal Australian Regiment

15th Infantry Brigade
1st Royal Tasmania Regiment
4th Royal Light Infantry of Australia
6th King George VI’s Australian Rifles

Divisional Artillery
11th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
17th Medium Regiment, RAA: 24 x 6”
33rd Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
45th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr

Divisional Assets
2nd Light Horse Regiment: 68 Centurion MBT
4th Light Horse Regiment: 64 Sabre ACR, 32 Stag APC
61st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 16 x 42mm Marksman, 48 x 25mm Sharpshooter
63rd Air Defence Regiment, RAA: 32 x PT.428 Rapiers
5th Aviation Regiment: 24 Bristol Bulldogs
5th Machine Gun Battalion, RAMGC: 96 25mm Maxim Guns

7th Combat Signals Regiment
7th Support Battalion, RAASC
5th Battalion, RAEME
5th Combat Engineer Regiment, RAE

Southern Command (Melbourne)

Australian II Corps

2nd Australian Cavalry Regiment: 64 x Scimitar CVR, 32 x Royalist LT, 8 x Abbott 25pdr
9th Light Horse Regiment: 78 Ferret ACR
15th Royal Australian Tank Regiment: 54 Conqueror HT
9th Aviation Regiment: 24 Fairey Rotodynes
9th Battalion, RAMGC: 64 37mm Vickers SHMGs
11th Battalion, RAMGC: 64 37mm Vickers SHMGs

9th Signals Regiment
12th Signals Regiment
2nd Intelligence Battalion
2nd Military Police Battalion
8th Engineer Support Regiment, RAE
11th Engineer Support Regiment, RAE

2nd Artillery Brigade
25th Heavy Regiment, RAA: 24 x 8” SPGH
36th Heavy Regiment, RAA: 24 x 8” SPGH
40th Superheavy Regiment, RAA: 16 x 9.2” SPGH
44th Rocket Regiment, RAA: 24 x 12” MRL
59th Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 24 English Electric Thunderbirds
60th Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 24 English Electric Thunderbirds

1st Commando Brigade (Hobart)
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Commando Regiment
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Commando Regiment
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Commando Regiment

1st Australian Armoured Division (Wagga Wagga)

1st Armoured Brigade
1st Royal Australian Regiment
1st Royal Australian Tank Regiment
4th Royal Australian Tank Regiment

2nd Armoured Brigade
2nd Royal New South Wales Regiment
3rd King George VI’s Australian Rifles
5th Royal Australian Tank Regiment
8th Royal Australian Tank Regiment

3rd Armoured Brigade
7th Royal Australian Tank Regiment
9th Royal Australian Regiment
10th Royal Australian Tank Regiment

Divisional Artillery
2nd Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr Abbot SPG
3rd Medium Regiment, RAA: 24 x 6” SPGH
22nd Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr Abbot SPG
27th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr Abbot SPG

Divisional Assets
Royal Australian Life Guards: 64 x Scimitar CVR, 32 x Royalist LT, 8 x Abbott 25pdr
48th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 16 x 42mm Marksman, 48 x 25mm Sharpshooter
56th Air Defence Regiment, RAA: 32 x PT.428 Rapiers
7th Aviation Regiment: 24 Bristol Bulldogs
8th Machine Gun Battalion, RAMGC: 96 25mm Maxim Guns

2nd Combat Signals Regiment
1st Support Battalion, RAASC
1st Armoured Support Battalion, RAEME
7th Armoured Combat Engineer Regiment

2nd Australian Division (Puckapunyal)

4th Brigade
1st Royal New South Wales Regiment
2nd Queen’s Own Rifles of Australia
4th Royal Australian Guards

5th Brigade
1st Royal Victorian Regiment
2nd Royal Victorian Regiment
3rd Royal Highlanders of Australia

6th Brigade
1st Royal Central Australian Regiment
2nd Royal Australian Grenadiers
4th Royal Western Australian Regiment

Divisional Artillery
12th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
13th Medium Regiment, RAA: 24 x 6”
23rd Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
34th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr

Divisional Assets
Royal Australian Hussars: 68 Centurion MBT
3rd Light Horse Regiment: 64 Sabre ACR, 32 Stag APC
54th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 16 x 42mm Marksman, 48 x 25mm Sharpshooter
62nd Air Defence Regiment, RAA: 32 x PT.428 Rapiers
2nd Aviation Regiment: 24 Bristol Bulldogs
2nd Machine Gun Battalion, RAMGC: 96 25mm Maxim Guns

4th Combat Signals Regiment
4th Support Battalion, RAASC
2nd Battalion, RAEME
2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, RAE

4th Australian Division (Adelaide)

10th Brigade
1st Queen’s Own Rifles of Australia
2nd Royal South Australian Regiment
4th Royal Australian Grenadiers

11th Brigade
1st Royal South Australian Regiment
2nd Royal Tasmania Regiment
4th Royal Highlanders of Australia

12th Brigade
3rd Royal South Australian Regiment
4th Royal South Australian Regiment
10th Royal Australian Regiment

Divisional Artillery
16th Medium Regiment, RAA: 24 x 6”
18th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
21st Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
43rd Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr

Divisional Assets
47th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 16 x 42mm Marksman, 48 x 25mm Sharpshooter
52nd Air Defence Regiment, RAA: 32 x PT.428 Rapiers
Royal Australian Cavaliers: 68 Centurion MBT
5th Light Horse Regiment: 64 Sabre ACR, 32 Stag APC
4th Aviation Regiment: 24 Bristol Bulldogs
4th Machine Gun Battalion, RAMGC: 96 25mm Maxim Guns

5th Combat Signals Regiment
6th Support Battalion, RAASC
4th Battalion, RAEME
4th Combat Engineer Regiment, RAE

6th Australian Division (Holsworthy)

16th Brigade
3rd Royal Light Infantry of Australia
4th Queen’s Own Rifles of Australia
5th King George VI’s Australian Rifles

17th Brigade
2nd Royal Australian Guards
4th Royal New South Wales Regiment
5th Royal Victorian Regiment

18th Brigade
1st Royal Highlanders of Australia
5th Royal New South Wales Regiment
12th Royal Australian Regiment

Divisional Artillery
15th Medium Regiment, RAA: 24 x 6”
28th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
35th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr
39th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr

Divisional Assets
58th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA: 16 x 42mm Marksman, 48 x 25mm Sharpshooter
64th Air Defence Regiment, RAA: 32 x PT.428 Rapiers
4th Australian Cavalry Regiment: 68 Centurion MBT
8th Light Horse Regiment: 64 Sabre ACR, 32 Stag APC
6th Aviation Regiment: 24 Bristol Bulldogs
6th Machine Gun Battalion, RAMGC: 96 25mm Maxim Guns

6th Combat Signals Regiment
8th Support Battalion, RAASC
6th Battalion, RAEME
6th Combat Engineer Regiment, RAE

ANZAC Rapid Deployment Force (Brisbane)

1st Airborne Brigade
1st Battalion, Australian Parachute Regiment
3rd Battalion, Australian Parachute Regiment
4th Battalion, Australian Parachute Regiment
7th Light Horse Regiment: 68 Royalist LT
41st Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr

2nd Airborne Brigade
2nd Battalion, Australian Parachute Regiment
5th Battalion, Australian Parachute Regiment
6th Battalion, Australian Parachute Regiment
10th Light Horse Regiment: 68 Royalist LT
38th Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr

Overseas Deployments

Malaya

20th Infantry Brigade
2nd Royal Central Australian Regiment
3rd Royal Australian Grenadiers
8th Royal Australian Regiment
11th Royal Australian Tank Regiment: 68 Centurion MBT
31st Field Regiment, RAA: 32 x 25pdr

Borneo
3rd Australian Rangers

Korea
4th King George VI’s Australian Rifles

Burma
3rd Queen’s Own Rifles of Australia

Egypt
1st Royal Australian Light Infantry

Citizen’s Military Forces: 12 divisions, 429,254 personnel

Australian III Corps
3rd Australian Armoured Division
8th Australian Division
10th Australian Division
12th Australian Division

Australian IV Corps
4th Australian Armoured Division
7th Australian Division
9th Australian Division
11th Australian Division

13th Australian Division
14th Australian Division
15th Australian Division
16th Australian Airborne Division

12 Home Defence Infantry Brigades
16 Home Defence Infantry Battalions

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Royal Australian Navy 1960/61: 103 ships, 708 aircraft, 79,326 personnel

2 Battleships
4 Aircraft Carriers
6 Guided Missile Cruisers
4 Light Cruisers (2 active, 2 reserve)
6 Guided Missile Destroyers + 4 under construction
12 Destroyers
12 Destroyer Escorts
27 Frigates + 4 under construction (16 active, 11 reserve)
10 Patrol Sloops
8 Corvettes
8 Submarines
4 Atomic Submarines + 2 under construction

2 Amphibious Cruisers
2 Dock Landing Ships
8 Tank Landing Ships

28 Minesweepers + 6 under construction (18 active, 10 reserve)
25 Patrol Boats
18 MTBs

Sydney
BB: Australia
CVA: Melbourne
CV: Canberra
CG: New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania
CL: Brisbane, Hobart
DDG: Voyager, Vendetta, Vampire, Vigorous
DD: Stalwart, Success, Swordsman, Sirius, Anzac, Beersheba, Tobruk, Kokoda
DE: Lachlan, Darling, Diamatina, Huon
FF: Barwon, Condamine, Murchison, Gascoyne
FS: Albury, Warrnambool
SSN: Cook, Flinders
SSK: Onslow, Otama, Otway, Ovens

LPD: Protector
LSD: Kanimbla
LST: Brunei, Betano, Tarakan, Salamau

MS: Curlew, Gull, Hawk, Ibis

Perth
DE: Parramatta, Stuart, Derwent, Macquarie
FF: Quality, Quiberon, Quickmatch, Quicksilver
FS: Bathurst, Mildura
SSN: Tasman, Dampier
SSK: Kangaroo, Wallaby
MS: Snipe, Heron, Rail, Egret
Survey Ships: Wentworth, Lawson

LPD: Encounter
LSD: Manoora
LST: Balikpapan, Labuan, Wewak, Buna

Cairns
PS: Melville, Fraser, Mornington, Fitzroy, Hindmarsh, Norfolk
Survey Ships: Sturt, Eyre

Darwin
FF: Cairns, Palmerston, Alice Springs, Mackay, Launceston, Wollongong
PS: Cape Jervis, Cape York, Cape Leeuwin, Cape Byron
FS: Bendigo, Ballarat, Rockhampton, Shepparton,
SSK: Platypus, Bunyip
PB: Ambush, Acute, Adroit, Advance, Archer, Ardent, Arrow, Assail, Attack, Aware, Affray, Agile, Awake, Assault, Alert, Angry, Alacrity, Answer, Approach, Bandolier, Barbette, Barricade, Bayonet, Bombard, Buccaneer
MS: Pelican, Teal, Plover, Tern, Grebe, Cormorant

Singapore
BB: Commonwealth
CVA: Sydney
CG: Queensland, Western Australia
DDG: Waterhen, Wayfarer
DD: Arunta, Bataan, Warramunga, Kurnai
DE: Swan, Torrens, Murray, Yarra
FF: Queenborough, Quadrant
MS: Dotterel, Petrel, Mallard, Prion

Refit
CV: Adelaide
CG: Victoria

Reserve
CL: Darwin, Perth
FF: Balmain, Campaspe, Murrumbidgee, Naomi, Nepean, Warburton, Wimmera, Wollondilly, Culgoa, Shoalhaven, Burdekin
MS: Glenelg, Wangaratta, Grafton, Horsham, Broken Hill, Lincoln, Lithgow, Gladstone, Albany, Geraldton,

Royal Australian Fleet Auxiliary

Heavy Fleet Repair Ship: Southern Cross

Fleet Support Ships: Supply, Reliance

Superheavy Fleet Tankers: Tide Austral, Tide Ranger

Fleet Tankers: Waratah, Wattle, Wombat, Wallaby

Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm: 391 aircraft

79 Fairey Rangers
76 Blackburn Buccaneers
43 de Havilland Spectres
40 Hawker-Siddeley Harriers
36 Hawker-Siddeley Merlins

24 Fairey Gannets

68 Westland Wessex
25 Fairey Rotodynes

CVG 1 (HMAS Sydney)
2 Squadron: 16 Fairey Rangers
21 Squadron: 16 Blackburn Buccaneers
25 Squadron: 16 Hawker-Siddeley Merlins
32 Squadron: 16 de Havilland Spectres
‘A’ Flight, 41 Squadron: 4 Fairey Gannet AEW
17 Squadron: 8 Westland Wessex
43 Squadron: 4 Fairey Rotodynes

CVG 2 (HMAS Melbourne)
4 Squadron: 16 Fairey Rangers
16 Squadron: 16 de Havilland Spectres
24 Squadron: 16 Hawker-Siddeley Merlins
27 Squadron: 16 Blackburn Buccaneers
‘C’ Flight, 41 Squadron: 4 Fairey Gannet AEW
30 Squadron: 8 Westland Wessex
10 Squadron: 4 Fairey Rotodynes

CVG 3 (HMAS Adelaide)
1 Squadron: 16 Blackburn Buccaneers
18 Squadron: 16 Hawker-Siddeley Harriers
23 Squadron: 16 Fairey Rangers
26 Squadron: 8 Westland Wessex
‘B’ Flight, 41 Squadron: 4 Fairey Gannet AEW

CVG 4 (HMAS Canberra)
7 Squadron: 16 Hawker-Siddeley Harriers
14 Squadron: 16 Fairey Rangers
22 Squadron: 16 Blackburn Buccaneers
‘D’ Flight, 41 Squadron: 4 Fairey Gannet AEW
8 Squadron: 8 Westland Wessex

Surface Ship Detachments

11 Squadron: 12 Westland Wessex
28 Squadron: 12 Westland Wessex
35 Squadron: 12 Fairey Rotodynes

Royal Australian Naval Air Service: 317 aircraft

49 Avro Shackletons
42 Blackburn Buccaneers
40 CAC Albions
35 Saunders-Roe Phantoms
32 Shorts Sydneys
31 Hawker Sea Hunters
27 Fairey Rotodynes
25 Handley-Page Poseidons
12 Hawker-Siddeley Nimrods
12 Saunders-Roe Princesses
8 Saunders-Roe Duchesses
4 Saunders-Roe Queens

Northern Command
3 Squadron: 16 Saunders-Roe Phantoms (HMAS Melville, Darwin)
5 Squadron: 18 Blackburn Buccaneers (HMAS Melville, Darwin)
9 Squadron: 12 Hawker-Siddeley Nimrods (HMAS Truscott)
12 Squadron: 12 CAC Albions (HMAS Normanton)
15 Squadron: 12 CAC Albions (HMAS Una, Derby)
29 Squadron: 18 Blackburn Buccaneers (HMAS Carpentaria)
31 Squadron: 12 CAC Albions (HMAS Mermaid, Cairns)
37 Squadron: 12 Fairey Rotodynes (HMAS Melville, Darwin)
39 Squadron: 16 Short Sydneys (HMAS Melville, Darwin)
42 Squadron: 12 Avro Shackletons (HMAS Kalumbaru)
44 Squadron: 4 Saunders-Roe Queens (HMAS Mermaid, Cairns)

Timor Command
6 Squadron: 16 Saunders-Roe Phantoms (HMAS Dili, Timor)
19 Squadron: 12 Handley-Page Poseidons (HMAS Dili, Timor)

New Guinea Command
33 Squadron: 16 Short Sydneys (HMAS Seeadler, Manus Island)
34 Squadron: 12 Handley-Page Poseidons (HMAS Wewak)
38 Squadron: 12 Avro Shackletons (HMAS Basilisk, Port Moresby)

Southern Command
13 Squadron: 12 Fairey Rotodynes (HMAS Albatross)
20 Squadron: 12 Avro Shackletons (HMAS Moreton, Brisbane)
36 Squadron: 12 Saunders-Roe Princesses (HMAS Albatross, Nowra)
40 Squadron: 8 Saunders-Roe Duchess (HMAS Cerberus)
45 Squadron: 24 Hawker Sea Hunters (HMAS Albatross, Nowra)

Royal Australian Marines: 2 brigades, 15,786 personnel

1st Royal Australian Marine Brigade (Sydney)
2nd Royal Australian Marine Battalion
3rd Royal Australian Marine Battalion
5th Royal Australian Marine Battalion
8th Royal Australian Marine Battalion
1st Royal Australian Marine Tank Regiment: 64 Super Crusader MBT
1st Royal Australian Marine Artillery Regiment: 32 x 25pdr

2nd Royal Australian Marine Brigade (Perth)
1st Royal Australian Marine Battalion
4th Royal Australian Marine Battalion
6th Royal Australian Marine Battalion
7th Royal Australian Marine Battalion
2nd Royal Australian Marine Tank Regiment: 64 Super Crusader MBT
2nd Royal Australian Marine Artillery Regiment: 32 x 25pdr

Royal Australian Naval Reserve: 36 ships, 254 aircraft, 65,822 personnel

2 Cruisers
11 Frigates
23 Minesweepers

8127 Royal Australian Marine Reserves

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Royal Australian Air Force 1960/61: 1193 aircraft, 83 Squadrons, 87,542 personnel

RAAF Bomber Command: 352 Aircraft, 19 Squadrons, 36 Missiles

125 Vickers Valiants (5 squadrons)
80 English Electric Canberras (3 squadrons)
64 Supermarine Eagle TSR-2s (4 squadrons)
56 Avro Vulcans (2 squadrons)
28 de Havilland Vengeances (1 squadron)

24 Bristol Skytankers (1 squadron)

36 Blue Streak ICBMs (3 squadrons)

No. 1 Group
No. 1 Sqn – 24 Avro Vulcans (RAAF Alice Springs, CA)
No. 2 Sqn – 24 Avro Vulcans (RAAF Lasseter, WA)
No. 7 Sqn – 24 Vickers Valiants (RAAF Inverleigh, QLD)
No. 8 Sqn – 24 Vickers Valiants (RAAF Tennant Creek, NA)
No. 9 Sqn – 24 Vickers Valiants (RAAF Fitzroy Crossing, WA)
No. 10 Sqn – 24 Vickers Valiants (RAAF Daly Waters, NA)
No. 11 Sqn – 24 Vickers Valiants (RAAF Hall’s Creek, WA)
No. 20 Sqn – 24 Handley-Page Vengeances (RAAF Borroloola, NA)
No. 22 Sqn - 24 Bristol Skytankers (RAAF Borroloola, NA)

No. 15 Sqn - 12 Blue Streak ICBMs (Simpson Desert)
No. 17 Sqn - 12 Blue Streak ICBMs (Great Sandy Desert)
No. 19 Sqn - 12 Blue Streak ICBMs (Gibson Desert)

No. 2 Group
No. 12 Sqn – 24 English Electric Canberras (RAAF Darwin, NA)
No. 14 Sqn – 24 English Electric Canberras (RAAF Darwin, NA)
No. 18 Sqn – 24 English Electric Canberras (RAAF Darwin, NA)
No. 21 Sqn – 16 Supermarine Eagle TSR-2s (RAAF Amberley, QLD)
No. 23 Sqn – 16 Supermarine Eagle TSR-2 (RAAF Amberley, QLD)
No. 24 Sqn – 16 Supermarine Eagle TSR-2 (RAAF Townsville, QLD)
No. 25 Sqn – 16 Supermarine Eagle TSR-2 (RAAF Townsville, QLD)

RAAF Fighter Command: 514 Aircraft, 36 Squadrons, 360 SAMs (HQ RAAF Richmond)

102 English Electric Lightnings (4 squadrons)
100 Supermarine Sunstars (4 squadrons)
96 Hawker Hunters (4 squadrons)
72 de Havilland Spectres (3 squadrons)
72 Avro Arrows (3 squadrons)
72 Fairey Delta IIs (3 squadrons)

10 Bristol Bloodhound Squadrons (24 missiles each)
5 Bristol Blue Envoy Squadrons (24 missiles each)

Western Area Command
No. 3 Sqn – 24 Fairey Delta II (RAAF Derby, WA)
No. 4 Sqn – 24 Fairey Delta II (RAAF Broome, WA)
No. 5 Sqn – 24 Fairey Delta II (RAAF Derby, WA)
No. 6 Sqn – 24 de Havilland Spectre (RAAF Learmouth, WA)
No. 29 Sqn – 24 Hawker Hunters (RAAF Derby, WA)
No. 84 Sqn – 24 English Electric Lightning (RAAF Pearce, WA)

No. 53 Squadron: 24 Bristol Bloodhounds (RAAF Derby, WA)
No. 68 Squadron: 24 Bristol Blue Envoys (Perth, WA)
No. 95 Squadron: 24 Bristol Bloodhounds (RAAF Wyndham, WA)

Northern Area Command
No. 36 Sqn – 24 Hawker Hunters (RAAF Tindal, NA)
No. 44 Sqn – 24 Hawker Hunters (RAAF Port Moresby, NG)
No. 72 Sqn – 24 Avro Arrow (RAAF Tindal, NA)
No. 73 Sqn – 24 Avro Arrow (RAAF Weipa, QLD)
No. 74 Sqn - 24 Avro Arrow (RAAF Kununurra, WA)
No. 77 Sqn – 24 Supermarine Sunstars (RAAF Darwin, NA)
No. 78 Sqn – 24 Supermarine Sunstars (RAAF Darwin, NA)
No. 79 Sqn – 24 English Electric Lightning (RAAF Darwin, NA)

No. 55 Squadron: 24 Bristol Bloodhounds (RAAF Tindal, NA)
No. 56 Squadron: 24 Bristol Bloodhounds (RAAF Darwin, NA)

Eastern Area Command
No. 42 Sqn – 24 Hawker Hunters (RAAF Williamtown, NSW)
No. 76 Sqn – 24 Supermarine Sunstars (RAAF Amberley, QLD)
No. 82 Sqn – 24 English Electric Lightning (RAAF Richmond, NSW)
No. 87 Sqn – 24 de Havilland Spectre (RAAF Townsville, QLD)
No. 92 Sqn – 24 de Havilland Spectre (RAAF Townsville, QLD)

No. 57 Squadron: 24 Bristol Bloodhounds (RAAF Williamtown, NSW)
No. 58 Squadron: 24 Bristol Bloodhounds (RAAF Amberley, QLD)
No. 59 Squadron: 24 Bristol Bloodhounds (RAAF Townsville, QLD)
No. 61 Squadron: 24 Bristol Bloodhounds (RAAF Richmond, NSW)
No. 62 Squadron: 24 Bristol Blue Envoys (Brisbane, QLD)
No. 64 Squadron: 24 Bristol Blue Envoys (Sydney, NSW)

Southern Area Command
No. 75 Sqn – 24 Supermarine Sunstars (RAAF Fairbairn, ACT)
No. 80 Sqn – 24 English Electric Lightning (RAAF Williams, VIC)
No. 60 Squadron: 24 Bristol Bloodhounds (RAAF Woomera, SA)

No. 67 Squadron: 24 Bristol Blue Envoys (Melbourne, VIC)
No. 70 Squadron: 24 Bristol Blue Envoys (Canberra, ACT)
No. 93 Squadron: 24 Bristol Bloodhounds (RAAF Edinburgh, SA)

RAAF Malaya: 44 aircraft, 2 squadrons (HQ RAF Butterworth)

24 English Electric Canberras
20 Hawker Hunters

No. 16 Sqn – 24 English Electric Canberras (RAF Butterworth, Malaya)
No. 32 Sqn – 20 Hawker Hunters (RAF Butterworth, Malaya)

RAAF Transport Command: 136 aircraft, 10 Squadrons (HQ RAAF Williams)

64 Bristol Britannia (4 squadrons)
24 Short Belfast (2 squadrons)
24 Vickers Voyagers (2 squadrons)
12 Avro Ashton (1 squadron)
12 Bristol Brabazon (1 squadron)

No. 31 Sqn - 16 Bristol Britannia (RAAF Williams, VIC)
No. 33 Sqn - 16 Bristol Britannia (RAAF Edinburgh, SA)
No. 34 Sqn - 16 Bristol Britannia (RAAF Pearce, WA)
No. 35 Sqn - 16 Bristol Britannia (RAAF Atherton, QLD)
No. 36 Sqn - 12 Shorts Belfast (RAAF Richmond, NSW)
No. 37 Sqn - 12 Vickers Voyagers (RAAF Brisbane, QLD)
No. 40 Sqn - 12 Avro Ashton (RAAF Williams, VIC)
No. 41 Sqn - 12 Bristol Brabazon (RAAF Richmond, NSW)
No. 48 Sqn - 12 Vickers Voyagers (RAAF Avalon, VIC)
No. 50 Sqn – 12 Shorts Belfast (RAAF Brisbane, QLD)

RAAF Training Command: 147 aircraft, 9 Squadrons (HQ RAAF East Sale)

32 de Havilland Vampires (2 squadrons)
47 CAC Jet Provosts (3 squadrons)
68 CAC Winjeels (4 squadrons)

No. 26 Sqn - 16 de Havilland Vampires (RAAF Bairnsdale, VIC)
No. 39 Sqn - 16 de Havilland Vampires (RAAF Wagga, NSW)
No. 45 Sqn - 16 CAC Jet Provosts (Central Flying School, RAAF East Sale, VIC)
No. 43 Sqn - 15 CAC Jet Provosts (RAAF East Sale, VIC)
No. 47 Sqn - 16 CAC Jet Provosts (RAAF Mallala, SA)
No. 49 Sqn - 16 CAC Winjeels (RAAF Tamworth, NSW)
No. 51 Sqn - 16 CAC Winjeels (RAAF Wagga, NSW)
No. 52 Sqn - 16 CAC Winjeels (RAAF Tamworth, NSW)
No. 54 Sqn - 16 CAC Winjeels (RAAF East Sale, VIC)

RAAF Airfield Defence Guards

1st Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Darwin)
2nd Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Amberley, QLD)
3rd Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Tindal, NA)
4th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Townsville, QLD)
5th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Alice Springs, CA)
6th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Darwin, NA)
7th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Derby, WA)
8th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Kununurra, WA)
9th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Williams, VIC)
10th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Tennant Creek, NA)
11th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Richmond, NSW)
12th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Lasseter, WA)
13th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Hall’s Creek, WA)
14th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Fitzroy Crossing, WA)
15th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Port Moresby, NG)
16th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Weipa, QLD)
17th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Borroloola, NA)
18th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Inverleigh, QLD)
19th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Daly Waters, NA)
20th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAF Butterworth, Malaya)
21st Airfield Defence Squadron (RAF Edinburgh, SA)
22nd Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Broome, WA)
23rd Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Pearce, WA)
24th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Woomera, SA)
25th Airfield Defence Squadron (RAAF Learmouth, WA)

Royal Australian Air Force Reserve: 56,837 personnel, 452 aircraft

129 de Havilland Venom
96 Gloster Meteor
87 Fairey Delta

76 English Electric Canberra

64 Bristol Britannias

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New Zealand Order of Battle 1960/61

New Zealand Army

2 divisions, 58,672 personnel

GHQ New Zealand (Wellington)
13th Heavy Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
14th Rocket Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
15th Superheavy Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
16th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery

Special Operations Command
New Zealand SAS Regiment
New Zealand Commando Regiment

Anzac Rapid Deployment Force (Brisbane)

8th Brigade
1st Battalion, New Zealand Parachute Regiment
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Parachute Regiment
4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)
Royal New Zealand Light Horse Regiment: 56 Centurion MBT
8th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

1st New Zealand Division (Linton Camp)

Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles: 56 Royalist LBT
9th Medium Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 24 x 6" SPGH
11th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
17th Air Defence Regiment: 24 English Electric Thunderbirds

1st Brigade
1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Guards
2nd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Guards
1st Battalion, Maori Regiment
Royal New Zealand Horse Guards: 56 Centurion MBT
1st Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

2nd Brigade
1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
2nd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
3rd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
1st Royal New Zealand Tank Regiment: 56 Centurion MBT
2nd Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

3rd Brigade
4th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
5th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
6th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
2nd Royal New Zealand Tank Regiment: 56 Centurion MBT
3rd Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

2nd New Zealand Division (Burnham Camp)

Waikato Mounted Rifles: 56 Royalist LBT
10th Medium Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 24 x 6" SPGH
12th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
18th Air Defence Regiment: 24 English Electric Thunderbirds

4th Brigade
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)
2nd Battalion, Maori Regiment
Royal New Zealand Dragoons: 56 Centurion MBT
4th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

5th Brigade
7th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
1st Auckland Regiment
1st Otago Regiment
Royal New Zealand Lancers: 56 Centurion MBT
5th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

6th Brigade
8th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
1st Wellington Regiment
1st Canterbury Regiment
Royal New Zealand Hussars: 56 Centurion MBT
6th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

Overseas Deployments

Malaya

7th Brigade
9th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
10th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
Royal New Zealand Cavaliers: 56 Centurions
7th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

Korea
11th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment

Borneo
12th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment

Egypt
3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)

New Zealand Territorial Army: 2 divisions, 123,769 personnel

3rd New Zealand Division
4th New Zealand Division

4 Coastal Artillery Regiments

Royal New Zealand Navy: 24 Ships, 169 Aircraft, 24,568 personnel

1 Battleship
1 Aircraft Carrier
2 Cruisers
2 Guided Missile Destroyers (+ 2 under construction)
4 Destroyers
8 Frigates
6 Minesweepers

New Zealand
CV: Endeavour
CG: Wellington
DDG: Christchurch, Rotorua
DD: Nelson, Hastings,
FF: Hamilton, Napier, Invercargill, Gisborne, Blackpool, Otago
MS: Tui, Huia, Kea, Takapu

Singapore
BB: New Zealand
CG: Auckland
DD: Dunedin, Waikato
FF: Taranaki, Southland
MS: Kiwi, Moa

Auxiliaries

Fleet Tankers: James Cook, Abel Tasman, Owen Stanley

Fleet Support Ship: North Star

Royal New Zealand Navy Fleet Air Arm: 87 aircraft

17 Fairey Rangers
16 Westland Wessexes
15 Hawker Sea Hunters
15 Blackburn Buccaneers
12 de Havilland Spectres
4 Fairey Gannets

Carrier Air Wing
120 Squadron: 12 Fairey Rangers
123 Squadron: 12 Hawker Sea Hunters
124 Squadron: 12 Blackburn Buccaneers
125 Squadron: 12 de Havilland Spectres
127 Squadron: 4 Fairey Gannet AEW
128 Squadron: 6 Fairey Rotodynes
‘A’ Flight, 128 Squadron: 4 Westland Wessex

Surface Ship Detachments
‘B’ Flight, 128 Squadron: 4 Westland Wessex
‘C’ Flight, 128 Squadron: 4 Westland Wessex
‘D’ Flight, 128 Squadron: 4 Westland Wessex

Royal New Zealand Naval Air Service: 82 aircraft

32 Short Sunderlands
24 Fairey Rotodynes
14 Short Sydneys
12 Armstrong-Whitworth Albions

121 Squadron: 12 Short Sydneys (HMNZS Whenuapai)
122 Squadron: 16 Short Shetlands (HMNZS Whenuapai)
126 Squadron: 12 Armstrong-Whitworth Albions (HMNZS Shelly Bay)
129 Squadron: 16 Short Shetlands (Lauthala Bay, Fiji)
130 Squadron: 24 Fairey Rotodynes (HMNZS Waipapakauri)

Royal New Zealand Marines: 5236 personnel

Royal New Zealand Marine Brigade
1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Marines
2nd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Marines
3rd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Marines
4th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Marines
Royal New Zealand Marine Tank Regiment: 64 Super Crusader MBT
Royal New Zealand Marine Artillery Regiment: 32 x 25pdr

Royal New Zealand Navy Reserves: 10 ships, 71 aircraft, 8763 personnel

FF: Pukaki, Taupo, Rotoiti, Hawea
FS: Whangarei, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Blenheim, Ashburton

Royal New Zealand Air Force: 402 Aircraft, 20 Squadrons, 24,629 Personnel

No. 1 (Bomber) Group (HQ RNZAF Ohakea)

50 English Electric Canberras
24 Vickers Valiants

No. 1 Squadron: 24 Vickers Valiants (RNZAF Te Pirita)
No. 8 Squadron: 24 English Electric Canberras (RNZAF Hobsonville)
No. 14 Squadron: 24 English Electric Canberras (RAF Tengah, Singapore)

No. 2 (Fighter) Group (HQ RNZAF Christchurch)

64 Hawker Hunters
52 Fairey Deltas
25 Supermarine Sunstars

No. 2 Squadron: 24 Fairey Deltas (RNZAF Parakai)
No. 7 Squadron: 24 Fairey Deltas (RAF Tengah, Singapore)
No. 9 Squadron: 24 Supermarine Sunstars (RNZAF Christchurch)
No. 11 Squadron: 20 Hawker Hunters (RNZAF Dunedin)
No. 16 Squadron: 20 Hawker Hunters (RNZAF Ohakeai)
No. 18 Squadron: 24 Hawker Hunters (RNZAF Hobsonville)

No. 3 (Transport ) Group (RNZAF Woodbourne)

42 Westland Wessex
27 Vickers Victorias
23 Fairey Rotodynes
18 Bristol Britannia
12 Vickers Voyagers

No. 3 Squadron: 16 Bristol Britannias (RNZAF Woodbourne)
No. 6 Squadron: 23 Fairey Rotodynes (RNZAF Masterton)
No. 10 Squadron: 12 Vickers Voyagers (RNZAF Woodbourne)
No. 13 Squadron: 24 Vickers Victorias (RNZAF Masterton)
No. 15 Squadron: 18 Westland Wessex (RNZAF Christchurch)
No. 17 Squadron: 18 Westland Wessex (RNZAF Greymouth)

No. 4 (Training) Group (HQ RNZAF Wigram)

27 Percival Provosts
29 Folland Wasps

No. 4 Squadron: 20 Folland Wasps (RNZAF Wigram)
No. 5 Squadron: 24 Percival Provosts (RNZAF Wigram)
No. 12 Squadron: 20 North American Harvard (RNZAF Onerahi)

Royal New Zealand Air Force Reserves: 160 aircraft, 10,425 personnel

40 Gloster Javelins
40 de Havilland Venom
32 Supermarine Swifts

24 English Electric Canberra

24 Bristol Britannias

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Apr 7, 2019 12:14:30 GMT simon darkshade said:

New Zealand Order of Battle 1960/61

New Zealand Army

2 divisions, 58,672 personnel

GHQ New Zealand (Wellington)
13th Heavy Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
14th Rocket Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
15th Superheavy Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
16th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery

Special Operations Command
New Zealand SAS Regiment
New Zealand Commando Regiment

Anzac Rapid Deployment Force (Brisbane)

8th Brigade
1st Battalion, New Zealand Parachute Regiment
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Parachute Regiment
4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)
Royal New Zealand Light Horse Regiment: 56 Centurion MBT
8th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

1st New Zealand Division (Linton Camp)

Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles: 56 Royalist LBT
9th Medium Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 24 x 6" SPGH
11th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
17th Air Defence Regiment: 24 English Electric Thunderbirds

1st Brigade
1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Guards
2nd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Guards
1st Battalion, Maori Regiment
Royal New Zealand Horse Guards: 56 Centurion MBT
1st Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

2nd Brigade
1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
2nd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
3rd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
1st Royal New Zealand Tank Regiment: 56 Centurion MBT
2nd Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

3rd Brigade
4th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
5th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
6th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
2nd Royal New Zealand Tank Regiment: 56 Centurion MBT
3rd Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

2nd New Zealand Division (Burnham Camp)

Waikato Mounted Rifles: 56 Royalist LBT
10th Medium Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 24 x 6" SPGH
12th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
18th Air Defence Regiment: 24 English Electric Thunderbirds

4th Brigade
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)
2nd Battalion, Maori Regiment
Royal New Zealand Dragoons: 56 Centurion MBT
4th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

5th Brigade
7th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
1st Auckland Regiment
1st Otago Regiment
Royal New Zealand Lancers: 56 Centurion MBT
5th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

6th Brigade
8th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
1st Wellington Regiment
1st Canterbury Regiment
Royal New Zealand Hussars: 56 Centurion MBT
6th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

Overseas Deployments

Malaya

7th Brigade
9th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
10th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment
Royal New Zealand Cavaliers: 56 Centurions
7th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery: 32 x 25pdr

Korea
11th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment

Borneo
12th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment

Egypt
3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)

New Zealand Territorial Army: 2 divisions, 123,769 personnel

3rd New Zealand Division
4th New Zealand Division

4 Coastal Artillery Regiments

Royal New Zealand Navy: 24 Ships, 169 Aircraft, 24,568 personnel

1 Battleship
1 Aircraft Carrier
2 Cruisers
2 Guided Missile Destroyers (+ 2 under construction)
4 Destroyers
8 Frigates
6 Minesweepers

New Zealand
CV: Endeavour
CG: Wellington
DDG: Christchurch, Rotorua
DD: Nelson, Hastings,
FF: Hamilton, Napier, Invercargill, Gisborne, Blackpool, Otago
MS: Tui, Huia, Kea, Takapu

Singapore
BB: New Zealand
CG: Auckland
DD: Dunedin, Waikato
FF: Taranaki, Southland
MS: Kiwi, Moa

Auxiliaries

Fleet Tankers: James Cook, Abel Tasman, Owen Stanley

Fleet Support Ship: North Star

Royal New Zealand Navy Fleet Air Arm: 87 aircraft

17 Fairey Rangers
16 Westland Wessexes
15 Hawker Sea Hunters
15 Blackburn Buccaneers
12 de Havilland Spectres
4 Fairey Gannets

Carrier Air Wing
120 Squadron: 12 Fairey Rangers
123 Squadron: 12 Hawker Sea Hunters
124 Squadron: 12 Blackburn Buccaneers
125 Squadron: 12 de Havilland Spectres
127 Squadron: 4 Fairey Gannet AEW
128 Squadron: 6 Fairey Rotodynes
‘A’ Flight, 128 Squadron: 4 Westland Wessex

Surface Ship Detachments
‘B’ Flight, 128 Squadron: 4 Westland Wessex
‘C’ Flight, 128 Squadron: 4 Westland Wessex
‘D’ Flight, 128 Squadron: 4 Westland Wessex

Royal New Zealand Naval Air Service: 82 aircraft

32 Short Sunderlands
24 Fairey Rotodynes
14 Short Sydneys
12 Armstrong-Whitworth Albions

121 Squadron: 12 Short Sydneys (HMNZS Whenuapai)
122 Squadron: 16 Short Shetlands (HMNZS Whenuapai)
126 Squadron: 12 Armstrong-Whitworth Albions (HMNZS Shelly Bay)
129 Squadron: 16 Short Shetlands (Lauthala Bay, Fiji)
130 Squadron: 24 Fairey Rotodynes (HMNZS Waipapakauri)

Royal New Zealand Marines: 5236 personnel

Royal New Zealand Marine Brigade
1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Marines
2nd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Marines
3rd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Marines
4th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Marines
Royal New Zealand Marine Tank Regiment: 64 Super Crusader MBT
Royal New Zealand Marine Artillery Regiment: 32 x 25pdr

Royal New Zealand Navy Reserves: 10 ships, 71 aircraft, 8763 personnel

FF: Pukaki, Taupo, Rotoiti, Hawea
FS: Whangarei, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Blenheim, Ashburton

Royal New Zealand Air Force: 402 Aircraft, 20 Squadrons, 24,629 Personnel

No. 1 (Bomber) Group (HQ RNZAF Ohakea)

50 English Electric Canberras
24 Vickers Valiants

No. 1 Squadron: 24 Vickers Valiants (RNZAF Te Pirita)
No. 8 Squadron: 24 English Electric Canberras (RNZAF Hobsonville)
No. 14 Squadron: 24 English Electric Canberras (RAF Tengah, Singapore)

No. 2 (Fighter) Group (HQ RNZAF Christchurch)

64 Hawker Hunters
52 Fairey Deltas
25 Supermarine Sunstars

No. 2 Squadron: 24 Fairey Deltas (RNZAF Parakai)
No. 7 Squadron: 24 Fairey Deltas (RAF Tengah, Singapore)
No. 9 Squadron: 24 Supermarine Sunstars (RNZAF Christchurch)
No. 11 Squadron: 20 Hawker Hunters (RNZAF Dunedin)
No. 16 Squadron: 20 Hawker Hunters (RNZAF Ohakeai)
No. 18 Squadron: 24 Hawker Hunters (RNZAF Hobsonville)

No. 3 (Transport ) Group (RNZAF Woodbourne)

42 Westland Wessex
27 Vickers Victorias
23 Fairey Rotodynes
18 Bristol Britannia
12 Vickers Voyagers

No. 3 Squadron: 16 Bristol Britannias (RNZAF Woodbourne)
No. 6 Squadron: 23 Fairey Rotodynes (RNZAF Masterton)
No. 10 Squadron: 12 Vickers Voyagers (RNZAF Woodbourne)
No. 13 Squadron: 24 Vickers Victorias (RNZAF Masterton)
No. 15 Squadron: 18 Westland Wessex (RNZAF Christchurch)
No. 17 Squadron: 18 Westland Wessex (RNZAF Greymouth)

No. 4 (Training) Group (HQ RNZAF Wigram)

27 Percival Provosts
29 Folland Wasps

No. 4 Squadron: 20 Folland Wasps (RNZAF Wigram)
No. 5 Squadron: 24 Percival Provosts (RNZAF Wigram)
No. 12 Squadron: 20 North American Harvard (RNZAF Onerahi)

Royal New Zealand Air Force Reserves: 160 aircraft, 10,425 personnel

40 Gloster Javelins
40 de Havilland Venom
32 Supermarine Swifts

24 English Electric Canberra

24 Bristol Britannias

First thanks for all the new orbats simon darkshade, second is there a difference in the New Zealand SAS Regiment and the New Zealand Commando Regiment in what they do and is there also a SBS regiment in use with the Royal New Zealand Navy.

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You're very welcome. Australia and New Zealand went well together.

The New Zealand Commandos, like their British and Australian counterparts, are elite light infantry specialising in direct action/combat and raiding, whereas the SAS are the elite of the special forces and carry out LRRP, counter-revolutionary warfare, guerrilla warfare, special direct action, sabotage and special reconnaissance.

None of the Commonwealth militaries operate an SBS equivalent at this time due to cost and their smaller size compared to the British.

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Canadian Order of Battle Notes

- The Canadian Army has three key missions: primary responsibility for the defence of Canada and Newfoundland; contribution to the Western allied powers for the defence of Europe; and contribution to the defence of Scandinavia.
- Incidentally, one of the big issues I'm currently playing around with is the distribution of Allied forces in Scandinavia, given the circumstances of Norway, Denmark and Sweden as active members of the Atlantic Alliance/NATO*. At this time, I'm leaning towards the Canadians going to Norway and the British and Americans dividing their forces between Sweden and Norway; Denmark would be reinforced by Benelux forces.
- The Rapid Deployment Force would be augmented in wartime by the 1st Royal Canadian Marine Division.
- There is sufficient active strength for the formation of a Canadian Guards Division as a mobilisation formation.
- The Canadian Rangers are equivalent in role to the British Commandos and are to be increased in strength in the 1960s.
- The Canadian Special Forces Regiment is a two battalion strong force similar in role to the US Army Special Forces.
- The Canadian Special Service Force is equivalent to a light division in strength, but lacks the support and heavy units necessary for operations in Germany, but are suited to Norway or Alaska.
- In line with other Commonwealth forces, the Canadians will soon be withdrawing from Korea. Their next destination in the Pacific will depend on the actions of China, Indonesia and North Vietnam, respectively.
- I'm going to add in the Canadian Militia in due course; crunching battalions at present.

- The RCN will be retiring its two smallest carriers over the next five years; some thought is being given to the options for their possible replacement.
- The majority of the Atlantic Fleet's major combat vessels is designed to operate as an element of the Royal Navy Grand Fleet in wartime, with their submarines operating up in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.
- Their escort fleet plays a large role in calculations for control of the West Atlantic.
- The primary task of the RCN Pacific Fleet is to defend Alaska and support Allied operations against the Soviet Far East. It has a secondary role of providing support to Imperial and Allied forces in the wider Asia Pacific area.

- The RCAF is a force that is widely stretched, needing to cover the air defence of Canada, a tactical role in Europe (and to a lesser extent the Pacific) and long range strike.
- Replacement of the Hunters is one that will be very important over the coming years.
- Current plans are for the deployment of the Harrier force to RCAFE and consolidation of the air defence of Canada on a minimum number of fighter types; the Spectres are a useful swing force.
- The SAM force will need to be consolidated. The most expensive plans call for a complete replacement of the Bloodhounds with Blue Envoys, but the cost is eye watering.
- Replacing the Britannias with HS.681s by 1970 is the current plan, but attention is being paid to the early stages of USAF studies for a STOL transport.
- The Caribous are useful STOL planes for rough airstrips, but they may be phased out in favour of Fairey Rotodynes.

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Australian and New Zealand Order of Battle Notes

- The Australian Army is partly mobilised due to the rapidly rising tensions with Indonesia.
- This focus is reflected in the predominance of deployment in Northern Australia and a strong special forces component.
- However, the majority of the 1950s saw the Australian Army focussed on supporting the build up and deployment of a Third Australian Imperial Force to the Midfle East, which entailed the fielding of tank, mechanised infantry and armoured cavalry units. This still remains as a major mission, but Defence of Australia has a degree of urgency.
- There is a great emphasis on firepower and mobility, given the huge area of operations of Northern Australia.
- When mobilised, I Corps and III Corps would have the role of continental defence, II Corps would deploy to the Middle East, IV Corps to Malaya, the independent CMF infantry divisions would provide second line defence and the 16th Airborne would take on the role of strategic reserve.
- The ANZAC Rapid Deployment Force is a joint unit for reinforcement of Timor or New Guinea.
- 1st NZ Division would go to Australia or Malaya, 2nd NZ Division to the Middle East with an extra brigade and additional armour and the reserve divisions would focus on home and regional defence.

- The RAN is focused on the main battle group operating out of Sydney, with the Perth and Darwin squadrons acting in a regional defence role.
- The Singapore based group operates with RN and other Commonwealth groups as part of the Far Eastern Fleet.
- In terms of vessels, the RAN is well served in carriers and battleships, has an excellent cruiser, destroyer escort and submarine force, but will need to replace its conventional destroyers and frigates very soon.
- Adelaide and Canberra are more than 20 years old and need eventual replacement.
- Acquisition of frontline air superiority fighters for the two large carriers and any future vessels is urgent.
- The RNZN will look to dispose of its destroyers in favour of new construction DDGs.

- The RAAF plans to replace its Canberras with F-111s, buy more Vulcans and consolidate its fighter force.
- Current planning is for Merlins to replace the Hunters and to build up a substantial SAM network.
- Replacing the Britannias with a more capable transport such as the Hercules or HS.681 is being contemplated, but may be too expensive.
- The RNZAF is based around an expeditionary capacity, given the lack of any power with a capacity to threaten New Zealand from the air.
- There is debate on increasing the size of the active air force to take on the role of regional projection (fighters to Australia) and global projection (deployment to Europe, SE Asia and the Middle East).

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Apr 7, 2019 12:14:30 GMT simon darkshade said:

New Zealand Order of Battle 1960/61

Royal New Zealand Navy: 24 Ships, 169 Aircraft, 24,568 personnel

1 Battleship
1 Aircraft Carrier
2 Cruisers
2 Guided Missile Destroyers (+ 2 under construction)
4 Destroyers
8 Frigates
6 Minesweepers

New Zealand
CV: Endeavour
CG: Wellington
DDG: Christchurch, Rotorua
DD: Nelson, Hastings,
FF: Hamilton, Napier, Invercargill, Gisborne, Blackpool, Otago
MS: Tui, Huia, Kea, Takapu

Question, do not assume the New Zealand carrier is homemade but most likely a British build carrier.

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No, the prewar Commonwealth carriers were slightly modified versions of the Ark Royal class fleet aircraft carriers, which served as the backbone of the RN's carrier fleet until mid 1950s. Australia, South Africa and Canada built their own pair of carriers to the same design, with New Zealand and New Avalon having theirs built in Britain.

The British light carriers are almost all gone from RN service by 1960, with many being sold to foreign countries:

Netherlands

Van Speyk (ex HMS Pioneer)
Piet Hein (ex HMS Phoenix)

Greece
Heraclius (ex HMS Endymion)
Belisarius (ex HMS Orpheus)

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Afonso de Albuquerque (ex HMS Justinian)

Spain
Santa Maria (ex HMS Sans Pareil)
Conquistador (ex HMS Brilliant)

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Enrico Dandolo (ex HMS Edgar)
Dante Aligheri (ex HMS Engadine)

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Apr 21, 2019 13:02:09 GMT simon darkshade said:

No, the prewar Commonwealth carriers were slightly modified versions of the Ark Royal class fleet aircraft carriers, which served as the backbone of the RN's carrier fleet until mid 1950s. Australia, South Africa and Canada built their own pair of carriers to the same design, with New Zealand and New Avalon having theirs built in Britain.

The British light carriers are almost all gone from RN service by 1960, with many being sold to foreign countries:

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Wait no Karel doorman.

Also nice to see a Van Speyk which due to a royal decree (Koninklijk Besluit number 81, 11 February 1833) issued by King William I pronouncing that as long as the Dutch Navy exists there will always be a ship named 'Van Speijk' to preserve his memory.

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Apr 21, 2019 13:49:29 GMT simon darkshade said:

The Karel Doorman is a full-sized battle carrier in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy, as identified in the Dutch order of battle earlier in this thread.

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