The first thing was to compile a correct OOB for both sides. In this part I will cover the forces involved from the 2nd New Zealand division.
I managed to find an OOB for the battle using the Command Decision ruleset. However comparing this document with the official historys revealed some inconsistancies and also "double counting" in places Another issue was that the New Zealand division had just escaped from the German conquest of Greece and lost all its heavy weapons. thus theres plenty of support weapons missing and the artillery is very thin on the ground (and yes, the guns are correct). The entire Division was not present as 6 brigade had taken a bit of a beating and were sent back to Egypt along with most of the specialist division support battalions. There were also a number of Greek units on Crete of dubious quality.
2 rifle stands
NZ Provost coy 2 rifle stands
Greek Gendarmerie 1 rifle stand
4th Brigade (Brig. Inglis) Brig. HQ stand
2 rifle stands
Attached Units
E/ 27MG 1 MMG stand
C/ 3rd Hussars 2 Mk VI B lt tank
1 Light troop RA 1 3.7" how
18th Battalion ( Lt. Col.
Gray)
BHQ stand
1 Engineer stand
1 3" mortar
A/18
3 rifle stands
B/18
3 rifle stands
C/18
3 rifle stands
D/18
3 rifle stands
19th Battalion (Maj Blackburn
)
BHQ stand
1 rifle stand
1 Engineer stand
1 3" mortar
A/19
3 rifle stands
C/19
3 rilfe stands
D/19
3 rifle stands
5th Brigade (Brig.
Hargest)
Brig. HQ
1 rifle stand
Attached troops
5th brigade
band
1 rifle stand
27 Battery, 5th NZ field regiment
A/27
3.7" how
B/27
75mm L18 How (Italy)
C/27
75mm L34 (french)
156 LAA
Battery
40mm Bofors AA/ truck
7 LAA
Battery
40mm Bofors AA ( static)
Field Punishment
center
1 rifle stand
1 4" costal gun emplaced on Pt 107
21st Battalion (Lt-Col.
Allen)
BHQ
1 Engineer stand
3" mortar
A/21
2 rifle stands
B/21
2 rifle stands
C/21
2 rifle stands
D/21
2 rifle stands
22nd Battalion (Lt-Col.
Andrew)
BHQ
1 Engineer stand
3" mortar
recon/22
1 carrier stand
A/22
3 rifle stands
B/22
3 rifle stands
C/22
3 rifle stands
D/22
3 rifle stands
attached
units
A/27MG
1 MMG
B/27MG
1 MMG
7
RTR
1 Matilda II
RAF
detachement
3 rifle stands ( 4/4)
1 MMG stand (5/4)
23rd Battalion
(Lt-Col
Leckie)
BHQ stand
1 engineer stand
1 3" mortar
A/23
3 rifle stands
B/23
2 rifle stands
C/23
3 rifle stands
D/23
2 rifle stands
attached
units
C/27MG
1 MMG
28th ( Maori) Battalion
(Lt-Col Dittmer)
BHQ stand
1 engineer stand
1 3" mortar
A/28
3 rifle stands
B/28
3 rifle stands
C/28
3 rifle stands
D/28
3 rifle stands
Engineer Detachement
BHQ stand
7th NZ Field
coy
4 rifle stands
19th Army troops
coy
5 rifle stands
10th Brigade ( Lt-Col
Kippenberg)
Brig. H stad
2 rifle stands
attached
troops
28
Battery, 5th Field Regiment
F/28
75mm L18 How ( Italian)
NZ Cavalry detachment
3 rifle stands
NZ Composite
Battalion ( Maj. Lewis )
BHQ stand
4th NZ Field
regiment
3 rifle stands
5th NZ Field
regiment
2 rifle stands
NZ supply
coy
3 rifle stands
NZ petrol
coy
5 rifle stands
NZ RMT
coy
4 rifle stands
6th Greek
Regiment
BHQ stand
16 rifle stands
8th Greek
Regiment
BHQ stand
12 rifle stands
20th Battalion
(Lt-Col Burrows
)
BHQ
1 engineer stand
1 3" mortar
A/20
3 rifle stands
B/20
3 rifle stands
C/20
3 rifle stands
D/20
3 rifle stands
Other Units ( from Suda area)
2nd Greek Regiment
BHQ stand
10 rifle stands
2/8 ( Australian) Battalion
BHQ stand
1 3" mortar
A/
2/8
2 rifle stands
B/
2/8
2 rifle stands
C/
2/8
2 rifle stands
D/
2/8
2 rifle stands
8 rifle stands
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