8 series divisions

8 series divisions are those divisional formations of the Community Defence Forces of Sober Thought which end in the number 8. Execept for four artillery units provided by the Land Service and the divisional wing provided by the Air Service, all units and formations come from the Hochelaga Civil Guard. The series is conceived as one for infantry divisions consisting primarily of part-time citizen soldiers, which in turn are part of an army corps also largely made up of reservists.

Numbers of formations and units are given in full for the first wave. Where possible, the formula for calculating formation and unit numbers in subsequent waves is given, where w = number of population wave of one hundred million. Unfortunately, many of these units do not follow an easily explained pattern.

Headquarters

• 1 bataillon équivalente, Quartiers-généraux (headquarters), divisional, three brigade and one demi-brigade (divisional reserve) headquarters companies.

Armoured Infantry Brigade

2e / 4w-2 Brigade hochelagais (Infanterie blindée)

• 1er bataillon, Les Hussards Mont Royaume, armoured cars
• 1er bataillon, Les Chasseurs blindés, armoured infantry in tracked APCs
• 1er bataillon, Les Dragons hochelagais, armoured infantry in wheeled APCs
• n Battalion, Field Artillery (Armoured), [may later be Garde civile hochelagaise]

Motorised Infantry Brigade

3e / 4w-1 Brigade hochelagais (Infanterie motorisée)

• 1er bataillon, Les Voltigeurs, infantry with organic soft skinned trucks
• 1er bataillon, Les Chasseurs à cheval, infantry with organic soft skinned trucks
• 2e bataillon, Les Chasseurs à cheval, infantry with organic soft skinned trucks

Light Infantry Brigade

4e / 4w Brigade hochelagais (Infanterie légère)

• 1er bataillon, Les Fusiliers Mont Royaume, urban light infantry on foot
• 1er bataillon, Les Chasseurs à pied, urban light infantry on foot
• 1er bataillon, Les Tirailleurs (de Hochelaga), urban light infantry on foot

Artillery Brigade

10 / 10w Artillery Brigade

• n+1 Field Artillery Battalion, towed [may later be Garde civile hochelagaise]
• n+2 Field Artillery Battalion (Anti-Tank), towed [may later be Garde civile hochelagaise]
• x Air Defence Battalion (Rocket)
• x+1 Air Defence Battalion (Artillery)

Divisional Reserve Demi-Brigade

Demi-brigade de la Reserve divisionelle hochelagaise

• 1er bataillon, Les Cuirassers hochelagais, light tanks
• 1er bataillon, Les Dragons Mont Royaume, armoured infantry in tracked APCs

Engineering Demi-Brigade

Demi-brigade de la Génie hochelagaise

• 1er bataillon, Régiment hochelagais de la Génie (combattante), combat engineers
• 2e bataillon, Régiment hochelagais de la Génie (civile), civil engineers
• 3e bataillon, Régiment hochelagais de la Génie (mécanique), maintenance engineers

Logistics Demi-Brigade

Demi-brigade du Logistique hochelagais

• 1er bataillon, Régiment hochelagais des Transports
• 2e bataillon, Régiment hochelagais des Transports
• 1er bataillon, Régiment hochelagais de l'Équipage, supply

Other

• 1er bataillon, Régiment hochelagais de la Santé, health
• 1er Bataillon hochelagaise de securité, including companies of the Régiment hochelagais de la Reconnaissance, Régiment hochelagais de la Police militaire et Régiment hochelagais du Deuxième Bureau [military intelligence])

Notes

1. After every third wave of 100 million national population, the units are reorganised to provide for one armoured infantry division (5 armoured, 6 armoured infantry, 3 SP armoured artillery, 3 AD artillery and 1 transport battalions), one motorised infantry division (1 armoured, 2 armoured infantry, 8 motorised infantry, 3 SP armoured artillery, 1 AT artillery, 2 AD artillery and 2 transport battalions) and one light infantry division on the model of 6 series divisions (1 armoured infantry, 1 motorised infantry, 9 light infantry on foot, 1 AD artillery, 2 AT artillery and 3 transport battalions). Each division gets an indentical number of engineering, security, supply and health battalions.
2. Demi-brigades bear names only and not numbers, taking their identity from the division they belong to, e.g., Divisional Reserve Demi-Brigade of the 28th Light Infantry Division.
3. While there is only one maintenance battalion in the division, from time to time or purpose to purpose it may be assigned to either or both of the engineering and logistics demi-brigades.
4. The Kingsmount Regiment, using English as its unit working langauge, contributes every twelfth battalion to the division.