CDF armoured infantry divisions

Armoured infantry divisions in the Community Defence Forces of Sober Thought are used as junior partners with armoured divisions or as senior partners with other infantry.

Approximately three quarters of all armoured infantry divisions are staffed primarily or exclusively by parttime CDF Civil Guard soldiers. For those in the Central Province CG consult 9 series divisions, Hochelaga CG consult 8 series divisions and all others consult 5 series divisions. The remaining quarter or so are staffed by fulltime Land Service soldiers, either in the 3 series divisions or non-standard 0 series divisions formations combining the armoured and armoured infantry brigades raised each wave as corps troops.

Below is the organisation of a typical LS armoured infantry division where italicized letters represent separate numerical series for the constituent units, the composition and number of engineering and artillery units being most susceptible to change. Armoured infantry divisions tend to have lighter armoured vehicles than armoured divisions, never having heavy tanks and often having light tanks. They are also more likely to have wheeled armoured vehicles.

Armoured Brigade

• x+1 Armoured Battalion, tanks or armoured cars
• x+2 Armoured Battalion, as above
• y+1 Infantry Battalion (Armoured), usually tracked or wheeled armoured personnel carriers
• z+3 Field Artillery Battalion (Armoured)

First Armoured Infantry Brigade

• x+3 Armoured Battalion, tanks or armoured cars
• y+2 Infantry Battalion (Armoured), APCs
• y+3 Infantry Battalion (Armoured), APCs
• z+4 Field Artillery Battalion (Armoured)

Second Armoured Infantry Brigade

• x+4 Armoured Battalion, usually tanks or armoured cars
• y+4 Infantry Battalion (Armoured), APCs or trucks
• y+5 Infantry Battalion (Armoured), APCs or trucks
• z+4 Field Artillery Battalion (Armoured)

Artillery Brigade

• z Field Artillery Battalion (Anti-Tank)
• z+1 Air Defence Artillery (Rocket)
• z+2 Air Defence Artillery (Gun)

Divisional Reserve Demi-Brigade

• x Armoured Battalion, usually tanks
• y Infantry Battalion (Armoured), usually APCs

Engineering Demi-Brigade

• a Engineering Battalion, composite often of different types, subbranches or both
• a+1 Engineering Battalion, as above
• b Maintenance Battalion, composite of different types

Logistics Demi-Brigade

• c Transport Battalion
• d Supply Battalion

Other

• e Security Battalion, composite of branches
• f Health Battalion, composite of subbranches

Notes

1. 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 63rd Armoured Infantry Division.
2. If extra engineering or logistics battalions are permanently assigned, those respective demi-brigades become full brigades.
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.