Version 2.0 french OOB

[DRG]

narwan said:
Hi there,

The new legion mechanised company comes with AMX10P's which have a carry capacity of 9. Legion squads are 10 men strong.

While I am happy to see the mech legion cie, there still isn't a cie with their standard vehicle, the VAB:

Just so I'm clear on this issue the standard Legion Mech transport post 1976 is a VAB .....and not the AMX10p's......yes? They are not track mech they are wheel mech?

Don

[narwan]

The short answer is yes, they use the VAB and not the AMX10P.

Legion 'mech' infantry regiments are part of french light armoured divisions (now named brigades if I understood Sparfell correctly). Light armour divisons have/had their infantry in VAB's, heavy armour divisions (and mech infantry) have/had them in AMX10P's.

The info I have on this show's TO&E's from during the 80's. If and when the legion had tracked mechanised formations (with AMX10P's) before or after this I don't know.
Besides the units that are part of regular french formations the legion also has 'independent' regiments and groupings which can be equiped as the situation warrants. 'Heavy' mech legion units (with AMX10P's) are therefor a distinct possibillity (especially under hypothetical wartime conditions) but there are as far as I know no legion formations who have it as their integral transport.
Sorry if my earlier remarks a few weeks back were confusing on this.

Narwan

[DRG]

Good. That makes fixing this simple. Formations 504, 505 and 506 change all AMX10P to unit 99 ( VAB VTT ) and they will have the vehicle they actually use and that vehicle will hold the 10 man Legion squads.

Don

[narwan]

That's not just the simplest but also the best solution I think!

Thanks.
Narwan