British create armoured personnel carriers in 1940s

I have been thinking about numbers etc and who initially would get these APCs in the British army

The Durham Light Infantry were the usual Guinea Pigs for anything new the British Army wanted to try out. There are photos of DLI wearing prototype uniforms that ended up as the Battle Dress, Helmets that ended up as the MkIII Turtle hat and carrying prototype rifles that ended up as the No4. They were also the first to be fully mechanised so I imagine they would have been the first to use a battle taxi.
 
The Durham Light Infantry were the usual Guinea Pigs for anything new the British Army wanted to try out. There are photos of DLI wearing prototype uniforms that ended up as the Battle Dress, Helmets that ended up as the MkIII Turtle hat and carrying prototype rifles that ended up as the No4. They were also the first to be fully mechanised so I imagine they would have been the first to use a battle taxi.

Their reports would positive of the Vanguard troop carrier if only to make it better.
 
An first tier Commonwealth infantry Division Mid war had 5 regiments - 3 of 25 pounders 1 of Anti tank guns and 1 of AAA

The Tank Divisions only had the 3 - 1 of each type but were generally Self propelled

I'm seeing 4, including 2 field regiments in the 1942 formation

The two artillery regiments, the anti-tank regiment and light anti-tank regiment were placed under the command of an artillery headquarters unit while additional administration units were attached to the division.

1944 formation

1024px-Great_Britain_World_War_II_Armoured_Division_Structure_1944.png


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Armoured_formations_of_World_War_II
 
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