Falaise Gap: Losses and successes of the Canadian 4th Armoured Division

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Crewman
That is why I would like to ask you for help. Does anyone know the TOE of the RCASC company serving for the Canadian 4th Armoured Division? If you do not know this from the Falaise Gap period I would be also interested in typical structure and organization of the RCASC company in the Canadian Armoured Division, ETO 1944. What was the number of troops in one RCASC company in the 4th Armoured? How many trucks and other vehicles? Etc., etc.

Hello Crewman;

Rule-of-thumb: - by this period the RCASC operated on the 'Brick' system - each Platoon consisted of 30 trucks (the 30 trucks being the 'Brick'). The 30 trucks themselves could be either 3 Ton, 6 Ton or 10 Ton, but the 30 trucks of the Platoon would all be the same.
I'll post more on the RCASC Companies of the 4th Cdn Armd Div (1944) shortly, just have to dig out my notes.

Cheers