The following organisation for a Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is based on War Establishment III/219/2 dated 20 September 1944. Two Troops each of four 3.7 inch Anti-Aircraft Guns.
3.7 inch Guns Mobile
Battery HQ
![]() | Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Battery Commander (BC), Batman/Driver |
![]() | Motorcycle | BC’s Orderly |
![]() | Truck 15 cwt GS | Battery Captain (BK), Pay Clerk, Batman/Driver – Twin AA LMG mount & PIAT |
![]() | Motorcycle | BK’s Orderly |
![]() | Motorcycle | Battery Sergeant Major |
![]() | Motorcycle | Lance Bombardier Telephonist & Linesman |
![]() | Truck 15 cwt Fitted for Wireless (FFW) | 3 x Driver Operators – Wireless set No. 22 |
![]() | Truck 15 cwt FFW | 3 x Driver Operators – Wireless set No. 22 |
![]() | Truck 15 cwt GS | 4 x Telephonists & Linesmen, Driver – Signals stores & Cable Layer |
![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS | BQMS, Artificer RA, Equipment Repairer, Storeman, Driver – Stores, Predictor, Telescope Identification, Junction box & cable |
![]() | Truck 15 cwt Water | Water Dutyman, Sanitary Dutyman |
![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS | Sergeant, 2 x Vehicle Mechanic, Gun Fitter, Driver – Petrol, Height Finder, Small Arms Ammo |
![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS | Vehicle Mechanic, 2 x Cooks ACC, Driver – Tows a water trailer |
Gun Troop
Radar AA No. 1
A Troop | B Troop | ||
![]() | ![]() | Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Troop Captain, 2 x Technical Assistants RA, Batman/Driver |
![]() | ![]() | Motorcycle | Orderly |
![]() | ![]() | Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Troop Leader (Subaltern), 2 x Technical Assistants RA, Batman/Driver |
![]() | ![]() | Motorcycle | Orderly |
![]() | ![]() | Motorcycle | Subaltern |
![]() | ![]() | Motorcycle | Subaltern |
![]() | ![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS | 8 x Predictor No.’s, 2 x AA LMG No.’s, Spare Predictor No., Batman/Driver, Driver – Predictor, Junction Box, Batteries, Cables, 2 x LMG’s, PIAT |
![]() | ![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS | Troop Sergeant Major, 6 x Spare Gun No.’s, 2 x Spare Predictor No.’s, 3 x Height Takers, Driver – Height Finder, Baggage, tows Trailer AA Command Post |
![]() | ![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS | Spare Telescope Identification No., Telephonist & Linesman, Driver – 104 rounds of ammo |
![]() | ![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS | 2 x LMG No.’s, Spare Predictor No., Clerk, Driver – 104 rounds of ammo, AA LMG, PIAT, tows Generator Trailer |
![]() | ![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS | Spare Predictor No., Driver – 104 rounds of ammo |
![]() | ![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS | Spare Predictor No., Driver – 104 rounds of ammo |
![]() | ![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS | Spare Predictor No., Driver – 104 rounds of ammo |
![]() | ![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS | Spare Predictor No., Driver – 104 rounds of ammo |
![]() | ![]() | Lorry 3 ton 4×2 GS | 4 x Cooks ACC, Batman/Driver, 3 x Spare Gun No.’s, Driver – Cooking equipment, Rations, Medical stores, Baggage |
![]() | ![]() | Tractor 4×4 | Sergeant, 8 x Gun No.’s, 3 x Telescope Identification No.’s incl spare, Driver Mechanic – Gun stores, 20 rounds of ammo, tows HAA Gun |
![]() | ![]() | Tractor 4×4 | Sergeant, 8 x Gun No.’s, Spare Height Taker, Driver Mechanic – Gun stores, 20 rounds of ammo, tows HAA Gun |
![]() | ![]() | Tractor 4×4 | Sergeant, 8 x Gun No.’s, Spare Height Taker, Driver Mechanic – Gun stores, 20 rounds of ammo, tows HAA Gun |
![]() | ![]() | Tractor 4×4 | Sergeant, 8 x Gun No.’s, Spare Height Taker, Driver Mechanic – Gun stores, 20 rounds of ammo, tows HAA Gun |
![]() | ![]() | Tractor 4×4 | 8 x Operators Fire Control, Gun Fitter, Storeman, Vehicle Mechanic, Driver Mechanic – Stores, tows Radar GL Receiver Trailer |
![]() | ![]() | Tractor 4×4 | 7 x Operators Fire Control, Vehicle Mechanic, Driver Mechanic – Stores incl medical, tows Radar GL Transmitter Trailer |
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery Radars
Radar AA No. 1 & Radar AA No. 3 MkII
The sames as Radar AA No. 1 above except for:
- A Amn3 & B Amn3 are 4×4’s & tow Generator trailers
- A Amn6 & B Amn6 are deleted
- Additional Tractors 4×4 AT7 & BT7 with 3 x Spare Predictor No.’s, 3 x Operators Fire Control & a Driver mechanic each. Each tractor carries 104 rounds of ammo & tows a Radar R/T Trailer
Radar AA No. 3 & Radar AA No. 4
The sames as Radar AA No. 1 above except for:
- In Bty HQ additional vehicle Truck 15 cwt Light Warning with 3 x Operators Fire Control
- A Amn1 & B Amn1 each carry 4 x Operators Fire Control additional to crew above
- AT5 & BT5 tow a Radar AA No. 3 MkII, Receiver/Transmitter Trailer in place of the Radar GL Receiver Trailer
- AT6 & BT6 deleted
Radar AA No. 3 MkV
The sames as Radar AA No. 3 & Radar AA No. 4 immediately above except for:
- Trailer, Radar AA No. 3 MkV, Receiver/Transmitter replaced the Trailer Radar AA No. 3 MkII Receiver/Transmitter
- 1 x Trailer, Predictor AA No. 10 was added. Some units had the predictor mounted in a vehicle. In this case a 3 ton 4×2 GS & Driver were substituted
- 1 x Trailer, 3 ton, generator was added
- The 15 cwt Light Warning was deleted
- 4 x Predictor No.’s were deleted