9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0020
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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THE 9THil7TH ROY/H lANCERS HEoiMENtAL JOURNAL B Squadron As part of the overall restructuring of the RAC which took place this year, the Regiment has reorganised ll’tlo tour identical Sabre Squadrons As a result the organisation of B Squadron has undergone a major change, Up to Christmas and prior to the move to Woltenbuuel, the Squadron, under the command ol Major Strtidley, operated as the Close Reconnaissance Squadron of the negimem We had a separate operational role thh each 0! our 5 close reconnatssance troops leach of 8 CVRlTl Scimitarsl working independently under the command of different Battle Groups Although SHQ was responsible lot nth-attacks training and adniiritstraliori, mi exerCise each troop disappeared to the Command of another unit, while SHO became available for redeployment as seen fit by RHQ, This less lliari satisfactory solution has now been rectilted and, With the move to Wolfebuttel, B Squadron has been reduced in strength lmainly to supplement the newly tot med D Squadron) lt IS now CI Standard Menirum Reconnaissance Squadron, As a result ol this change, the Squadron notes this year are in two distinct parts; the first part dealing With the period before restructuring and, the second part covering the period since restructuring and our rtiove to Wolteributtel Pro-Restructure Period (May 83 -— Jan 84) ln Hohiie, because of the peculiar role of the Squadron, SHQ troop had a fairly uneventful year compared With the rest of the Squadron, most at whom managed to get to BATUS Canada With their various attilrated Battle-Groups Even so SHO had its share of exotternent and the 3/«i tori Landrovet Command Vehicles lReirl7 arRover) managed to clock up high mileages throughout the year, with or Without flat Iyresl Flat tyres seemed to bug us all year. even in France we tlidii‘t escape Each troop was atftlialed to its own BattleGroup in lsl Armoured DiVISIOll for training and exetmses as follows: lSl Troop —3rd 3“ The Queens Hegt 2nd Troop 714th/20th Kings Hussats 3rd Troop 7 3rd Bit Royal Green Jackets filth Troop 715t Bn Coldstream Guards 5th Tioop 7 Royal Hussars When not detached to their affiliated Battle ~ Groups, the troops retained the Squadron and carried out Hegirrientel training. lE 0m Squadron Clerk, Cpl Burke escapes from l’ilS typewriter on exemtse The year started wtth Troop/Squadron traintng in Lagenburg Bavaria on Exercise Mountain Goat in May. This was sadly to be SSgt Hardy's last exercise with lst Troop, on his return he departed for the easier climes of C Squadron Stores as SQMS. Exercise Mountain Goat, although starting oft as good fun, soon turned into a miserable mud oath, even though we had got used to being permanently wet alter the last Gunnery Camp Two upsets i‘or 2nd Troop on this exercise were losing Cpl Gorge and his crew to another troop arid the troop leader, Lt Reed, getting sltghtly ’disonentated' on Troop Tests 7 both managed to surVive! 3rd Troop took tout members ol 3 RGJ, a Captain and three NCOs, Wiih them to Bavaria on Troop training They had all been trained as B3 Harden gunners and were now to be trained in close reconnaissance tactics in preparation Tot the handover ot roles at the end of the year. The exercise in Bavaria proved successlul for 3rd Troop under the command of Capt Routledge and they again carried otl Troop Tests, for the second year running |
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