Koninklijke Landmacht 2300AD

B-Squadron

101st Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion

Regiment Huzaren van Boreel

Narrative

Wachtmeester de Witte had split his dismounted cavalry recce group from the Tirrailleur platoon of B squadron 101 Recce Battalion Regiment Huzaren van Boreel into two teams. He had led one team into the gully and left them near a bend. This group was lead by de Witte’s corporal who had the sharpshooter and his aide and one pioneer with him who would set and blow directional mines. The group also had a grenadier.

De Witte had stayed nearer the mouth of the gully where it entered the wide valley known as New One valley. He was with his machine gun crew and the remaining pioneer and grenadier.

The group under De Witte was securing this gully while other groups from the Tirrailleur platoon were in other gullies. The mission for tonight was to keep the valley open for the Cheshires battlegroup to withdraw through. The Cheshires were a British armoured infantry battlegroup and had raided a Kafer supply dump and blown into the next world. Now they had to get back to friendly lines and the best place for the Kafers to stop them from doing so was this valley.

So, B squadron, 101st Boreels Hussars had put ambushes on all likely advances into the valley. Boreel was keeping the backdoor open for the Cheshires to barrel through.

Just as de Witte got snug in his fire slit a call came over the command net. "Antler 34, Tac1 over." "Tac1, come in, over" "Antler 34, Tac1; Drone section tells us there is an enemy patrol advancing towards your position, you are ordered to handle them, over."

You just had to love those Brit officers and their understatements. Before this action an NCO from the 3rd Queens, the other infantry battalion in the brigade had explained to De Wit just what the difference between an officer and a Rupert was. The posh git sitting in the nice warm nice shelter 50 kilometres away definitely was one of the latter category.

"Tac1, Antler 34, how far out over?" "Antler 34, Tac1, they’re crossing the ridge into New One valley using the gully you’re observing. Their current rate of advance has them on your position in about 15 minutes. Out. "Tac1, Antler 34, what’s their current position? Over."

According to the grid reference the Kafers were about 1500 metres away, but still going uphill. "Tac1, Antler 34, wilco, out." The Kafers’ pace told De Witte that they weren’t worried about Human presence nearby. Snickering, he switched to his group net; "35, 34 over." Corporal Van Weert responded with a brisk "Three-four." "Kafers to your front, Ops says. Get ready."

Next, De Witte got on the squadron’s fire support net and the three Rifleman mortar carriers that were somewhere in the valley. "Antler 51, 34, over." "Come in 34." "51, 34. Please prepare an APERS mix on PREPFIRE 09; take the CFF from my 35 callsign, over." "34, 51. Wilco, out." That was that. An APERS mix was the entire sixshot autoloader of the 165 mm mortar loaded with two HEAP rounds and then two WP and two APERS submunitions. The first two round were time on target and the last four as well. All within five seconds.

For ten minutes the Hussar scouts continued to observe approach route. Lying in the high grass De Witt was always surprised on grass like the grass in BCV looked and how ‘Earth like’ the soil smelt. Still he quickly focussed on his mission, crawling over to the machine gunners and checking their position and equipment. He tried to check their faces and in the dark, under the cammo he saw their anticipation and determination. A little apprehension and fear too, but that was only healthy. He got on the radio to his corporal. "35, 34. Sitrep, over." "34, 35. No enemy in sight; all mines in place and wired up; men are fine, over." "35, 34. That’s fine Van Weert. I’ve set up the mortars to accept your call for fire, get on their net to check, out." The night went quiet again.

Out of the night a double column of figures appeared out of the grass and got into sight of Van Weert’s optics. He keyed his mike. "34, 35. Contact, stand by."

Things went fast after that, the wachtmeester got the machine guns and his grenadier ready to support the forward team to pull back. The sharpshooter further up the hill chose the stragglers at rear of the Kafer unit as targets to pin the enemy into place.

"51, 35. Fire PREPFIRE 09 now, over." "35, 51. PREPFIRE 09 under way. Over."

The enemy had to be kept near where the APERS mix would land. That’s what the ambush was for.

Van Weert let his pioneer blow the directional weapons when the Kafers were in the best position and the sharpshooter opened fire on the rear of the columns. The Kafers were marching in a steady pace to get to New One valley and they were in a nice formation to defend against Human infantry. Against thousands of fragments and ball bearings flying at Mach 3 they had no defence. The double columns broke up and the surviving Kafers went into cover to take on an infantry attack. That’s just what wachtmeester De Witte had planned. They would stay behind boulders and rocks until the WP and submunitions airburst over their heads.

When De Witte heard Van Weerts call for fire over the net, he told his team to take aim and standby to switch fire. Ten seconds later Van Weert got on the net: "34, 35. I’m breaking up; switch fire now." "35, 34. Opening up now, stay to the sides, Jessie!"

The machine guns and the grenadier that were with De Witte opened up and soon he saw hunched figures making their way along the sides of the valley. He counted five figures and felt relieved, they were all there. A bit later a tremendous flash and after that another one announced the mortar barrage landing on top of the Kafers.

The corporal and his group passed by De Witte’s location and took up position some 400 yards to his rear. Once there, he called up the wachtmeester, who then bounded his team to the corporal’s position. Once all men were securing their sector he called up Ops. "Tac1, Antler 34. Trap sprung, no enemy contact after support fire and mortar barrage. Relocating to follow up position, over." "Antler 34, Tac1. Well done, sergeant. Report when you’re in position. Out."

De Witte hated the way the limey’s called wachtmeesters sergeants. Only their horse guards got to be called Corporal of Horse. De Weert was a good guy, but he’d never stop laughing…

Note 1: The Netherlands Army uses the term ‘Wachtmeester’ to refer to cavalry NCO’s that are equal in rank to sergeant. Another cavalry specific rank is ‘Ritmeester,’ which refers to officers equal in rank to captain. A good way for a soldier to spoil his chances of getting leave is to call a wachtmeester a sergeant. An even better way for an officer to not get the co-operation of an NCO is to do the same. The term wachtmeester is analogue to the British use of ‘corporal of horse.’

Note 2:Boreel is pronounced ‘Borale.’

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History
Organisation
B Squadron Organisation
Missions
Personalities
Rank Structure

B-Squadron 101st Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, Boreel’s Hussars Regiment

History

The Royal Netherlands Army sent a reinforced squadron group with the British 7th Armoured Brigade when that unit was sent ‘up arm’ to retake Beta Canum Venaticorum.

The Dutch, who didn’t have a military presence in space, do have sizable commercial interests along the French Arm. Some large Anglo-Dutch trading companies traded in goods arriving from the colonies. The Dutch were also a major supplier of goods sent to the colonies. To back up these commercial interests and maintain some diplomatic clout the Netherlands government decided to protect her interests by supporting her major economic partner.

Two full battalion groups were offered to the UK. Later on the UK also asked an armoured recce unit to beef up the armoured rapid reaction force in the form of the 7th Armoured Brigade. When the Desert Rats were reformed into a brigade group under the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force an armoured recce unit was needed.

The unit sent is a reinforced squadron group from the 1st Army Corps, the prime long range armoured reconnaissance unit. This unit was chosen because of the long distances involved in colonial warfare.

The 101st Armoured Recce Battalion consequently the first to be fully equipped with British Templer IFV’s in lieu of the old Rifleman. The battalion sent its B Squadron, an armoured recce squadron reinforced with a HBT troop and elements from its E (Support) Troop and its own logistic support to train with the British 7th Armoured Brigade to be deployed up the French Arm.

The Boreel’s Hussars Regiment has a long history as light cavalry and has operated in the Northern German plains during the Cold War as the armoured recce force for both the Dutch 1st Corps and NORTHAG as a whole.

During the war the three battalions of the regiment, supporting the 1st Army Corps and two divisions in Germany fought first in northern Germany, then in the DDR, on the right flank of the NATO thrust to Berlin. Later in the war the Netherlands forces allocated to NORTHAG were involved against the Italians attacking through the Alps, where the Dutch army kept the NATO forces together while her allies were in Poland beating back the Russians. The Boreel Regiment’s battalions and independent squadrons fought on all fronts and when they were supported with artillery and back up forces to enable to disengage faired well. Losses only became high when the light units were forced to fight unsupported.

Near the end of the war losses became very high when the Netherlands were attacked by France and Belgium. Units were rushed into battle to beat the French back out of the southern Netherlands. Since a lot of barracks were located in the provinces the French were aiming to occupy, the army quickly lost its support establishment. This led to an acute shortage of ammunition, POL, and spare parts. For an army that has been fighting a war on two fronts already this proved deadly. The Netherlands Army fell apart under the weight of the French attack.

After the Twilight War units from the regiment were employed in route security to maintain lines of communication between army units operating all over Dutch territory. It did so on horseback, in ‘liberated’ vehicles and on foot. There even was a ‘bicycle mobile’ column for a while operating between Arnhem and Zutphen.

For a few decades the army was little more then a paramilitary force bringing some semblance of law back to a land cut in half, bombarded with nuclear weapons, and with a decimated population. The troopers in the cavalry reconnaissance units proved ideal in these operations. Most of them could ride and were used to operate in small independent units. Because of their cavalry nature they also had more NCO’s in their sub units than infantry units did.

During the rebuilding of Europe the widely dispersed units of the regiment usually remained with what was left of the formations they were supporting, often functioning as QRF’s, or performing route security.

When the Netherlands started to recover and the Army could switch from acute disaster relief to something like policing the interior local battlegroups were formed which often had recce unit attached to them. During this time the regiment didn’t exist as a unit, but the name was used for a myriad of local Marauder hunting ‘mini taskforces.’ These taskforces often operated with the Marechaussee Military police in the new German territories and the now all important north of the country.

During the Arabian war the Netherlands sent a battalion taskforce that operated first just to secure oil delivery to the motherland until the combine Anglo-Dutch oilfields in the north sea could be made productive again. When light forces were needed to protect the flanks of the allied advance the battalion became more embroiled in combat.

When the 21st century came to a close the Netherlands had largely become a functioning nation state again and had a rapidly growing economy. However the prospering nation had little need for a large standing army. The Boreel’s Hussars therefore had only three independent squadrons attached to two mechanised brigades and one battalion at army corps level (the old 101st). A quiet century passed for the Netherlands with hardly any military adventures to speak off. Some old Twilight War units were disbanded or returned to their parent nations.

During the rising tension between France and the German States before the War of German Reunification the Netherlands realised that a larger standing army was the only thing that could protect her territories when push came to shove. With the speeds at which campaigns were to be fought there simply wouldn’t be time to raise the reserves. Some rearmament was done with mainly German suppliers for the Army. To maintain ties with all large nations, the Navy still remained focussed at the UK, as did the Marines. The army was built up to two small divisions and an independent Air Assault Brigade. With this force the borders could be defended against an enemy attack until diplomacy could force a halt.

The outcome of the War of German Reunification prompted a re-orientation of the Dutch armed forces. It showed the need for highly assertive strategies and tactics to be employed against a possible German or French offensive. Europe had become a much more dangerous place in the last year. A rapid modernisation and expansion was needed. As was a trustworthy ally.

The first units to be modernised were the cavalry recce units. The Dragoons were roled as ISTAR units and Boreel’s Hussars became the armoured recce regiment again. Boreel’s Hussars regiment took all armoured recce battalions under its wings and also provided the independent brigade recce squadrons.

The Dutch strategy for home defence is based on the principle that the enemy must not reach any territory of importance on Dutch soil. Therefore when an enemy attacks, he should be flanked, counterattacked, but most importantly, he should be met before he reaches the border. Combat should be mobile, but it should take place in a direction that drives the enemy backwards. Up to date and accurate data about the enemy is an absolute necessity for this.

This is where Boreel’s Hussars come in. They operate in all classic light cavalry roles. They can perform reconnaissance of all kinds, they can screen Dutch flanks and enemy units, and they can perform security operations. A specialty in the Dutch strategy is the setup of standoff ambushes pinning down the enemy to launch counterattacks against him.

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Organisation

The 101st Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion is an corps level long range armoured recce unit, normally tasked with finding enemy axes of advance and reconnoitring friendly routes. It can be deployed en masse, but is usually tasked at a squadron level. Squadrons are commanded by majors with ‘ritmeesters’ as second in command.

In essence the battalion is a mechanised taskforce in its own right. It has infantry elements, organic armour and artillery and, because of its independent role its own logistic train. Depending on the mission specific squadron groups are built to perform given tasks.

The battalion as a whole has the following organisation:

There is a Staff and Staff Support Squadron with the battalion staff, combat command 1 and 2 and a medical troop.

Further there are three identical recce squadrons with each two recce troops, one dismounted recce troop (Tirailleurs) and an antitank troop.

D-Squadron is the tank squadron with three troops of four HBT’s each.

The support squadron has two mortar troops mounted in Rifleman mortar carriers, an intel troop and a EW troop to perform forward SigInt and EW tasks.

Because of its forward operating task, the battalion has an organic artillery battery. This battery has three troops of mechanised artillery.

To supply the battalion there is an organic supply company with two transport, one supply and a small second echelon maintenance and mechanical engineer unit.

When a war is expected there are plans to ad a troop from 104 Commando Company to give the battalion its own special operations capability.

The battalion, and its sister units at divisional level, usually function as squadron groups and often at an even lower level. The battalion staff deploys the battalion more as a pool of recce units and not as a manoeuvre unit as such. Therefore a high level of independence is available in equipment, organic support and mentality in the sub-units.

The squadron group attached to 7 Armoured Brigade is a bit larger than usual because it has a mixed logistic troop to support itself. This is not usually done, the ‘fluffies’ from the logistic company which is part of the battalion operate in support of the entire battalion.

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B-Squadron 101st Boreel’s Hussars

The makeup of B-squadron is as follows:

B-squadron Headquarters Section.

1st (Recce) Troop.

2nd (Recce) Troop.

3rd (Tirrailleur) Troop.

4th (MRAT) Troop.

The squadron has units attached:

1st (HBT) troop D (HBT) sqn.

A mixed troop from E (Support) squadron.

A mixed troop from the logistic squadron.

The two recce troops are equipped with Templer Forward Observer vehicles adapted to fulfil the armoured recce role. Each troop has five vehicles, callsigns Romeo, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Echo. Romeo is the troop commander, Echo is the troop sergeant and A, B and C are regular recce groups. Each vehicle carries a reduced squad of four troopers.

The FO origin of the Armrd recce vehicle enables each vehicle to function as a forward observer for both artillery and air support. Because of their forward role the Templers practically always operate with a full equipment of Sky Streak missiles in the back. Although equipped with state of the art IFV’s, the recce troops regularly operate dismounted. This is because their job requires them to close with the enemy without becoming engaged. When doing so the troop takes on a different organisation in three ten men squads and an HQ element. This modus mirrors the Tirrailleur troops organisation.

The Tirrailleur troop is a dismounted cavalry troop specialising in long range patrols and OP’s. The unit is set up like a large infantry platoon, but has a long range recce tasking. It has three ten pax groups and a troop HQ with another eight men. Two of the men in the infantry groups are designated to drive the Templer when it is used. When the troop operates in the light role they switch to the ‘foot’ role.

The troop has three squads of ten men each. The sections are built around five pairs, the first pair are the squad leader and his second. A Wachtmeester (sergeant) and a corporal or corporal first class. The other pairs are the sharpshooter and his spotter; two grenadiers and two pioneers. The last pair are two machine gunners who either have a LMG each, or work together manning a medium machine gun. The grenadiers are armed with a heavy weapon system, usually a heavy plasma gun. Apart from the three squads the troop has a small HQ element with the troop commander, his comms operator/runner and the troop sergeant and a medic. The total for the troop is 34 men.

The MRAT troop has four Templer AT version vehicles and is mostly used in the stand off ambush or screening role. The troop uses their vehicles in a highly aggressive manner and frequently attacks enemy positions when tasked with a reconnaissance by fire role. The troop usually operates with two vehicles attached to mission built task group. One vehicle can then operate forward and the other is on standby to cover flanks or provide suppressive AT fire so forward units can disengage. Vehicles have callsigns Romeo (troop commander); Echo (troop-sergeant); Alpha and Bravo.

The Hover Tank troop that reinforces the squadron is equipped with Cavalier MkIV NL HBT’s. The troop’s four tanks with their MDC’s and missiles are the heavy punch the squadron uses to break away from enemy contact or to engage the enemy when flanking, ambushing or screening. The tank troop commander is usually in charge of tank heavy recce task groups and when doing so leaves his tank to command from a Templer command vehicle. In that case the Romeo tank is commanded by a tank NCO from squadron HQ. The Romeo tank is the troop commander’s, he is paired with the Alpha tank. The other pair are Echo, which is the troop sergeants vehicle and Bravo. The Cavaliers never operate alone, the smallest number of tanks going anywhere is two.

The mixed support troop from 101st Battalion’s E (Support) Squadron has the squadrons indirect fire capability. It’s main armament are the three Rifleman mortar carriers with 165mm automatic mortars. To support these mortars the troop also has two DAF 5-tonner ammunition carriers. An important asset is the Drone Section. It has a drone control station and two launch vehicles for airborne drones. The section also has some groundbound drones and can place and control a network of automated listening posts. The section has two 5-tonners in which it has a small workshop for its specialised equipment. A last element from E squadron is attached not to the support troop but to the B-Squadron HQ section. Two intel analysis NCO’s and a subaltern form an intelligence processing unit that collates data and provides the squadron OiC and brigade G2 with a complete picture so they can form plans.

The mixed logistic troop is a sorely needed resource given the long ranges the squadron operated over. The Tanks need specialised support as do the Templers and other vehicles the squadron uses. The men in the squadron mostly draw their supplies from British brigade resources, but it is taken to them by the Dutch supply troop.

The squadron headquarters section is not a combat element. It mainly stays behind in the Brigade area and arranges all the intricacies that come with high speed hover mobile armoured operations. To be able to lead from the front the headquarters has two Templer command vehicles. The headquarters and squadron admin is run by the 2i/c. To do this the squadron HQ has a collection of DAF –MT and DAF 5-Tonner vehicles. Some of these hovers carry shelters in which the admin and C3I takes place. Collectively these shelters and their function are known as ‘Ops.’ When supporting a brigade battlegroup a liaison officer from the supported unit takes a seat in Ops.

The squadron HQ section also functions as the holding unit for some HR500 WMR’s and DAF-MT’s that the Tirrailleur troop sometimes uses. When not employed by the dismounted troopers these vehicles are used in liaison and logistic roles. They are then manned by battle casualty replacement or recovering injured men. The Dutch do not employ an ‘Alternates’ system the way the British cavalry does. The headquarters section tasks replacements and injured men in support roles under command of the SSM, known in Dutch as the Eskadrons Opperwachtmeester.

When performing a mission the squadron is led by the major in his Templer command vehicle. The squadron’s opperwachtmeester follows in the other Templer and the 2i/c stays behind in the Headquarters Section.

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Missions

The armoured recce squadron provides brigade with accurate and up to date information about the enemy, his intentions, his strength, the terrain and state of infrastructure. The brigade deploys its armour and infantry based on the data the recce unit collects. B-Squadron, 101st Armoured Reconnaissance battalion, Regiment Huzaren van Boreel functions as the eyes and ears of the brigade.

The squadrons sub-units can infiltrate up to 100 kilometres into enemy held terrain.

Tactics used by the squadron differ according to the kind of intelligence that is needed and per type of terrain. A specialty that stems from the need for a forward defence of Dutch territory is the standoff ambush. Since most vehicles in the recce troops can perform FO duties and because of the heavy ATGM and artillery support the unit has it can put up a standoff ambush in enemy held territory. These ambushes can draw the enemy to deploy reserves because he thinks he met the main force. In this tactic ATGM fire and mortar and artillery fire is co-ordinated by troops from the tirailleur unit or from Templer recce vehicles in hull down positions. A similar tactic was used by against the Kafers in New Africa by the British 79th Armoured Brigade, and been adopted by other British and CEF units.

This stand off tactic is also used when the squadron is tasked with a screening role. In that case the dismounted troopers function as armoured infantry and screen the AT troop. The recce vehicles target the enemy and guide in ATGM’s from AT troops vehicles. The same can be done with artillery and mortar fire.

Large concentrations of (anti armour) munitions can in this way be launched on an enemy so his defences become swamped.

The classic recce tasks the squadron can perform range from deploying small groups of highly skilled troopers in a light infantry role to a reconnaissance by fire with a full armoured squadron.

The tirailleur troop’s troopers, functioning as light infantry are usually tasked with setting up OPs to observe likely enemy routes or important locations. They can also do this in a stay behind role to facilitate a follow on forces attack. The other main role for the long range deployment of the tirailleurs is to reconnoitre a specific location, route or objective that the brigadier wants to know more about.

Offensively the tirailleurs are used to infiltrate enemy territory to give grid references about enemy concentrations and installations as target acquisition. All of the above can be done with long range foot- or light vehicle patrols behind enemy lines to depth of more than 100 kilometres.

The recce troops, when operating mounted have rather larger footprint than the tirailleurs. So, when necessary, they operate dismounted. The troopers of the recce troops can operate as armoured infantry and perform all recce taskings that one would expect from the recce platoon of an armoured infantry battalion. They can be used for all the taskings that the tirailleur troop can be used for, but on a shorter range. Also, because they have heavier weaponry they can be used in a higher threat environment. The recce troops are highly trained in all-arms mechanised warfare. All sensor and target acquisition equipment the recce troops use on their vehicles can be either dismounted or has a variant that can be man packed. The recce troops use a variant of the Templer FO vehicle that is adapted for the Royal Netherlands Army. It is fully capable of operating in the standard IFV role, but can when operated in a strict recce role operate with a smaller squad in the back and carry two recce specialists (who are part of the squad and are dual trained in operating the sensor, target acquisition and comms equipment associated with the recce mission.) Because the recce specialists are part of the squad, switching between roles can be done on the move.

The HBT troop is used for high mobility reconnaissance, reconnaissance by fire and for offensive operations. Because they are somewhat older than the Templer vehicles they are not usually used in the standoff role, but they can take part in such ‘missile traps’ by going into an overwatch position between the tirailleurs and the launch vehicles. The main strength of the Cavaliers in the recce squadron is not so much their stand off capability, but their capability to close with the enemy and engage him. The tanks are not so much a recce asset, as an escort for the recce assets. They are also used to probe the enemy or to draw him into a killzone.

A very important function for the tank troop is to be a QRF to enable the small and light units to disengage when they’re pinned down by superior enemy forces.

Usual missions for the squadron are: route reconnaissance, target reconnaissance, observing enemy formations, locations and manoeuvres. Long range target acquisition, manning OP’s to monitor enemy advances, stay behind operations, and reconnaissance by fire.

The squadron can use its combined arms nature, recce assets and light/heavy combination to perform ambushes. This can be done autonomously or in combination with artillery.

The squadron can be used to guard the flanks of the brigade or its battlegroups. When doing so, the tirrailleur troop reverts back to armoured infantry in its Templers and one of the recce troops operates away on the outer flank. The remaining recce troop and the tirailleurs, together with the HBT and support troop move parallel to it and serve as a stop force and backup for the recce troop. A variation on this is both recce troops do an up-and-over with whole troops and just the tirailleurs and the tanks are in backup with support troop.

The squadron can also be used in the rear for security missions, such as patrolling, line-of-communications security and escort of liaison and logistic traffic.

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Personalities

Major Olivier Huizinga: Olivier Adriaan Huizinga is a typical upper class cavalry officer. His twin sibling is a company commander in the air assault brigade. He can be pretty stiff in social environments and hides his mediocre management abilities by piling work on his second in command. He also leans heavily on his squadron sergeant major, opperwachtmeester Klaassen. Tactically however he is a competent commander and has adapted well to the alien environment in which he is operating. However his administrative inaptitude is creating problems with the home front and his second is starting to saw at his chairlegs.

Captain Karel Marijnissen: Stemming from a family of union labourers ritmeesters Marijnissen did so well in school he could escape his working class background and applied for the Koninklijke Militaire Academie. Since he could not afford a regular university. He did well, but became quickly known for left wing views. Marijnissen chose to become a cavalry officer, this did fit his quick grasp of situations, but not his social views. Even in the late 23rd century, the cavalry is an upper class bastion. Marijnissen does not fit in well among his officer peers. His left wing views are also not appreciated by the enlisted men. They want to be soldiers and don’t much care for social experiments and deep discussions about what is so unethical about the lack of positive discrimination in the colonies.

What is appreciated though are Marijnissen’s administrative skills and his eye for detail. This dooms him to become an eternal staff officer, or second in command. Because he despises the confidence and attitude of men like major Huizinga, he has started a silent campaign to advance into his CO’s position by way of palace politics. Several strange administrative mishaps have started to happen of latelely. And the squadron staff have to spend more and more time working through environmental regulations and ethnically equal acquisition of supplies amongst the local population on BCV. It appears to them that these ideas are the latest quirk from major Huizinga.

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Rank structure

Dutch Rank

British equivalent

Function

Huzaar 3

Hussar recruit

Recruit in training

Huzaar 2

Hussar

Driver, gunner, trooper

Huzaar 1

Lance corporal

Driver, gunner, trooper

Korporaal

Corporal

Fire team commander, weapon specialist (sharpshooter)

Korporaal 1

Corporal

Fire team commander

Wachtmeester

Sergeant (Corporal of Horse)

Vehicle / Squad commander

Wachtmeester 1

Staff Sergeant

Troop sergeant

Opperwachtmeester

WOII

Squadron sergeant major

Adjudant

WOI

RSM, staff NCO.

Stafadjudant

WOI

RSM, staff NCO. (Has the payrate of a captain!) Specialist troop commander

Tweede Luitenant

Second Lieutenant

Troop commander

Eerste Luitenant

First Lieutenant

Troop commander, squadron 2 i/c

Ritmeester

Captain

Staff officer, squadron 2i/c, specialist troop commander

Majoor

Major

Squadron commander; battalion 2i/c

Luitenant Kolonel

Lieutenant Colonel

Battalion 2i/c specialist squadron commander

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7 May 2006

Copyright Kaye, 2006