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Are there any infantry regiments (excluding the paras and marines) that are more likely to be used in a warfighting rather than a peacekeeping role?

Also which regiment is it that provides the air assault capability along with the paras?

SAS

Edwards159 the SAS is a Squadron or a couple of them and not a Regiment. There are only a couple hundered men in the SAS, where as the Para's it is in thousands.

I thought the SAS was a regiment too, albiet a small one. Didn't know that it was a squadron, learn something new everyday.

so what is the answer to friendlyfireaintfriendly's question?

Edwards159, do you think I could give a straight answer to that.

A yes and no answer!

No, in that the planning chiefs at HQ LAND don't sit down and say "right lets send such and such cos they're cool".

Yes, though, in terms of attatchments and arms plotting. If you are in a regiment in a deployable brigade, then if any big thing happens you will probably be there. Also, if you are an armoured infantry regiment then you have more chance of getting sent to and actual war zone than a light role regt., which will probably have all the fun of the fair in N. Ireland.

Some regts will always say that they are the best and so they will always get sent. The Guards Div, LI and RGJ are always guilty of this. All you have to do is look at History to see that this is nonsense. Neither the LI nor the RGJ took part in warfighting in 1991, and although both have been deployed this time, i can't remember whether they took part in major ops (anyone?). Same with the guards - only the Irish Guards have been to Iraq this time, and in 1991 the Coldstreamers and Grenadiers went.

In fact, the only inf unit to have fought in both wars is the KOSB, a normal county regt.

Course if you really wanna see action then join the STAFFORDS - they were in the vanguard of 1991 and were engaged heavily in the first large battle of the war

Couldn't help the plug

Royal Regiment of wales seen much Action?

I wouldn't have thought the tank regiments do much peacekeeping. Then again, I don't know that much about tank regiments...

Edwards159 wrote:Royal Regiment of Wales seen much Action?

They came home from the sand pit last April and have seen their share of action just like most Infantry Units these day`s

http://www.rrw.org.uk/

http://www.welshwarriors.org/

Grimey Vibes wrote:I thought the SAS was a regiment too, albiet a small one. Didn't know that it was a squadron, learn something new everyday.

They are a Regiment but not in the conventional way as say RGJ or RRW, their numbers do not make up the equivalent of a full orbat of a Battalion of grunt`s , due to the nature of work undertaken and obviously the high standards of entry, it is not known publicly what the units strength is at present .

This can be argued but then the word is in the title of the unit !!!

ill note the armoured regiment thing. Dont like walking anyway Also which unit provides the air assault capability? theres 2 para battalions but apparently theres another battalion that does it anyone know who this is?

Yeh; it's called 3 Para.

Sorry, had to bite.

There are 3 regular Para Battalions - Surprisingly named 1, 2 and 3 Para. Then, as part as 16 Air Assault Brigade there is a Battalion attatched to it under the role 'Air Assault Infantry' - which essentially means they get flown in by helicopter.

During the Iraq War it was the Irish (remember the whole Tim Collins mess). It is now the Argyls (I beleive). The battalions rotate around this role, and only hold it for a couple of years. So if you like the idea of Air Assault - Paras are the way forward.

Mike_b

Yeah, there's 3 Regular and 1 TA para batalion + misc Engineers/Signalers/Artillery etc.
The AAC makes up the rest of the Air Asault Bde, providing infantry and helicopters.
Also, the PWRR specialise in this Airport capturing lark where they land a Herc on an enemy runway and get out and slot them all... Not air asault but slightly more airborne than most...