Royal Marines Flashcards
What are the Royal Marines?
UKs Commando Force
RN’s Amphibious Troops
Part of the UK’s Special Forces
Who is in charge of the Royal Marines?
Major General Martin Smith
What is the 1st Assault Group?
Royal Marines in charge of surface and amphibious assault from RN and RFA platforms.
What is the composition of the 1st Assault Group?
- 1st Assault Group Royal Marines (1AGRM)
- 539 Assault Squadron
What landing craft do the Royal Marines use?
- Landing Craft Utility - Operate from LPD and LSD(A), carries 7 crew, 120 marines or 1 tank
- Landing Craft Vehicle Personell - Operate from LPD and LPH, carries 3 craw, 35 marines or 1 vehicle
- Landing Craft Air Cushion - 2 crew and 16 troops
Also use smaller craft such as Offshore Raiding Craft, Raiding Craft or Zodiacs
Where are the 1st Assault Group currently in operation?
Assisting Operation Gritlock (Ebola crisis off coast of Sierra Leonne) and Operation Weald (migrant crisis in mediterranean)
What is 539 Assault Squadron?
- Part of the 1 Assault Group
- Operate viking vehicles
- Vital link allowing 3 Commando Brigade to transfer onto Land and Sea
What is the composition of 3 Commando Brigade?
3 batallions in active rotation, allowing deploymet, recovery and training.
Formed of:
- 42 (four two) Commano - current lead commando. Specialise in maritime security
- 45 (four five) Commando - In training and will become next lead commando in 2015. Specialise in Amphibious Assault
- 40 (Forty) Commando - undergoing training
What is the composition of a Commando?
6 companies made up of platoon sized troops as follows:
- Command
- Logisitics
- 2xClose Combat
- 2xStand Off Combat
What are the support groups of the Royal Marines?
- 43 (Four Three) Commando - Force Protection Group
- 30 (Thirty) Commando - Surveillance, Recon and Information warfare
- 29 (two nine) Commando Regiment - Artillery
- Armoured Support Group - Operate vikings
- Command Logistic Regiment - Provides equipment, medical and logistic support
- Commando Engineers - Provide route maintenance, bridging, supplies, construction, demolition and mine clearance
What weaponary do the Royal Marines use?
- SA80 Rifle
- Light Support Weapon
- GPMG
- Javelin
- 105mm howitzer
What is the SBS?
They are the Special Forces of the Royal Marines. They undertake daring, undercover raids using smaill, highly trained teams.
Who is Major General Martin Smith?
He is in charge of the Royal Marines
Who is responsible for surface and amphibious assault from RN and RFA platforms.
1 Assault Group
What can the Landing Craft Utility carry?
Carries 7 crew, 120 marines or 1 tank
What can the Landing Craft Vehicle Personell carry?
carries 3 crew, 35 marines or 1 vehicle
What group is 539 Assault Squadron part of?
1 Assault Group
What group is 1 Assault Group Royal Marines part of?
1 Assault Group
What can the Landing Craft Air Cushion carry?
2 crew and 16 troops
Who is currently involved in Operation Weald?
1 Assault Group, HMS Bulwark and soon HMS Scott (to replace Bulwark)
Who is involved in Operation Gritrock?
1 Assault Group, HMS Argus, medical personnel and other military personnel
What is 42 Commando a part of?
3 Commando Brigade
What is 40 Commando a part of?
3 Commando Brigade
What is 45 Commando a part of?
3 Commando Brigade
