italian machine gun batallions

[MadDog]

Italy had a lot of machinegun battalions in the north african battles. Does anyone know the structure of these battalions (to include blackshirt MG battalions) ?

thanks,

Tom

[David W]

Hi MadDog.

4x Compagnia Mitraglieri. Each with 12x Breda Heavy Machine guns.
Approx 160 men per Compagnia.

The Blackshirt Battaglione were in theory the same structure. But in reality may have had fewer men, & only 3x Compagnia.

[MadDog]

Thanks David.

Mad Dog