The_Soviet_Army_troops_organization_and_equi

TANK DIVISION

(T-64/72/80)

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FOOTNOTES	Thisvehicle includethes TALL MIKE radar, whichappearsseparately	i n this stil
	**Thisv e h i c inlcudese theSMALLFRED radar, which a p p e a rseparately	in this list

This vehicleincludes the BIG FRED radar,which appears separatelyin this list

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COMBINED ARMS ARMY

Combined Arms Army

A typical CAA consists primarily of two to three MRDs a n d up to two TDs. Based on army structures identified in WGF in recent years, the ratio

of MRDs t o TDs i n a CAA can vary from a pure 3:O to a p e r h a p s m o r e t y p i c a l 3:1 o r a more

balanced 2:2. However, other combinations may be possible. Therefore, the organizational charts below depict a variable number of divisions and all the different nondivisional CS and CSS elements which could be part of any given CAA.

			MOTORIZED RIFLE						ARTILLERY
					I		DIVISION		BRIGADE
					I		(0-2)
			.page. 4-38				page 4-112		page 4-120
										I
ROCKET LAUNCHER			ARTILLERY COMMAND				SSM BRIGADE		SAM BRIGADE
			AND CONTROL
REGIMENT							(SCUD)		(SA-4)
			BATTALION
							page 4-122
page 4 - 1 2 0									page 4-123

	ANTITANK	I		TANK	1,
	REGIMENT				AIR ASSAULT
			REGIMENT*
		L
	page 4-121		150	Tanks	page 4-128
	ATTACK		GENERAL-PURPOSE
	HELICOPTER		HELICOPTER
	REGIMENT		SQUADRON
	page 4-127		30	Helicopters	page 4-124

MATERIAL SUPPORT

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FOOTNOTES. "In 1989, the Soviets began converting independent tank regiments (TRs)to independent motorized rifle regiments (IMRRs), presumably organized like other MRRs. (See p. 4-30.)

**Also known as a mobile computation and analysis station.

***Also known as a radio intercept and direction-finding battalion.

****Also known as a radio and radar intercept and direction-finding battalion.

NOTE: Armies in WGF are consolidating division-level SS-21 battalions into army-level SSM brigades.

page 4-129

page 4-125

I

page 4-125

FM 100-2-3

Combined Arms Army (continued)

I		I
ARMORED VEHICLE		DRONE	MOBILE ROCKET
REPAIR		SQUADRON	TECHNICAL BASE
BATTALION		(ESTIMATED)	(PRTB)

I

	CHEMICAL	RADIOLOGICAL	PERSONNEL
	PROTECTION	AND CHEMICAL	AND EQUIPMENT
	BATTALION	RECONNAISSANCE	DECONTAMINATION
		BATTALION	BATTALION
	page 4-123

I

I	SMOKE	MOBILE ANALYTICAL	NUCLEAR BURST
		PLOTTING STATION"	DIRECTION FINDING
	BATTALION
		(RAST)	(NBDF) BATTALION
	I	I
	MEDICAL	RAILROAD	TRAFFIC
	TRANSPORT	CONSTRUCTION	CONTROL	.
	BATTALION	BRIGADE	BATTALION
	SIGNAL	INDEPENDENT	AIR
		RADIO RELAY	SIGNALS
	REGIMENT
		BATTALION	COMPANY
	page 4-126
	RADIO	RADIOTECHNICAL
	RECONNAISSANCE	RECONNAISSANCE
	BATTALION"'	BATTALION * * * *
		page 4-126

AIR DEFENSE ROCKET TECHNICAL BASE (ZRTB)

FLAMETHROWER

BATTALION

SPECIAL

PROPAGANDA

DETACHMENT

EARLY

WARNING

BATTALION

AIRFIELD

TECHNICAL

COMPANY/

BATTALION

TANK ARMY

Tank Army

A typical TA consists primarily of three to four TDs and perhaps one MRD. Based on army structures identified in WG F in recent years, the 'ratio of TDs to MRDs in a TA can vary from a pure 4:O to more balanced 4:1 3:1,or 2:1 structures.

However, other combinations may be possible. Therefore, the organizational charts below depict a variable number of divisions and all the different nondivisional CS and CSS elements which could be part of any given TA.

ARMY

TANK

DIVISION

,

ARTILLERY

.

I

BRIGADE

HEADQUARTERS

DIVISION

(2-4)

page 4-112

page 4-38

page 4.120

.

I

1

ROCKET LAUNCHER

ARTILLERY COMMAND

SSM BRIGADE

SAM BRIGADE

AND CONTROL

.

REGIMENT

(SCUD)

(SA-4)

BATTALION

page 4-120

page 4 122

page 4.123

INDEPENDENT

AIR ASSAULT

BATTALION

page 4-128

page 4-129

page 4.127

30 Helicopters

I

PONTON

ASSAULT

ENGINEER

BRIDGE

CROSSING

BRIGADE

REGIMENT

BATTALION

page 4-124

page 4-125

page 4.125

MAINTENANCE

MATERIEL SUPPORT

REGIMENT

BRIGADE

page 4.127

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NOTE: Armies in WGF are consolidating division-level SS-21 battalions into army-level SSM brigades.

Artillery Brigade, Army

ARTILLERY

BRIGADE

I

I

I

I

I

HEADQUARTERS AND

GUN BATTALION

GUN-HOWITZER

I

ARTILLERY

BATTALION

RECONNAISSANCE

SERVICE BATTERY

(152-mm)

(152-mm)

I

BATTERY

I

I

PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT

Equipment

Total

5 18-Tube Battalion

4 24-Tube Battalion

152-mm Field Gun 2A36 or

152-mm SP Gun 2S5 or

130-mm Field Gun M -46

36

48

152-mm Gun-Howitzer D-20 or

54 .......................

or M I 9 8 7

48

NOTES. 1. While some armies, particularly those in the forward area, have an artillery brigade

with four 24-tube battalions, most armies

have an artillery b r i g a d econsisting of

two gun battaltons and three gun-howitzerbattaltons. with only 18 tubes per

battalion.

2.Some battalions still have the older 130-mm field gun M-46 or 152-mm g u n - howitzer M L - 2 0 .

Rocket Launcher Regiment, Army

ROCKET LAUNCHER

REGIMENT

I

			I					I
HEADQUARTERS AND			ROCKET LAUNCHER					ARTILLERY
								RECONNAISSANCE
SERVICE BATTERY			BATTALION
								BATTERY
	PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT
	Equipment					Total
	122-mm Rocket Launcher (40-Round) BM - 21 ... 5 4