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MOTORIZED RIFLE

REGIMENT (BMP). MRD A N DT D

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MOTORIZED RIFLE

REGIMENT (BMP).

MRD AND TD

Minelayer. lowed. PMR-3

Water Filtration Set. MAFS

TRAILERS

Trailer.	POL	3		2							15			20
Trailer.	Cargo, I-Axle	6	1											7
Trailer.	Cargo, 2-Axle		8	10				7			30	6		56

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MOTORIZED RIFLE REGIMENT (BMP).

MRD AND TD

SP Howitzer Battalion (122-mm).

Motorized Rifle Regiment (BMP) and Tank Regiment. MRD and TD

SP HOWITZER BATTALION (122-mm)

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BATTALION		HEADQUARTERS	SUPPLY	AND	SP HOWITZER
HEADQUARTERS		PLATOON	MAINTENANCE	PLATOON	BATTERY
10		20	25		55

PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT

Equipment	Total
122 -mm SP Howitzer, 2S1 ....................	1 8
ATGL. RPG-7V ................................	1 8
5.45-mm LMG. RPK-74 .......................	1 8
ACRV 1V13 .....................................	3
ACRV 1V14 .....................................	3
ACRV 1V15 .....................................	1
ACRV 1V16 .....................................	1
Mobile Recon Post, PRP-3 (BMP M1975)* ........	1
Truck, UAZ-69/469 .............................	1
Truck. GAZ-66 ..................................	7
Truck. Ural-375 ...............................	2 0
Truck. POL (4.000 or 5.200-Liter) ................	2
Truck, Van. ZIL (Maintenance) ...................	2

Equipment	Total
Truck, Ambulance, UAZ-450A/452 ...............	1
Trailer, Cargo, 2-Axle .........................	1 0
Trailer. POL .....................................	2
Trailer. Water ...................................	1
Trailer. Field Kitchen ............................	3
Rangefinder. Laser, SAGE GLOSS ...............	4
Radar, Battlefield Surveillance. SMALL FRED ....	. 1
Radios:
VHF. Manpack, Low-Power. R-107 ...........	1 0
VHF. Vehicle Mount. Medium-Power,
R-123 ....................................	28
Warning Receiver, R-311 ......................	2

NOTE. This SP howitzer battalion may also be present in the BTR-equippedMRR in lieu of a battalion of 122-mm towed howitzers (D-30).

FOOTNOTE. 'This vehicle includes the SMALL FRED radar, which appears separately in this list.

SP Howitzer Battery (122-mm). SP Howitzer Battalion,

Motorized Rifle Regiment (BMP) and Tank Regiment. MRD and TD

SP HOWITZER

BATTERY (122-mm)

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BATTERY

HEADQUARTERS

FIRING

HEADQUARTERS

PLATOON

PLATOON

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PLATOON

HEADQUARTERS

PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT

Equipment

Total

Equipment

Total

122-mm SP Howitzer. 2S1 ....................

6

Truck. Ural-375 .................................

6

ATGL. RPG-7V ..............................

6

Trailer. Cargo ...................................

1

5.45-mm LMG. RPK-74 .........................

6

Rangefinder. Laser. SAGE GLOSS .............

1

ACRV 1V13 ........................

... 1..........

Radios:

ACRV 1V14 .....................................

1

VHF. Manpack, Low-Power. R-107 .............

2

Truck, GAZ-66 ..................................

1

VHF. Vehicle Mount. Medium-Power. R-123 ....

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MOTORIZED RIFLE DIVISION

Motorized Rifle Division

The MRD is organized around a six-regiment structure: three MRRs, one TR, one artillery regiment, and one SAM regiment. An SSM battalion, an antitank battalion, and a helicopter squadron provide additional CS. Other support elements include engineer and signal battalions, a chemical protection company, and a n artillery command battery. Materiel support, maintenance, and

medical battalions provide limited but highly mobile CSS.

As a result of the reorganization which began in the late 1970s, the TR of the MRD has an SP

howitzer battalion, the MRL battalion is part of the artillery regiment, the reconnaissance battalion has medium tanks, and the helicopter squadron provides additional fire support. The

current trend in the MRD is to replace BTRequipped MRRs with additional BMP-equipped

MRRs. The modernization of equipment includes

the deployment of increasing numbers of T-64, T-72, and T-80 tanks. It also includes the intro­ duction o f SS-21 tactical ballistic missiles t o

replace free rockets over ground (FROGs).

All subunits benefit from continuous upgrade. The capabilities of the organic support elements

generally keep pace with increases in the firepower and mobility of combat organizations.

With t h e exception of t h e MRRs already described, the remaining elements of the MRD

appear on the following pages. The organization charts show the latest upgrades in organization

and equipment, even though these changes may not have yet occurred in all divisions.

RIFLE

DIVISION

AND	HQ COMPANY		RIFLE REGIMENT (BTR)		RIFLE REGIMENT (BMP)
	page 4-45		page 4-9			page 4-30		page 4-46
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	ARTILLERY		SAM REGIMENT			SSM	1	ANTITANK
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	REGIMENT		(SA-6)	I		BATTALION	I	BATTALION
	1.292		504	I		170	I	195
		,		L
	page 4-50		page 4-62			page 4-70		page 4-72
RECONNAISSANCE						BATTALION
						272
	page 4-73		page 4-78			page 4-85		page 4.88
	BATTALION		PROTECTION COMPANY			BATTALION
	page 4-91		page 4 - 9 5			page 4-96		page 4-99
				SQUADRON		I
				200		I
				page 4-100
NOTES.	1. The MRD may have a n independent			tank battalion (ITB) (p. 4-105) which is not
	included in the MRD personnel total.
	2 . Normally, one MRR	in the MRD is BMP-equipped. Some MRDs have two BMP-

equipped MRRs with only one BTR-equipped MRR.

3. The MRD may have a SAM regiment equipped with the SA-8 SAM (p. 4-101) or an AAA regiment equipped with the S-60 AA Gun (p. 4-104) instead of the SA-6 SAM regiment.

4.Armies in WGF are consolidating division-level SSM battalions into army-level SSM brigades.

5.Starting in 1989, the Soviets are converting the TR of the MRD into a fourth MRR.

6.Not all divisions have a helicopter squadron.

FM

and Equipment Recapitulation

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and Equipment Recapitulation

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'This	vehicle includes	TALL radar, which appears separately in this list.
'"This	vehicle includes the SMALL FRED radar, which appears separately in this list.
"'This	vehicle includes the	FRED radar. which appears separately in this list.

FM

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