1. Teeth Arm

Tank Battalion

Bttn HQ: 1x T-54B or T-55
3 Companies@
CHQ: 1x T-54B or T-55
2-3 platoons@ 3x T-54B or T-55

Mechanised Battalion

Bttn HQ: 1x BTR-60PU, 1x BTR-60PB, 1 LMG, 1 AR sqd
3 Companies@
CHQ: 1x BTR-60PB, 1 AR sqd
3 platoons@ 3x BTR-60PB, 3 AR sqds, 3 LMG, 3 RPG-7, 0-1x 75mm M20 or 82mm B10

1 Support Company:

CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 truck
1 battery: 6x 82mm M37 mortars, 6 trucks, Assigned FC
1 platoon: 6x AT-3C Sagger or 6x 82mm B10, 6 Jeeps or 3x BTR-60PB
1 platoon: 6x AGS-17, 3x BTR-60PB
1 platoon: 3x Sa-7, 4x 14.5mm ZPU-1, 5 trucks

2. Brigade Support

Mechanised Brigade HQ: 2x BTR-60PU, 4 lorries, 4 AR sqds with:

1 Recce Company:
CHQ: 2x BRDM-2U
1 platoon: 3x PT-76B
2 platoons@ 4x BRDM-2

1 Engineer Company:

CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 truck
1 platoon: 3 AR/engineer sqds, 2 LMG, 1 RPG-7, 2 lorries
1 platoon: TMM bridges

1 A/T Battery: 4x BRDM-2/AT-3C Sagger
1 AA Battery: 6x ZSU-23-4 or ZSU-57-2, 6x Sa-14 teams in 6 Jeeps

1 Artillery Battalion:

BHQ: 6 AR sqds, 8 lorries, Assigned FC
2 batteries@ 6x 122mm D30, 6 lorries, radio van
2 batteries@ 4x 76mm ZIS-3, 4 trucks, radio truck
1 battery: 8x BM-21-40, radio van
1 battery: 6x 120mm M43 mortars, 6 trucks, radio van

3. Army Support

Up to:

10 Tank Battalions@
Bttn HQ: 1x T-55 or T-62
3 Companies@
CHQ: 1x T-55 or T-62
3 platoons@ 3x T-55 or T-62

1 SAM Battery; 3 Troops@ 4x Sa-2, FC radars
2 SAM Batteries@ 4 Troops@ 4x Sa-3, FC radars
4 SAM Batteries@ 4 Troops@ 4x Sa-6, FC radar
3 SAM Batteries@ 4 Troops@ 4x Sa-8 or SA-9 or Sa-13
24 AA Batteries@ 6x 57mm S60 or 37mm M39, 1x Sa-7, 8 trucks

6 Artillery Battalions@

BHQ: 4 AR sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
3 batteries@ 6x 122mm M31/37 or 130mm M46 or 152mm M43, lorries, or 6x BM-24; radio van

1 Attack Flight: 6x SA-365M Dauphin II/20mm cannon, 2x 22x 68mm rocket pods 1988+
6 Attack Flights@ 4x Mil-25 Hind 1984+
1 Attack Flight: 6x SA342 Gazelle/HOT1 1990+
1 Transport Squadron: 12x An-12 Cub, 30x An-26, 1Ox An-2
1 Transport Squadron: 3x C-47, 8x C-212
1 Transport Flight: 10x SA-365 Dauphin 11 1989+
5 Transport Flights@ 10x Mil-8 Hip-C (some armed)
1 Transport Flight: 10x Mil-17 Hip-H
2 Transport Flights@. 10x IAR-316 Alouette III
1 Transport Flight: 10x SA-316 Alouette III
1 Utility Squadron: 10x An-2, 5x Dornier Do-27 3x Polnocny LSM, 1x LCT, 10x LCM

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQs.
b) Infantry may have RKG-3M A/T grenades, and possibly RPG-18 after 1987.
c) Some battalions have BTR-152 instead of BTR-60PB, and some may have BTR50PK.
d) The 5 Mechanised Brigades have 1 Tank Battalion and 3 Mechanised Battalions each.
e) FAPLA are the armed wing of the MPLA, the Angolan government, in combat against UNITA (List AF11M) and occasional South African and South-West Africa Territory Forces.
f) From 1987 up to 1 company per Mech Battalion can be in BMP-1, with 8 man squads.
g) From 1986 the Sa-14 can be replaced by Sa-16, and Sa-7 by Sa-14.