1. Teeth Arm

North Western Front (Kaokoland, West Owambo)

Front HQ: 8 AR sqds, 10 lorries, 0-3x T-34/85
1 'Specialist' Unit:
CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 truck
4 platoons@ 3 AR sqds, 1x 60mm mortar, 3 RPG-7, 3 LMG
1 platoon: 4 AR sqds, 4 LMG, 3 RPG-7, 2x 82mm mortars

4 Detachments@

CHQ: 1 AR sqd
4-5 platoons@ 1 AR/recce sqd, 1 AR/engineer sqd, 1 AR sqd, 3 LMG, 3 RPG-7, 1x 60mm mortar, 1x 122mm rocket tube

1 Recce Platoon: 3-4 AR/recce sqds
1 Engineer Platoon: 3-4 AR/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 1 RPG-7
1 A/T Platoon: 3x 82mm B10 RC1 teams
1-2 Batteries@ 4x 82mm mortars, manpacked, Obsolete FC
1 AA Platoon: 4x 14.5mm ZPU-1 or twin 14.5mm ZPU-2
0-1 AA Platoon: 3x Sa-7 (1985+)

Northern Front (Central Owambo)

Front HQ: 8 AR sqds, 10 lorries, 0-3x T-34/85
1 'Speciall Force:
CHQ: 1 AR sqd
6 platoons@ 4(7 man) AR/engineer sqds, mines, telephones

5 Detachments@

CHQ: 1 AR sqd
3-4 platoons@ 4(9 man) AR sqds, 4 LMG, 1x 60mm mortar, 4x RPG-7, 1x 122mm rocket tube

1 Recce Group: 8(3 man) AR/recce teams, 1(6 man) PHQ sqd
1 Battery: 4x 82mm mortars, manpacked, Obsolete FC
1 AA Platoon: 4x 14.5mm ZPU-1 or twin 14.5mm ZPU-2
0-1 AA Platoon: 3x Sa-7 (1985+)
1 Engineer Platoon: 3-4 AR/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 1 RPG-7

North Eastern Front (East Owambo, Kavango)

Front HQ: 8 AR sqds, 10 lorries, 0-3x T-34/85
5 Detachments@
CHQ: 1 AR sqd
3-4 platoons@ 4 AR sqds, I AR/recce sqd, 4 LMG, 4 RPG-7, 1x 60mm mortar, 1x 122mm rocket tube

1 Intelligence Platoon: 4 AR sqds, 3 LMG, 3 RPG-7
3 Recce Platoons@ 3 AR sqds, 3 LMG, 1 RPG-7
1-3 Batteries@ 4x 82mm mortars, Obsolete FC
1-2 AA Platoons@ 4x 14.5mm ZPU-1 or twin 14.5mm ZPU-2
1-3 Engineer Platoons@ 2-3 AR/engineer sqds, 2 LMG, 1 RPG-7
1-2 AA Platoons@ 3x Sa-7 teams (1985+)
0-2 A/T Platoon: 3x 82mm B10 RCL teams

Infantry Battalion

Bttn HQ: 2 AR sqds, 3x Sa-7 teams
3 Companies@
CHQ: 1 AR sqd
3 platoons@ 3 AR sqds, 3 LMG, 3x RPG-7
1 Battery: 6x 82mm mortars, Assigned FC
1 A/T Platoon: 4x 82mm B10 teams

2. Brigade Support

Central Front (North Owambo) with:

3 Infantry Brigade HQs@ 6 AR/SMG sqds, 6 lorries, 2 Jeeps each with:
0-1 Recce Company:
CHQ: 1 AR sqd
3 platoons@ 3 AR sqds, 3 LMG, 1 RPG-7

0-1 Tank Company:

CHQ: 1x T-34/85
3 platoons@ 3x T-34/85

0-1 Platoon: 3 AR/engineer sqds, 2 lorries, 2 LMG, 1 RPG-7

0-1 A/T Company:

CHQ: 2 Jeeps, 1 SMG sqd
3 platoons@ 3x Jeep/107mm B11

0-1 AA Company:

CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 truck
1 platoon: 6x Sa-7 teams, 3 trucks
2 platoons@ 3-4x 14.5mm ZPU-1 or ZPU-2, trucks
1 platoon: 3x twin 23mm ZU-23-2, 3 trucks

1 Mortar Battalion:

BHQ: 4 AR sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
3 batteries@ 6x 120mm mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck

3. Notes

a) Radios are in CHQs and above.
b) Infantry have 1x SKS Carbine per sqd for rifle grenades. From 1986 can have 1-3x RPG-18 per squad, and up to 2 snipers rifles per platoon.
c) The three Fronts carried out guerrilla operations against the SADF and SWATF, whilst the Central Front HQ with three partially completed brigades fought UNITA in Angola. The brigades were to have 3 battalions.
d) If fighting a SADF/SWATF "External" operation in Angola then can also use units from­FAPLA forces (Lists AF8M, AF9M, and AF10M), and Cuban forces (List LA8M).
e) Engineers have Russian type truck towed minelayers.

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