Modern

Angolan Infantry Brigade

1980+, Angola

List AF9M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 AR sqds, 6 trucks or BTR-152
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 truck or BTR-152
      3 platoons@ 3 AR sqds, 3 LMG, 3x RPG-7, 0-1x 75mm M20 or 82mm B10, 3 trucks or BTR-152

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 truck
      1 battery: 4-6x 82mm mortars, trucks, Assigned FC
      1 platoon: 6x 107mm B11, 6x Jeeps
      1 platoon: 6x 30mm AGS-17, 3 trucks or BTR-152
      1 platoon: 3x Sa-7 teams, 4x 14.5mm ZPU-1 or ZPU-2, 5 trucks

2. Brigade Support

Infantry Brigade HQ: 4 AR sqds, 6 trucks, 2 Jeeps with:

    1 Recce Company:
      CHQ: 2x BRDM-2U
      2 platoons@ 4x BRDM-2
      0-1 platoon: 3x PT-76

    1 Platoon: 3 AR/engineer sqds, 2 LMG, 1 RPG-7, 2 lorries
    1 A/T Battery: 4x BRDM-2/AT-3C Sagger or 6x 85mm D44, 6 trucks
    1 AA Battery: 6x Sa-7 teams, 6 Jeeps, 6x 23mm ZU-23-2 or 20mm M55, 6 trucks

    1 Tank Company:

      CHQ: 1x T-34/85 or T-54B
      2-3 platoons@ 3x T-34/85 or Su-100 or T-54B

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 4 AR sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      1 battery: 6x 122mm D30 or 85mm D44, 6 trucks, radio van
      1-2 batteries@ 4x 76mm M42 (ZIS-3), 4 trucks, radio van
      0-1 battery: 4x BM-21-40, radio van

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all PHQs.
    b) Infantry may have rifle grenades and/or RKG-3M A/T grenades, or possibly RPG-18 from 1987.
    c) The 17 brigades have 3 battalions, of which one may be in BTR-152, the rest are in trucks.
    d) Can use Army support from List AF10M.
    e) FAPLA are the armed wing of the MPLA.


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