Modern
Azeri Air Assault Brigade

1998+ Azerbaijan

List RR32M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Air Assault Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2(8 man) AR/SMG sqds, 1x RPG-7
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2(8 man) AR sqds, 2x 30mm AGS17 grenade launchers
      3 platoons@ 3(7 man) AR/SMG sqds, 3x RPG-7, 1x Sa-7B, 3 LMG, 3 SAW
      1 platoon: 3x 73mm SPG-9, 3x AT-4 Spigot or AT-3 Sagger

    1 Battery: 6x 82mm M37 mortars, 6 trucks, radio Jeep

    1 A/T Platoon: 3-4x AT-4 Spigot or AT-3 Sagger

Heavy Air Assault Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x BMD-2, 2(6 man) AR/SMG sqds, 1x RPG-7
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x BMD-1, 2x AGS-17 teams, 1(6 man) AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 3x BMD-1, 3(6 man) AR sqds, 3 LMG, 3x RPG-7, 3 SAW, 1x Sa-7B

    1 Battery: 4 x 120mm 2S-9, 1x BMD-IIV9, 1x RPG-7

2. Brigade Support

Brigade HQ: 4 AR/SMG sqds, 4x BTR-D, 4x BMD-2, 2 Jeeps, OP/Air Liaison Team
with:

    1 Recce Platoon: 4x BMD-2, 4(4 man) AR/SMG sqds

    1 AA Battery: 6x twin 23mm ZU-23-2, 6x BTR-D, 3x Sa-7B

    1 Engineer Platoon: 3(6 man) AR/engineer sqds, 1x RPG-7, 1 LMG

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 2x BMD-IIV9, 2 trucks
      3 batteries@ 8x 120mm 2S-9,1x BMD-IIV9, 1x RPG-7

    1 A/T Battery: 6x 85mm SD44, 6 trucks, 6x RPG-7

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ and above. Artillery is Assigned FC.
    b) Infantry have RPG-18 and possibly RPG-22 disposable LAW , and each squad can have one 40mm BG25 on AK74.
    c) The Brigade has two Air Assault Battalions and one Heavy Assault Battalion.
    d) BTR-D is lengthened BMD, originally called BMD-2 or M1979.


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