Modern
Belarus Airborne Brigade

1998+ Belarus

List RR33M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Airborne Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x BTR-D, 2(8 man) AR/SMG sqds, 1x RPG-7
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x BMD-1, 2 (6 man) AR squads, 2x 30mm AGS-17
      3 platoons@ 3x BMD-1, 3 (6 man) AR sqds, 6 SAW, 3x RPG-7, 1x Sa-7B

    1 Battery: 8x 120mm 2S-9, 1x BMD-IV119, 1x RPG-7

2. Brigade Support

Brigade HQ: 6 AR/SMG sqds, 12x BTR-D, OP/Air Liaison Team, 3x RPG-7, 3x Sa-7B
with:

1 Recce Platoon: 4x BMD-1

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

1 Anti-Tank Company:

    CHQ: 1(6 man) AR/SMG sqd
    3 platoons@ 3x AT-4 Spigot teams, 1x RPG-7

1 Engineer Company:

    CHQ: 1(6 man) AR sqd, 2 Jeeps
    3 platoons@ 3(5 man) AR/engineer sqds, 1x RPG-7, 3 Jeeps

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 4x BMD-IV119 or trucks
    3 batteries@ 8 x 120mm 2S9, 1x BMD-IV119

3. Notes


a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ. Artillery is Assigned FC.
b) Infantry have RPG-18 and RPG-22 disposable LAW, and RPO disposable incendiery rocket launchers. Each squad can have one 40mm BG25 on AK74.
c) The Brigade has 3 Airborne Battalions.
d) BTR-D is lengthened BMD, originally called BMD-2 or M1979.
e) The Airborne Division (List RR9M) seems to have disappeared from the Belarus order of battle.
f) Details are provisional.


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