Modern
Canadian Mechanized Brigade
1991-1995

Canada

List C08M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x M577A1, 2x M113A1,2x Leopard C-1, 2x Leopard AVLB
    3 Tank Squadrons@ SHQ: 1x Leopard C-1, 1x M577A1, 1x Leopard ARV
      4 Troops@ 4x Leopard C-1

    1 Recce Squadron: SHQ: 1x M113A1, 2x Lynx
      3 platoons@ 7x Lynx, 7x 84mm S.550

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x M577A1, 2x M113A1, 2x 84mm S.550, 4x M113 ARV
    4-3 Companies@ CHQ: 4x M113A1, 2(12 man) AR sqds, 2x 84mm, 2 MMG
      3 platoons@ 4x M113A1, 4 AR sqds, 4x 84mm S.550, 6 SAW, 1x 60mm mortar

    1 Support Company: CHQ: 2x M113A1
      2 A /T Platoons@ 3-4 Sections@ 2x M113TUA (TOW2)
      1 Battery: 8x M125A1
      1 Engineer Platoon: 4x M113A1, 4 AR/engineer sqds, 4 GPMG
      1 Recce Platoon : 7x Cougar 6x6 recce AFV

Light Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Grizzly, 2 AR sqds, 3x Husky ARV, 2x 84mm S.550
    3 Recce Companies@ CHQ: 2x Grizzly
      3 platoons@ 7x Cougar
      1 platoon: 4x Grizzly, 4(7 man) AR sqds, 3 SAW, 4x 84mm S.550, 1x 60mm mortar
      1 battery: 4x 81mm L16 mortars, 4 trucks or Grizzly
      1 Anti-Tank Platoon: 4 Sections@ 2x Jeep/ITOW

2. Brigade Support

Mechanised Brigade HQ: 3 AR sqds, 6x M577A1, 2x Leopard C-1 with:

    1 MP Platoon: 3 AR sqds, 6x Jeep/GPMG
    1 Artillery Regiment: BHQ: 4x M577, 2 AR sqds, 4 OP Teams
      4 batteries@ 6x M109A2, 1x M113A1
      1 battery: 15x Blowpipe or Javelin teams, 5? or 15x M113A1

    1 Engineer Regiment: BHQ: 3x M113A1, 2x Leopard ARV, 1x Leopard AVLB
      1 Engineer Company: CHQ: 1x M113A1, 1 AR sqd, 1 GPMG
        4 platoons@ 4x M113SEV, 4 AR/engineer sqds, 1x 84mm, 4 GPMG

    1 Air Defence Battery: 4x twin 35mm GDF Oerlikon, Skyguard radar, 6 trucks, 1x test M113/ADATS

3. Notes

a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. Infantry have IINF.
b) Infantry have M 72A 1 disposable LAW.
c) The 2 Mechanised Brigades each have 1 Armoured Regiment and 3 Mechanised Battalions. A third Brigade has 1 Light Armoured Regiment and 3 Mechanised Battalions, one of which has only 6x M113TUA.
d) SAW is Minimi, and can replace GPMG in support/HQ units.
e) During this period the number of companies per Mechanised Battalion was reduced from 4 to 3.
f) Can use Divisional Support from List C10M.

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