Modern
Canadian Mechanized Brigade
1996+

Canada

List C09M

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: 2x LAV-25, 1x LAV-HQ
      3 platoons@ 7x LAV-25

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x M577A1, 2x M113A1, 2x 84mm S.550, 4x M113 ARV
    3 Companies@ CHQ: 4x M113A1, 2(12 man) AR sqds, 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@ 4 Sections@ 2x M113TUA (TOW2)
      1 Battery: 8x M125A1
      1 Engineer Platoon: 4x M113A1, 4 AR/engineer sqds, 4 SAW
      1 Recce Platoon: 7x LAV-25

Light Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Grizzly, 2 AR sqds, 3x Husky ARV
    3 Recce Companies@ CHQ: 2x LAV-HQ
      3 platoons@ 7x LAV-25
      1 platoon: 4x LAV-APC, 4 (8 man) AR sqds, 6 SAW, 4x 84mm S.550, 1x 60mm mortar
      1 battery: 4x LAV/81mm L16 mortar

    1 Anti-Tank Platoon: 4 Sections@ 2x Jeep/ITOW or LAV-AT ?

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 Javelin teams, 5? or 15x M113A1

    1 Engineer Company: CHQ: 1x M113A1, 1 AR sqd, 1 SAW
      1 platoon: 4x M113SEV, 4 AR/engineer sqds, 1x 84mm, 4 GPMG
      1 platoon: 2x Leopard ARV, 1x Leopard AVLB
      1 platoon: 3x LAV-ARV

    1 Air Defence Battery:
      1 Troop: 4x twin 35mm GDF Oerlikon, Skyguard radar, 6 trucks,
      1 Troop: 3 platoons@ 3x M113/ADATS
      1 Troop: 15x Blowpipe or Javelin or Starburst SAM Teams, 15x M113A1

3. Notes

a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. Infantry have IINF.
b) Infantry have M72A1 disposable LAW.
c) Two 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) Details are provisional, LAV-25 units may still be organised as per List C8M.
f) Can use Divisional Support from List C10M.
g) Some units can replace 84mm S.550 with Eryx ATGW.
h) LAV-25 may be called Bison in Canadian service, even though this strictly applies to the derivatives used by the Militia, produced from 1989 (see List C10M).


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