Modern
Cuban Corp and Army Support

1980-1993

List LA13M

by Mark Bevis

1. Corps Support

    Up to:

    1 Armoured Recce Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2x BRDM-2U or BRDM-1 or Jeeps
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 Jeep or BRDM-1 or BTR-40B
        1 platoon: 3x PT-76 or BRDM-1
        2 platoons@ 3x BTR-40B or BRDM-1

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 lorries
      3 batteries@ 6x 122mm D74 or 130mm M46 or 122mm M1931/37, 6 lorries, radio van

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 lorries
      3 batteries@ 6x 152mm M1937, 6 lorries, radio van

    1 Anti-Tank Battalion:

      BHQ: 2 lorries
      3 batteries@ 6x 85mm D44 or D48 A/T guns, 6 lorries

    1 AA Regiment:

      BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 2 trucks
      4 batteries@ 6x 57mm S60, 8 trucks, FC radar
      OR 4 batteries@ 4x 85mm KS12 or 100mm KS19, 6 lorries, FC radar

    3 Engineer Companies@

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

2. Army Support

    Up to:

    1 Airborne Brigade: 2 Air Borne Battalions

    1 Marine Battalion

    9 Heavy Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 4 AR sqds, 6 lorries
      3 batteries@ 6x 130mm M46 or 152mm D1, 6 lorries, radio van

    3 Rocket Battalions@

      BHQ: 4 AR sqds, 6 lorries
      3 batteries@ 6x 122mm BM-21-40 or 240mm BM-24, radio van

    1 Missile Regiment: 2 Battalions@ 2x Frog-5, reload lorries, radio vans, pre-planned fire only

    1 AA Regiment:

      BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 2 trucks
      4 batteries@ 4x 85mm KS12 or 100mm KS19, 6 lorries, FC radar

    2 Static Heavy Tank Regiments dug in on coast: (1980-1990)

      RHQ: 1x Is-2M, command bunker
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1x Is-2m
        3 platoons@ 3x Is-2m

    1 Static Coastal Defence Company: 1991+

      CHQ: 3x Is-2m
      3 platoons@ 3x Is-2m

    2 Static Tank Regiments dug in on coast 1990+

      RHQ: 1x T-34/85, command bunker
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1x T-34/85
        3 platoons@ 3x T-34/85

    1 SAM Regiment:

      RHQ:1x Thin Skin radar, 2x Long Track radars 1990+
      3 batteries@ 4x Sa-6 Gainful, 1x Straight Flush radar, 2x ZIL-131TZM reload lorries@ 3 reload missiles
      1 platoon: 5x ZIL-131TZM@ 3 reload missiles

    8 Independent Infantry Regiments: static defence

    8 Independent Infantry Battalions: static defence

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all PHQ and all AFV. Artillery is Assigned FC .
    b) There are 3 Army HQ and 4 Infantry Corps HQ, the former having 1 Armoured and 1 Mechanised Division each, the latter 3 Infantry Divisions.
    c) By 1990 there are a small number of Sa-14 available to replace Sa-7.


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