Modern
French Armoured Division
1990+

Europe

List F34M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x AMX-10PC, 2x AMX-30B2 or Leclerc, 3x ARV
    4 Tank Companies@: CHQ: 1x AMX-30B2 or Leclerc
      4 platoons@ 3-4x AMX-30B2 or Leclerc

    1 Mechanised Company: CHQ: 2x AMX-10P, 1 AR sqd, 2 MMG , 1x 89mm LRAC
      4 platoons@ 3x AMX-10P, 3(8 man) AR sqds, 3 GPMG, 3x 89mm LRAC
      1 Recce Platoon: 6x P4 Jeeps/GPMG

Mechanised Infantry Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x AMX-10PC, 2 AR sqds, 3x AMX-10 ARV
    2 Companies@ CHQ: 2x AMX-10P, 1 AR sqd, 2 MMG, 1x 89mm LRAC
      4 platoons@ 3x AMX-10P, 3(8 man) AR sqds, 3x 89mm LRAC, 3 GPMG
      1 platoon: 3x AMX-10P, 3x Milan-2 teams

    2 Tank Companies@: CHQ: 1x AMX-30
      4 platoons@ 3-4x AMX-30

    1 Battery: 6x 120mm RT-61 mortars, 6x AMX-10TM
    1 Scout Section : 2x Jeep/GPMG, 2x 89mm LRAC

2. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Anti-Tank Company: CHQ: 1x VAB-PC 4x4
      3 platoons@ 4x VAB-VCAC 4x4/HOT-2

    1 Recce Squadron: SHQ: 3x Jeeps, 2 GPMG, 1 AR sqd
      3 platoons@ PHQ: 2x Jeeps
        3 Sections@ 2x Jeep/GPMG, 2x 89mm LRAC
        1 Section: 2x Jeep/Milan-1, 1x PHQ Jeep

      1 platoon: 4 Jeeps, 10 trucks, 8x RASIT ground surveillance radars

      OR

      1 Recce Squadron: SHQ: 3x Panhard VBL/MG

        3 platoons@ PHQ: 2x Panhard VBL/MG
          3 Sections@ 2x Panhard VBL/.50"
          1 Section: 3x VBL/Milan-2

        1 platoon: 3x VBL+ RASIT radar

    2 Artillery Regiments@ RHQ: 4x AMX-10, 1x AMX-10+RATAC radar, 2 AR sqds, 4 OP Teams in AMX-10SAO
      4 Batteries@ 6x 155mm GCT, 1x AMX-10VFA
      1 AA Battery: 4x Mistral teams, 4x AMX-10P or trucks

    1 Engineer Regiment:
      2 Companies@
        CHQ: 2x VAB 4x4, 2x AMX-30/dozer, 2x Matenin minelayers
        4 platoons@ 2x AMX-30EBG, 2x VAB-ECH, 2 AR/engineer sqds

      1 Company: CHQ: 2x VAB 4x4, 1 AR sqd, 1 GPMG
        4 platoons@ 2x VAB-ECH/dozer, 2 AR/engineer sqds, 2 GPMG
        1 Platoon: 4x AMX-13 AVLB, 8 assault bridges
        1 Section: 2 trench diggers, 2 trucks

    0-1 SAM Regiment (EuroCorps Armoured Division only)
      3 Batteries@ 8x Roland-2 on AMX-30
      1 Battery:
        CHQ: 2x AMX-10PC
        4 Sections@ 3x AMX-13DCA or 1 Battery: 4x Mistral teams in trucks or AMX-10P

3. Corps Support

    1 Artillery Brigade:
      1 Rocket Regiment:
        4 Batteries@ BHQ: 4x AMX-10 variants, 1x AMX-10+RATAC
          3 Troops@ 3x MLRS, 1x AMX-10VFA

      2 SAM Regiments@
        4 Batteries@ 8x Roland-1 or Roland-2 on AMX-30

      1 SAM Regiment:
        4 Batteries@ 8x IHAWK 3-round launchers, radars, lorries

    2 Combat Helicopter Regiments@ RHQ: trucks, lorries, 1x SA330 Puma
      1 Transport Squadron: 12x SA-330 Puma
      1 Attack/Scout Squadron: 10x SA341 Gazelle gunships (20mm)
      2 Anti-tank Squadrons@ 12x SA342 Gazelle (6x HOT2)

    2 Engineer Regiments@
      2 Companies@ CHQ@ 1x VAB 4x4, 1 AR sqd, 1 GPMG
        4 platoons@ 2x AMX-30EBG, 2x VAB-ECH, 2 AR/engineer sqds

      1 Bridge Company: 36x Gillois bridges
      1 Bridge Company: 4x PAA vehicle launched bridges, 8x ferry units

    1 Armoured Recce Brigade (1-2 Armoured Cavalry Regiment, as List F33)
    1 Motorised Infantry Brigade (3? Infantry Regiments in VAB, 1 Artillery Reg?)
    1 Franco-German Brigade (see List G101M)

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. Infantry have IINF.
b) Infantry may have rifle A/T grenades and APILAS disposable LAW. From 1995 can replace 89mm LRAC with Eryx ATGW.
c) The 4 Armoured Divisions each have 2 or 3 Armoured Regiment and 2 Mechanised Infantry Regiments. Those with 2 Armoured Regiments have 4-tank platoons, those with 3 Regiments have 3-tank platoons. There are 10 Armoured Regiments in total.
d) AMX-13 DCA is probably out of service.
e) The Divisional Recce Squadron probably has VBL.
f) The 4x AMX-10 in the Artillery and Rocket RHQs are 1x AMX-10VFA, 1x AMX-10VLA, 1x AMX-10SAF, 1x AMX-10SAT.
g) Only 1 Armoured Regiment has Leclerc by 1994.


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