Modern
German 23rd Mountain Troop Brigade

1991-94 Germany

List G103M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Mountain Troop Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 AR/SMG sqds, OP/Air Liaison Team, 4 trucks
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 AR/SMG sqds, 2 trucks, 2 Iltis Jeeps, 1 GPMG
      3 platoons@ 4 AR sqds, 4 GPMG, 1x Milan-2, 4 trucks, 1 Jeep
      1 platoon: 2x Milan-2 teams, 2 Jeeps

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 1 truck, 1 Jeep
      1 platoon: 6x Milan-2 teams, 6 trucks, 2 GPMG
      1 battery: 6x 120mm Brandt mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck
      1 platoon: 6x 20mm FK20-2 AA, 6 trucks
      1 LRRP Platoon: 4 AR/SMG squads, skis, 4 GPMG A+T1+

2. Brigade Support

Brigade HQ: 6 AR/SMG sqds, 4 lorries, 2 trucks, OP/Air Liaison Team with:

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 4 AR/SMG sqds, 6 trucks, 3 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 155mm FH70 howitzers, 7 lorries, 2 GPMG, 2x 84mm

3 Anti-Tank Batteries@ 7x Milan-2 teams, 7 trucks, 1 Jeep

1 Transport Company: 50 mules and ponies, 65x Haflingers

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

2 Recce Companies@

    CHQ: 1x Leopard 1A5 or Leopard 2
    3 platoons@ 4x Leopard 1A5 or Leopard 2

1 Recce Company:

    CHQ: 1x Leopard 1 or 2
    2 platoons@ 4x Luchs armoured cars
    2 platoons@ 3x Leopard tanks

1 CBW Recce Company:

    CHQ: 1x TPZ-1 Fuchs, 1 AR/engineer sqd
    2 platoons@ 3x TPZ-1, 3 AR/engineer sqds, 3 GPMG

1 Radar Platoon: 4x TPZ-1 Fuches + RATAC radar

1 Scout Squadron: 10x Bo-105M or Alouette III

6 EW Platoons@ # jammers and ESM equipment on TPZ-1 or trucks

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 4 AR sqds, 6 trucks, 8 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 155mm FH70, 7 lorries, 4 GPMG, 2x 84mm S.550

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 2x M577, 2x M113A1G, 2 AR sqds, 3 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 203mm M110A2, 1x M113A1G, 2x 84mm, 4 GPMG

1 Rocket Battalion:

    BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 lorries
    2 batteries@ 8x 110mm LARS, 1 radio van, 2 GPMG

1 Counter-Battery Radar Platoon: 4x M113/RATAC

3 Flak Companies@

    CHQ: 2x TPZ-1 Fuchs, 1 AR/SMG sqd
    2 batteries@ 6x Gepard
    2 platoons@ 6(4 man) SMG crew sqds, 6 Redeye, 6 trucks

3 Engineer Companies@

    CHQ: 2x M113A1G, 2 AR sqds
    3 platoons@ 4x M113A1G, 4 AR/engineer sqds, 4 GPMG, 2 flamethrowers

4. Notes


a) Radios are in all squads and AFV.
b) Infantry have 1-9x Armbrust or 1-3x Panzerfaust-3 disposable LAW per squad.
c) The Brigade has four Mountain Troop Battalions, only one active, three in reserve.
d) OP Team can be in M113AOP, Iltis Jeep or Kanone AOP or divisional helicopter.
e) The LRRP Platoon in each Battalion is highly trained (A+T1+) rescue, pathfinder, covert operations unit, and can be detached for independent operations.
f) Divisional Support is from the 1st Mountain Troop Division, which has one Mountain Troop Brigade, one Panzer and one Panzer Grenadier Brigades.
g) Engineers have 1-3x HAFLA35 disposable incendiery rockets per squad.
h) Details are provisional.

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