Modern
West German Luftlande Airborne Brigade

1968-75 Germany

List G117M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Paratroop/Air Mobile Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 AR/SMG squads, OP/Air Liaison Team
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 AR squads
      3 platoons@ 4(8 man) AR squads, 4 GPMG, 4x 84mm M2 Carl Gustav
      1 platoon: 3x Kraka/106mm M40

2. Brigade Support

Airborne Brigade HQ: 6 AR/SMG squads, OP/Air Liaison Team with:

1 A/T Company:

    CHQ: 2x Kraka, 1 AR/SMG squad
    5 batteries@ 6x Kraka/Cobra ATGW or Kraka/106mm M40, 3 AR/SMG crew squads

1 Mortar Company:

    CHQ: 2 AR squads, 4 OP Teams
    4 batteries@ 4x 120mm Tampella mortars, 5x Kraka

1 Engineer Company:

    CHQ: 1 AR squad
    3 platoons@ 3 AR/engineer squads, 3 GPMG, 1x 84mm M2 Carl Gustav

1 AA Company:

    CHQ: 1x Kraka
    2 batteries@ 6x Kraka/20mm FK20

3. Notes


a) Radios are in all squads.
b) Infantry have 1-9x Panzerfaust-44 disposable LAW per squad.
c) The three Airborne "Luftlande" Brigades each have three battalions, and form the 1st Luftlande Division.
d) Can use Divisional support from List G114M, including the Recce Battalion.
e) Can use Corps support from List G115M, and with organisers/opponent's agreement, transport helicopters can be fielded as teeth arm.
f) From 1973 can add up to 3x Redeye to any Battalion HQ.
g) All airborne units can be motorised in ground role if desired.


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