Modern
German Airborne Brigade

1995+ Europe

List G125MA

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Airborne Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 AR/SMG sqds, OP Team
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 1 GPMG, 1x Milan-2
      3 platoons@ 4(9 man) AR/SMG sqds, 4 GPMG, 0/4x 84mm S.550, 1x Milan-2

Anti-Tank Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x Wiesel/TOW-2
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x Wiesel/TOW-2
      2 platoons@ 4x Wiesel/TOW-2
      2 platoons@ 3x Wiesel/20mm cannon

Divisional Jager Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 AR/SMG sqds, 2x Fuchs TPZ-1, OP Team
    3-4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x TPZ-1 Fuchs, 1 AR/SMG sqd
      3 platoons@ 3x Fuchs, 3 AR sqds, 1x Milan-2, 3 GPMG

    0-1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 1x Fuchs
      1 battery: 6x 120mm Brandt mortars, 6 trucks, radio Jeep
      1 platoon: 6x 20mm FK-20-2, 6 trucks

2. Brigade Support

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

2 Airborne Recce Companies@

    CHQ: 1(8 man) AR sqd, 2 Jeeps
    3 platoons@ 3(8 man) AR sqds, 6 Jeeps, 3 GPMG

1 Engineer Company:
    CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 truck
    3 platoons@ 3 AR/engineer sqds, 3 GPMG, 1x 84mm S.550, 3 trucks

1 Mortar Company:
    CHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 trucks
    4 platoons@ 4x 120mm Brandt mortars, 4 trucks, OP Team

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

6 AA Companies@

    CHQ: 2x Fuchs, 1 AR/SMG sqd, 1x Gepard
    2 batteries@ 3x Gepard, 3x Redeye or Stinger, 3 trucks

2 Recce Companies@

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

1 Recce Company:

    CHQ: 1x Leopard 2 A5 or Leopard 2
    2 platoons@ 4x Luchs armoured cars
    1 platoon: 3x Leopard 2 A5 or Leopard 2

1 CBW Recce Company:

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

1 Radar Platoon: 4x TPZ-1 Fuchs + RATAC radar
3 EW Platoons@ 3x jammers and ESM on TPZ-1 Fuchs

1 Rocket Battalion:

    BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 lorries, 3x M113+ RATAC
    1 batteries@ 9x MLRS, 1x M113, 2 GPMG
    battery: 8x 110mm LARS, 1x M113, 2 GPMG

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 4 AR/SMG sqds, 6 trucks, 6 OP Teams, 3x M113+ RATAC
    3 batteries@ 8x 155mm FH70 10 lorries 4 GPMG, 1x 84mm S.550

OR 1 Artillery Battalion

    BHQ: 2x M113, 3x M113+ RATAC radar, 1x M577
    3 batteries@ 8x M109A3G, 2x M 113 AOP, 1x M577

3 Engineer Companies@
    CHQ: 2x M113A1, 1 AR sqd
    3 platoons@ 4x M113A1, 4 AR/engineer sqds, 4 GPMG, 1 flamethrower, # HAFLA-35 disposable incendiary rockets
    1 platoon: 3x M548MSM Skorpion minelayer

4. Corps Support

Includes:
1 Long Range Recce Company:

    CHQ: 2 AR/SMG sqds
    4 platoons@ 4(8 man) AR/SMG sqds, TI, SATCOM

6 SAM Batteries@ 7x Roland-2 on Marder

1 AA Company:

    CHQ: 2x Bv-206-HQ (1999+)
    3 platoons@ 5x Wiesel-AA (Quad Stinger), 1x Bv-206-PHQ

2 Recce Companies@

    CHQ: 1x Leopard 1 (in 2 of 3 Corps)
    3 platoons@ 4x Leopard 1A5 or Leopard 2

1 Recce Company:

    CHQ: 1x Leopard 1 (in 2 of 3 Corps)
    2 platoons@ 4x Luchs armoured cars
    1 platoon: 3x Leopard 1

6 Anti-Tank Squadrons@ 10x B<\v>-105P/4x HOT-1
3 Scout Squadrons@ 10x B-105M
4 Transport Squadrons@ 12x UH-1D Huey
8 Transport Flights@ 4x CH-53G

5. Army Support

Includes:

KSK Special Forces Brigade:

    1 Signals/HQ Company:
      CHQ & 3 platoons
      4 Commando Companies@
        CHQ: 1(8 man) AR sqd
        4 platoons@ 1(2 man) PHQ, 4(4 man) AR/SMG sqds

      1 LRRP Company: CHQ: 1(8 man) AR/SMG sqd
      1 Long Range Recce Platoon: 8(4 man) AR/SMG sqds
      1 Recce Platoon: 12(4 man) AR/SMG sqds

6. Notes

a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. Infantry have IINF. Milan has TI.
b) Infantry have 1x Panzerfaust-3 per squad, each is reloadable up to 10 times .
c) Each platoon can add 1x 40mm HK69 hand-held grenade launcher similar to M79.
d) Airborne Brigades have 2 Airborne and 1 Anti-Tank Battalions.
e) The 1st German-Dutch Corps has 2 Panzer and 1 Panzer Grenadier Divisions. The 2nd Corps has 2 Panzer and 1 Mountain Divisions. The 4th Corps has 2 Panzer Grenadier Divisions. Each Corps has one Airborne Brigade.
f) The divisions share 7 Panzer, 12 Panzer grenadier and 1 Mountain Brigades, plus the Franco-German Brigade (List G101M).
g) Artillery OP can be in M113 AOP or Jeep or Corps scout helicopter.
h) Divisional Artillery has FH70 in 6 of 8 divisions, the other two having M109A3G.
i) In 1996 a Panzer Grenadier Division will be disbanded, removing 2 Panzer Grenadier Brigades.
j) SKS Special Forces use 5.56mm G36 assault rifles, MP5 SMG, G22 snipers rifle, HK21 LMG, HK23 SAW, P11 pistol, Panzerfaust-3, Milan-2, MG3 GPMG, and can be motorised in VW Jeeps and Unimogs.


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