Modern
Indian Armoured Brigade
1984-1996 prototype

India

List IN6M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: #x T-72M1 or T-72G or T-55, 1x T-55 ARV,
    3 Tank Companies@ CHQ:
      # platoons@ #x T-72M1 or T-72G or T-55

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: #x BMP-2K, 2(6 man) AR/SMG sqds,
    3 Companies@ CHQ: #x BMP-2,
      3 platoons@ #x BMP-2, # (7 man) AR sqds, 1x AT-4 Spigot or Milan-1, #x LMG, #x 84mm S.550 Carl Gustav

    1 Mortar Battery: 6x 120mm M43 mortars, 6 trucks, radio car
    1 AA Platoon: 3x Sa-7, 3x BMP-1 (no Sagger)

2. Brigade Support

Armoured Brigade HQ: 1x T-72K, 2x BMP-2K, 2(6 man) AR/SMG sqds with:

    1 AA Company: CHQ:
      2 platoons@ 4x Sa-9 Gaskin
      1 platoon: 4x ZSU-23-4

    1 Recce Company: CHQ: 1x BRDM-2U
      2 platoons@ 4x BRDM-2

    1 Engineer Company: CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 2 trucks or 1x BTR-60PB
      2 platoons@ 3 AR/Engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 3x BTR-60PB or trucks
      1 platoon: 2x MTU-55 AVLB

    1 Medium Artillery Regiment: RHQ: 4 AR/SMG sqds, 6 lorries or BTR-60PU
      3 batteries@ 6x 155mm Bofors FH77B or 130mm M46, 8 lorries

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ. Artillery is Assigned FC.
b) Infantry have no disposable LAW or A/T grenades.
c) The 5 Independent Armoured Brigades each have 3 Armoured and 1 Mechanised Battalions.
d) Tanks are T-72G or T-72M1, or rarely by 1995, T-55.
e) Infantry may be in OT-64 or BTR-60PB rather than BMP.
f) The artillery should be self-propelled but not enough SP artillery is available.


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