Modern
Indian Armoured Division

1969-1972 India

List IN7M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x Vijayanta Mk1
    3 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 3x Vijayanta Mk.1
      4 Troops@ 3x Vijayanta Mk.1

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 AR/SMG sqds, 1 LMG, 2x OT-62A, 1 truck, 1 Jeep
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 1x OT-62A
      3 platoons@ 3 AR sqds, 3 LMG, 3x 3.5" M20 bazooka, 3x OT-62A

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 1 truck
      1 platoon: 6x 81mm mortars, 6 trucks, 1 radio Jeep
      1 platoon: 4x Jeep/106mm M40
      1 Recce Platoon: 4x Jeeps, 2(6 man) AR/SMG sqds

2. Brigade Support

1st Armoured Brigade HQ: 2x Vijayanta Mk.1, 2x OT-62A, 4 lorries, Air Liaison Team in truck

43rd Motorised Brigade HQ: 6 AR sqds, 8 trucks, 2 cars, Air Liaison Team

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

2 Field Artillery Regiments@

    BHQ: 4 AR/SMG sqds, 6x FV432, 3 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 105mm Abbot, 2 LMG, 1x FV432

1 Medium Artillery Regiment:

    BHQ: 8 AR/SMG sqds, 8 lorries, 3 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 5.5" or 130mm M46 guns, 8 lorries, 2 AALMG

93rd Armoured Recce Squadron:

    SHQ: 2x AMX-13/75
    3 platoons@ 3x AMX-13/75

2 Engineer Companies@

    CHQ: 2 AR/SMG sqd, 1 lorry
    3 platoons@ 4 AR/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 2 lorries

1 AA Regiment:

    RHQ: 4 lorries, 2 AR/SMG sqds
    3 batteries@ 6x 40mmL60 Bofors, 6 trucks

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ.

b) Infantry squads have some kind of A/T grenades. AR is FN, LMG is Bren or FN-GPMG. SMG is Sterling.

c) The Division has the 1st Armoured Brigade of the 65th, 67th, 68th Armoured Regiments and 2nd Lancers Armoured Regiment; and the 43rd Motorised Brigade of the 1st Sikh, 1st Jat and 1st Garwhal Mechanised Battalions.

d) Details are provisional.


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