List IR8M
by Mark Bevis
1. Teeth ArmArmoured Regiment
3 Companies@ CHQ: 2x T-55(mod) or Type 69-1 or T-62 3-4 platoons@ 3x T-55 or Type 69-1 or T-62 Mechanised Regiment
3 platoons@ 3 AR sqds, 3 LMG, 3x RPG-7, 1x Sa-7, 3 SAW, 3x APC 0-1 platoon: 3x APC, 2x 73mm SPG-9 or 82mm B10, 2x AGS-17, 2x AT-3C Sagger teams 1 Battery: 6x 82mm M37 mortars, 6 trucks, 1 radio truck Divisional Special Forces Battalion
3 Companies@
3 platoons@ 3 AR sqds, 3 LMG, 3x RPG-7, 3 SAW, 3x APC 1 Battery: 6x 82mm M37 mortars, 6 trucks, 1 radio truck 2. Brigade SupportMechanised Brigade HQ: 4 AR sqds, 2x BMP-1Ksh, 4 trucks, 2 Jeeps with up to:
1 Mortar Battery: 6x 120mm M43 mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck 1 Recce Company:
3 platoons@ 4x EE-9 or BRDM-2 1 Engineer Company:
2 platoons@ 3 AR/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 1 RPG-7, 2 lorries 1 platoon: 2x MTU AVLB 1 platoon: 4x TMM Tressle bridges 1 A/T Company:
3 platoons@ 4x BRDM-2/Sagger Armoured Brigade HQ: 1x Tank, 2x APC, 2 AR sqds, 2 Jeeps with up to:
1 Mortar Battery: 6x 120mm M43 mortars, 6x MT-LB, 1x TT-LB 1 Recce Company:
3 platoons@ 4x EE-9 or ERC-90S 1 Engineer Company:
2 platoons@ 3 AR/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 1 RPG-7, 3x APC 1 platoon: 3x MTU AVLB 1 platoon: 4x TMM Tressle bridges 1 A/T Company:
3 platoons@ 4x VCR-TH or Kurassier 3. Divisional SupportUp to: 3 Artillery Battalions@
3 batteries@ 6x 122mm D74, 6 lorries, radio van 1 Artillery Battalion:
3 batteries@ 6x 130mm M46 guns, 6 lorries, radio van 1 Artillery Battalion:
3 batteries@ 6x 122mm 2S-1, 1x ACRV-1 3 AA Batteries@ 6x 57mm S60, 1 radar, 8 trucks 6 AA Platoons@ 4x ZSU-57-2 2 Recce Companies@
3 platoons@ 4x ERC-90S or EE-9 or 2x AML-H90, 2x AML-H60 1 Recce Company:
3 platoons@ 4x PT-76B 1 Rocket Battery: 6x 127mm ASTROS-II, 1 radar/radio van 1 Mortar Battalion:
2 batteries@ 6x 120mm M43 mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck 3 Engineer Companies@
3 platoons@ 3 AR/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 1 flamegun, 3x trucks or APC, 1x RPG-7 4. Notes
b) Infantry have no known A/T grenades or disposable LAW. c) The Division has 1 Mechanised Brigade of 1 Tank Regiment and 3 Mechanised Regiments; and 2 Armoured Brigades each of 3 Tank Regiments and 1 Mechanised Regiment d) T-55(mod) is Iraqi variant spaced box armour. All other variants (T-55/125mm, T-62/125mm) were prototypes. e) Can use Corps and Army support from List IR10M. f) There were four such divisions by early 1991, plus a reserve division (DT4) with no BMPs and using Type 59 or T-55 tanks only. g) BMP-1 in Armoured Brigades only, and with 8 man squads. Back to MicroMark Modern Iraqi List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark Modern National List of TO&Es Back to MicroMark Period List of TO&Es Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1997-2002 by Mark Bevis and MicroMark. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles covering military history related topics are available at http://www.magweb.com |