Modern
Israeli Reserve Armored Brigade

1985-1992 Israel

List IS2M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x Tanks, 3x M88A1 ARV, 2x M113A1
    3-4 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x Tanks
      3 platoons@ 3x Tanks

    1 Recce Platoon: 4x M151 Jeep or M3 H/T, 2 SMG/AR sqds, 2 GPMG

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x M113A1 or M3 H/T, 2 AR sqds, 2 GPMG
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M113A1 or M3 H/T, 1 AR sqd, 1 Jeep, 2 MMG
      3 platoons@ 4x APC, 4 AR sqds, 8 GPMG, 1x 60mm Type B mortar
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1x M113A1 or M3 H/T, 1 AR sqd
        1 platoon: 6x M150 (M113/ITOW) or 6x Jeep/ITOW & 6 reload Jeeps
        1 platoon: 6x .50" HMG teams, 3x APC
        1 battery: 1x Zelda PHQ; 3 Sections@ 3x M125A1 OR 1x M3 H/T PHQ; 3 Sections@ 2x M3/120mm mortar

Divisional Recce Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x M3 H/T, 2 AR sqds, 2 GPMG, Air Liaison Team
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x Rambta RBY-1 or M3 H/T, 1 AR sqd, 2 GPMG
      3 platoons@ 3-4x RBY-1, 3-4(6 man) AR/SMG sqds, 3-4 GPMG, 1x 60mm Type B mortar

    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x BRDM-2U
      3 platoons@ 4x BRDM-2

2. Brigade Support

Brigade HQ: 3x M113 or M3 H/T, 2 AR sqds, OP/Air Liaison Team, 2x Tanks with:

1 Recce Company:

    CHQ: 2x RBY-1 or M113A1, 1 AR sqd, 2 GPMG
    3 platoons@ 4x APC, 4(6 man) AR/SMG sqds, 4 GPMG, 1x 60mm Type B

0-1 Engineer Company:

    CHQ: 2x M113A1, 2 AR/engineer sqds, 2 GPMG
    3 platoons@ 4x M113A1, 4 AR/engineer sqds, 4 GPMG, 1x 60mm Type B

1 Mortar Battalion:

    BHQ: 2x M113A1 or M3 H/T, 2x trucks, 2 AR sqds
    4 batteries@ 4x M113/120mm or M3 H/T/120mm mortar, 1x APC, OP Team

1 A/T Company:

    CHQ: 2x M113A1 or M151 Jeep, 1 AR sqd
    3 platoons@ 4x M150 (M113+ ITOW) or 4x Jeep/106mm or
    4x Jeep/ITOW or Jeep./Sagger-C, 4 reload Jeeps

3. Divisional Support


Up to:

3 Engineer Companies@

    CHQ: 2x M113A1, 2 AR/engineer sqds, 2 GPMG
    3 platoons@ 4x M113A1, 4 AR/engineer sqds, 4 GPMG,1x 60mm Type B
    1 platoon: 3x D9 Dozer or Sherman Trail Blazer, 4x M48 AVLB

3 Artillery Battalions@

    BHQ: 4x M113A1, 2 AR sqds, 3 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 155mm M109A1, 1x M548, 1x Zelda

0-1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 4x M113A1, 2 AR sqds, 3 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 175mm M107, 6x M548, 1x M113A1, 1x C-Btty radar

1 Rocket Battalion:

    BHQ: 4x trucks, 2 AR sqds
    3 batteries@ 6x 240mm BM-24, 1 radio truck

3 AA Platoons@ 4x ZSU-23-4 or twin 20mm in M3 H/T

3 AA Platoons@ 4x M730 Chapparal

12 AA Sections@ 1x Redeye, 1 Jeep

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. Infantry may have IINF and rifle A/T grenades.
    b) Each squad has 1x RPG-7 or 84mm Carl Gustav. Each squad has 1-3x M72A1 disposable LAW. Each infantry platoon has 1x Dragon-1.
    c) Dragon and ITOW may have Thermal Imaging from 1990.
    d) Reserve Armoured Divisions have 2-3 Armoured Brigades and one Mechanised Brigade.
    e) Armoured Brigades have 3 Tank Battalions and 1 Mechanised Battalion. Mechanised Brigades have 1 Tank Battalion and 3 Mechanised Battalions.
    f) Each Tank Company can have up to 2 dozers and 2 minerollers assigned.
    g) Unofficial reports suggest that in battlefield operations, companies of 7 MBT/APC are used.
    h) Unless specified Tanks and APC are not mixed below battalion level.


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