Modern
Kuwait Infantry Brigade

1991-1992 Persian Gulf

List K2M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x Fahd APC, 2 AR squads, 2 GPMG, OP Team, large flags!
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 3x Fahd APC, 2 AR squads, 2 GPMG, 1x Landrover, 1x Sa-7B
      3 platoons@ 4x Fahd, 4 AR sqds, 3 GPMG, 1x 84mm S.550 or RPG7
      1 platoon: 1x Fahd , 2x AT-4 Spigot teams

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 3x Fahd , 2 AR sqds, 2 GPMG
      1 battery: 6x 81mm M29A1 mortars, 7x Fahd 4x4 APC
      1 platoon: 4x Jeep/HOT1 or Jeep/ITOW

2. Brigade Support

Brigade HQ: 4 AR/SMG squads, 6x Landrovers with:

    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 4 AR sqds, 4 OP Teams, 6 trucks
      4 batteries@ 4x 120mm mortars, 4 trucks, radio truck

3. Notes


a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. AR is AK47.
b) Infantry have 1-3x M72A1 disposable LAW per squad.
c) The Brigade has three-four Infantry Battalions. Three such Brigades were available for Desert Storm.
d) May replace Fahd APC with trucks, and Brigade artillery with 105mm M101.
e) In Desert Storm every Bttn HQ and Brigade HQ had an American OP/Air Liaison Team in 2x Hummers attached.
f) Artillery OP is in Landrover.
g) Details are provisional.


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