Modern
Polish Army Support
1980-1989

Poland and E. Europe

List P37M

by Mark Bevis

1. Army Support

(actually Corps level)

Up to:

1 Engineer Brigade: 4 Battalions ?
1 Electronic Warfare Regiment

1 AA Regiment:

    BHQ: 2 lorries, 2 Jeeps
    4 batteries@ 6x 57mm S60, 8 trucks, FC radar

4 Artillery Battalions@

    BHQ: 2 lorries, 2 Jeeps
    3 batteries@ 6x 122mm M31/37, 6 lorries, radio van

0-1 A/T Battalion:

    BHQ: 2 lorries, 2 Jeeps (up to 1985)
    3 batteries@ 6x 76mm M42, 6 trucks

2 A/T Battalions@

    BHQ: 2 lorries, 2 AR sqds
    3 batteries@ 6x 85mm D44, 6 trucks

4 Missile Battalions@ 3x Scud launchers, radio vans, reload lorries
1 Pontoon Regiment: 6 Companies@ 18x PP64 pontoon sections, lorries

2. Front Support

(actually Army level)

Up to:

4 Missile Battalions@ 3x Scud launchers, radio vans, reload lorries

8 Artillery Battalions@

    BHQ: 2 lorries, 2 Jeeps
    3 batteries@ 6x 152mm M1943, 6 lorries, radio van

2 AA Regiments@

    BHQ: 2 lorries, 2 Jeeps (up to 1983)
    4 batteries@ 6x 85mm KS12 or 100mm KS19, 10 lorries, FC radar

3 SAM Battalions@

    BHQ: 1x Long Track radar on AT-T, 1x Thin Skin
    3 batteries@ 3x Sa-4 Ganef, 1x Pat Hand radar, 3 reload lorries
    1 battery: 6x twin 23mm ZU-23-2, 6 trucks

3 Tank Regiments@ as List P34M, with T-55, plus one battery of 122mm D30 and possibly a Motor Rifle Battalion

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ. Artillery is Assigned FC.

    b)Poland fields 3 Army HQ supporting 5 Tank, 8 Motor Rifle and one Naval Infantry divisions. For the latter, see List P21M.

    c) Infantry and towed gun teams have 67mm PGN60 rifle A/T grenades.


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