Modern
Russian Airborne Brigade

1995-1996 Bosnia

List R93M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Mechanised Airborne Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 x BTR-D, 2(8 man) AR/SMG sqds, 1x RPG-7
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x BTR-D, 2 MMG in 1 AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 3(7 man) AR sqds, 6 SAW, 3x BMD-2 , 3x RPG-7

    1 AA Platoon: 8x Sa-14 teams, 3x BTR-D
    1 Battery: 4x 120mm 2S-9, 1x BTR-D
    1 Engineer Platoon: 3x BTR-D, 3(6 man) AR/engineer sqds, 3x RPG-7

2. Brigade Support

Airborne Brigade HQ: 6 x BTR-D , 4 AR/SMG sqds, trucks & Jeeps, 2x RPG-7 with:

1 Recce Platoon: 4x BTR-80, 4(6 man) AR/SMG sqds, 4 SAW
1 Engineer Platoon: 3x BTR-80, 3(6 man) AR/engineer sqds, 3x RPG-7
1 Maintenance Platoon: 3x BREM-D (BMD ARV)
1 NBC Defence Section: 2x BTR-80RkhM4, 2(6 man) AR/engineer sqds, chemical detection equipment
1 MP Platoon: 3(6 man) AR/SMG sqds, 3 SAW, 3 trucks or Jeeps

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all PHQ. Artillery is Assiged FC. Infantry have IINF.
    b) Infantry have 1 x 40mm BG25 grenade launcher on AK74 per squad, and up to 2x RPG-18 or RPG-22 disposable LAW per squad.
    c) The Brigade deployed under the NATO IFOR force has 2 battalions.
    d) Can use Divisional and Corps support from List A65M, and A66M.
    e) BTR-D is the longer, open topped version of the BMD-1 .
    f) RPG-7 may be replaced by RPG-16. SAW is RPKS-74.


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