Modern

Saudi Arabia National Guard
Mechanized Brigade

1995+, Persian Gulf

List SU4MA

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x LAV-HQ, 2(7 man) AR/SMG sqds, 2 GPMG, 3x LAV-ARV
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x LAV-25, 2x Landover, 1 AR sqd, 2 GPMG
      3 platoons@ 4x LAV-25, 4(6 man) AR sqds, 3 GPMG, 3x 84mm S.550

    1 Anti-Tank Company:

      CHQ: 2x LAV-HQ, 1 AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 4?x LAV-AT (TOW-2)

    1 Assault Company:

      CHQ: 2x LAV-HQ, 1 AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 4?x LAV-AG (90mmL46 or 105mmL7 soft recoil gun?)

    1 Recce Platoon: 4x LAV-25,4(6 man) AR sqds, 4 GPMG
    1 Mortar Platoon:

      PHQ: 1x LAV-HQ
      2 sections@ 3x LAV-120mm turreted mortar

2. Brigade Support

Brigade HQ: 3x LAV-HQ, 2 AR sqds, OP Team, 4x Landrovers with:

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 4 trucks, 4x Landrover
    4 batteries@ 5x 105mm M102 or 6x 155mm M198, 6 trucks, radio Jeep, 3 OP Teams in LAV­HQ

1 AA Battery:

    CHQ: 2x LAV-HQ, 2x Landrover
    4 platoons@ 4x LAV-AD, 1x Landrover
    1 platoon (1992+): 8?x Stinger teams, 8?x LAV-APC

1 MP Company: LAV-APC?

1 Enginer Company:

    CHQ: 2x LAV-HQ, 2 trucks
    4 platoons@ 3x LAV-Eng, 3 (7 man) AR/engineer sqds, 3 GPMG, mines
    1 platoon: stores, heavy equipment, diggers, etc

1 Attached CBW Company:

    CHQ: 2x LAV-HQ, 1x LAV-APC
    3 platoons@ 3x LAV-APC, CBW recce equipment

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads and AFV.
    b) Infantry have 1-3x APILAS disposable LAW. AR is G-3. SMG is MP5.
    c) The 2 Brigades each have 4 battalions. A third brigade is being formed.
    d) Landrovers are Short Wheel Base and Lightweight types.
    e) Trucks are 6x6 Toyota types.
    f) The 1st (Imam Mohammed Bin Saud) Brigade has 105mm brigade artillery. The 2nd (King Abdul Aziz) Brigade has 155mm brigade artillery.
    g) Some details are still provisional.

This List replaces List SU4M


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