Modern
Serbian Infantry
Division and Brigade

1991+ Balkans

List Y3M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 AR sqds, 1x Sa-7B
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 GPMG
      3 platoons@ 3 AR sqds, 3 GPMG, 3x MAW
      1 platoon: 2x 60mm M57 mortars, 2x 82mm M60 RCL

    1 Battery: 4x 82mm mortars, Assigned FC

Militia Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 AR/SMG sqds, 1x Sa-7B
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 1 GPMG
      3 platoons@ 2-3 AR sqds, 3 MAW, 3 GPMG
      1 platoon: 0-2x 82mm M60 RCL, 2x 60mm M57 mortars

    1 Battery: 4x 82mm mortars, Assigned FC

2. Brigade Support

HQ: 6 AR/SMG sqds, 6 trucks, 4 Jeeps, 3x Sa-7B with up to:

    3 Batteries@ 6x 120mm mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck, Assigned FC

    1 A/T Platoon: 4x 105mm M65 RCL or 4x AT-3C Sagger, 4 Jeeps:
    OR 3-4x BOV-1 or M36B2 or Su-100?
    OR 3-4x 100mm T12 A/T guns, lorry tows

    0-1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 trucks, Assigned FC
      2 batteries@ 6x howitzers, 8 lorries

    0-1 Tank Company:

      CHQ: 1x T-34/85 or Sherman
      3 platoons@ 3x T-34/85 or Sherman

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Recce Company:
      CHQ: 1x BRDM-2U, 2 Jeeps, 1 AR sqd
      2 platoons@ 6x Jeeps, 3 AR/SMG sqds, 3 GPMG
      1 platoon: 4x BRDM-2 or M3A1 White Scout Car or BTR-40

    2 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3x Triple 20mm M55 or twin 30mm or 40mm Bofors, 3 trucks

    3 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 trucks, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 6x howitzers, 8 lorries

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 trucks, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 6x guns, 8 lorries

    1 Rocket Battalion:

      BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 trucks, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4-6x 128mm M63, truck tows, radio van

    3 A/T Batteries@ 2-6x 100mm T12 or 76mm M42, truck tows

    1-3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 AR/engineer sqds, 3 GPMG, 1 flamegun

4. Corps Support

Up to:

    4 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 6x guns or howitzers, 8 lorries

    1 Rocket Battalion:

      BHQ: 2 AR sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4-6x 128mm M63, truck tows;
      OR 4-6x M77 Oganja or Orkan (?), radio van

    4 AA Batteries@ 6x 40mm Bofors or 57mm S60, static, radar

    5 AA Batteries@ 4x Sa-2 or Sa-6, radars

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 2-3 AR/engineer sqds, 3 GPMG, 2 lorries

    1 Commando/Mercenary Company:

      CHQ: 1 AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 AR/SMG sqds, 3 SAW, 3 GPMG, 3 MAW

    # Communications jammer units

    1 A/T Squadron: 10x Gazelle (AT-3C, Sa-7)
    2 Transport Squadrons@ 10x Gazelle
    1 Assault Squadron: 12x Mil-8 Hip E
    3 Fighter Flights@ 4-5x MiG-21 or Orao
    8 Fighter-Bomber Flights@ 4x Galeb or Jastreb

5. Notes

    a) Radios are in P HQs and all AFV.
    b) Infantry have 3-6x 64mm M80 disposable LAW per squad. MAW is RPG-7, 44mm M57, 90mm M79 or RBRM-80. Some may have M60 rifle A/T grenades.
    c) The Division is assumed to have 3 Brigades each of 3 battalions. As of late 1992 there were reckoned to be 3 Infantry Divisions, plus 4 Independent Brigades and 4 Mountain Infantry Brigades in non-Serbian territory and enclaves in Bosnia and Croatia.
    d) About 2 out of 3 battalions are militia.
    e) Details are provisional, and theoretically apply only to Bosnian Serbs within Croatia and Bosnian-Hertzogovinian territory. In practice will also apply to Regular Yugoslav National Army (JNA) units in Serbia and Montenegro.
    f) Howitzers are 105mm M101 or FH18M, 122mm M38 or D30, 152mm M37, 155mm M65 or M114. Guns are 122mm M31/37, 130mm M46, 152mm D20/M84 or 155mm M59 Long Tom. In Mountain Brigades, howitzers are 76mm M48.
    g) Sherman variant can be M4A3, M4A3E8 or Firefly.
    h) Independent Brigades can add an AA Platoon of 3x 20mm M75 on the back of Gaz-66 trucks.


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