Modern
Serbian Mechanized and Armor Brigades

1991+ Balkans

List Y8M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Motorised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 AR sqds, 2 Jeeps, 2 trucks
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 GPMG, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3 AR sqds, 3 GPMG, 3x MAW , 3 trucks
      1 platoon: 2 x 60mm M57 mortars, 2x 82mm M60 RCL, 2 trucks

    1 Battery: 4x 82mm mortars, 4 trucks, radio Jeep, Assigned FC

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x M80 APC, 2(7 man) AR sqds, 2 Jeeps
    1 Company:
      CHQ: 1x M80, 1(7 man) AR sqd, 1 GPMG
      3 platoons@ 3x M80, 3(7 man) AR sqds, 3 GPMG, 3 MAW

    2 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x M60P, 1 AR sqd, 1 GPMG
      3 platoons@ 3x M60P, 3 AR sqds, 3 MAW, 3 GPMG
      1 platoon: 2x M60PB (twin 82mm RCL) or 2x AT-3C Sagger teams in 2x M60P

    1 Battery: 4-6x 120mm mortars, truck tows, radio Jeep, Assigned FC

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x T-55M or M84, 1x T-55 ARV
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x T-55M or M84 or T-62
      3 platoons@ 3x T-55M or M84 or T-62

2. Brigade Support

Armoured Brigade HQ: 3x M84, 2x M60P, 4 AR sqds, 4 trucks, 3x Sa-7B with:

    1 Battery: 6x 122mm 2S-1 (SAU-122), 1x M60P, Assigned FC

    1-3 Recce Platoons@ 3-4x BRDM-2 or Jeeps/GPMG or BMP-R

    1-3 AA Platoons@ 2x Sa-9 Gaskin, 2-3x BOV-3(triple 20mm) or M53/59

Mechanised Brigade HQ: 4 AR/SMG sqds, 6 trucks, 3x Sa-7B with:

    1-3 Batteries@ 6x 120mm mortars, 6 trucks, radio Jeep, Assigned FC

    1-3 A/T Platoons@ 4x 105mm M65 RCL or 4x AT-3C Sagger, 4 Jeeps:
    OR 3-4x BOV-1 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 105mm M101 or 122mm M38 or D30 howitzers, 8 trucks

    0-1 AA Battery: 6x Triple 20mm M55 or 20mm M75, 6 Jeeps, radio Jeep

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and squads.
    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) As of late 1992 in non-Serbian territory, there were 3 Armoured Brigades each of 2-3 Armoured and 2 Mechanised Battalions. Also about 19 Mechanised Brigades each of 3 Motorised Battalions, and rarely, an Armoured Battalion (20% chance).
    d) 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.
    e) can use Corps support from List Y3M.
    f) Can replace at least one M60P platoon with BMP-1.
    g) Can replace BOV-3 AA with ZSU-57-2 or armoured trucks with twin 20mm AA or ZSU-23-4, and can replace Sa-9 with Sa-13.
    h) Each Battalion HQ can have 1x Sa-7B or Sa-14 or Sa-16.


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