Modern
Soviet Airborne Division

1999+ All theatres

List R44MA

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Airborne Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x BMD-ksh, 1x BTR-D, 2(8 man) AR/SMG sqds, 1x RPG-16, OP/Air Liaison Team
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x BMD-ksh, 1x BTR-D, 2 MMG, 2x 30mm AG-17, 1 AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 3(7 man) AR sqds, 3 SAW, 3x BMD, 3x RPG-16, 1x Sa-14

    1 Battery: 3 or 6x 82mm 2B9 Vasilek, BTR-D tows, 1x BMD-1V119

2. Regiment Support

Airborne Regiment HQ: 2x BTR-D, 4x BMD-ksh, 4 AR/SMG sqds, trucks & Jeeps, 2x RPG-16, Air Liaison Team, 3x Sa-14 with:

    1 HQ Defence Platoon: 3(7 man) AR sqds, 3x RPG-16, 3x BTR-D

    1 A/T Company:

      CHQ: 1x BRDM-2U
      3 platoons@ 3x BRDM-3, 3x RPG-7, 3 LMG

    1 Gun Battery: 6x 2S-9, 1x BMD-1V119

    1 Recce Company:

      CHQ: 1(4 man) AR sqd, 1x BMD-2
      3 platoons@ 3x BMD-2, 1(6 man) AR sqd, 3x RPG-16

    1 AA Battery: 6x twin 23mm ZU-23-2 on trucks or BTR-D, 6x Sa-14, 2x RPG-16

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 1(4 man) AR sqd
      2 platoons@ 3(6 man) AR/engineer sqds, 3x RPG-7

    1 Maintenance Platoon: 3x BREM-D (BMD ARV)

    1 NBC Defence Company:

      CHQ: 1(4 man) AR sqd
      3 platoons@ 3(8 man) AR/engineer sqds, NBC decontamination equipment

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

1 NBC Defence Company:

    CHQ: 1(11 man) AR/SMG sqd
    3 platoons@ 3(6 man) AR/engineer sqds

3 AA Batteries@ 6x twin 23mm ZU-23-2, 6 trucks or BTR-D, 6x Sa-14

3 Engineer CompanieS@

    CHQ: 1(4 man) AR sqd
    3 platoons@ 3(6 man) AR/engineer sqds, 3 SAW

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 3 Jeeps, 1 truck, 2 AR sqds, Assigned FC
    3 batteries@ 6x 122mm D30, 6 trucks, 1 Jeep

1 Assault Gun Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x ASu-85
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x ASU-85
      3 platoons@ 3x ASU-85

    OR 1 Mortar Battalion:

      BHQ: 3 Jeeps, 1 truck, 2 AR sqds, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 8x 120mm 2B16 auto-mortars, 8 trucks, 1 Jeep

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 3 Jeeps, 1 truck, 2 AR sqds, Assigned FC
      2 batteries@ 6x 122mm D30, 6 trucks, 1 Jeep
      1 battery: 6x 122mm BM-21-12 or 140mm RPU-14, 6 trucks, 1 Jeep

    1 Recce Company:

      CHQ: 1x BRDM-2
      2 platoons@ 4x BRDM-2
      2 platoons@ 3x BMD-1M, 3x Sa-14, 3(4 man) SMG sqds

    4. Notes

      a) Radios are in all AFV and squads.
      b) Infantry have 2x RPG-18, RPG-22 and RPG-26 disposable LAW per squad, and up to 1 x 40mm BG15 grenade launchers on AK74 per squad. Engineers have RPO disposable incendiary rocket launchers.
      c) The Division has 3 Regiments each of 3 battalions.
      d) BMD is BMD-1, BMD-1M (retrofit 30mm cannon) or BMD-2.
      e) BTR-D is the longer, open topped version of the BMD, and the BMD-ksh is the command version of the BTR-D.
      f) The Divisional Assault Gun Battalion can be fielded as teeth arm.
      g) Sa-14 can be replaced by Sa-16 or Sa-18.

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