Modern
Sudanese 7th Armoured Division
1982+

North Sudan

List AF13M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Heavy Armoured Battalion 1982-1990

    Bttn HQ: 3x M60A3 or 2x T-55
    1 Tank Company: CHQ: 2x M60A3
      3 platoons@ 5x M60A3

    1 Tank Company: CHQ: 2x M47
      3 platoons@ 5x M47

    OR

    3 Companies@ CHQ: 1x T-55

      3 platoons@ 3x T-55

Heavy Armoured Battalion 1991+

    Bttn HQ: 2x M60A3 or T-55
    1 Tank Company: CHQ: 1x M60A3 or T-55
      3 platoons@ 3x M60A3 or T-55

    2 Companies@ CHQ: 1x T-55
      3 platoons@ 3x T-55

Light Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x Chinese Type 62 light tanks
    3 Companies@ CHQ: 1x Type 62
      3 platoons@ 3x Type 62

Mechanised Infantry Battalion (Heavy Brigade)

    Bttn HQ: 2x M113, 2 AR (Assault Rifle) squads, 1x Sa-7
    3 Companies@ CHQ: 1x M113, 1 AR squad
      3 platoons@ 3x M113, 3 AR sqds, 3 GPMG, 3x RPG-7

    1 Battery: 6x M125A1, 1x M113, Assigned Fire Control
    1 A/T Platoon: 4x Jeep/Swingfire (1990+) or 6x Jeep/106mm M40

Mechanised Infantry Battalion (Light Brigade)

    Bttn HQ: 2x Chinese Type 531, 1 AR sqd, 1x Sa-7
    3 Companies@ CHQ: 1x Type 531, 1 AR squad
      3 platoons@ 2x Type 531, 2 AR sqds, 2 LMG, 2x RPG-7, 2 SAW

    1 Battery: 6x 82mm M37 mortars, 6 trucks, radio car, Assigned FC
    1 A/T Platoon: 6x jeep/106mm M40

Divisional Recce Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x BRDM-2U, 4 Jeeps or Ferret armoured scout cars
    3 Companies@ CHQ: 1x BRDM-2, 2x Ferret
      3 platoons@ 3x BRDM-2 armoured cars
      1 Platoon: 6x Panhard AML-H90

2. Brigade Support

    Heavy Armoured Brigade HQ: 1x T-55, 2x BTR-50PU, 2 SMG sqds with:
      1 AA Battery: 4x M163 Vulcan, 4 Redeye teams in Jeeps
      1 Recce Platoon: 2-3x Ferret or BRDM-1

    Light Armoured Brigade HQ: 2x Type 62, 2x BTR-50PU, 2 SMG sqds with:

      1 AA Battery: 4x M163 Vulcan, 4 Redeye teams in Jeeps
      1 Recce Platoon: 2-3x Ferret

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Engineer Company: CHQ: 1 AR sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 2-3 AR/engineer sqds, 2 lorries

    2 AA Platoons@ 4x 20mm M167 Vulcan, 6 trucks, 4x Redeye teams
    1 Artillery Battalion: BHQ: 1x AMX-PC, 1x Panhard M3 + RASIT radar
      1 battery: 6x 155mm AMX-Mk-F3, 3x AMX-VCA, 1x AMX-PC

    1 Artillery Battalion: BHQ: 6 lorries, 4 AR/SMG sqds
      3 batteries@ 6x 155mm M114, 8 lorries

    1 Rocket Battalion: BHQ: 6 lorries, 4 AR/SMG sqds
      3 batteries@ 6x 122mm BM-21-40, radio van

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ. Artillery is Assigned FC.
b) Infantry have no disposable LAW or A/T grenades. Assault rifles (AR) are G-3 or AK-47. SMG is UZI, Sterling or MP5. LMG is RPD or HK21, GPMG is M60 or MG3, SAW is RPK.
c) The Division has one Light Armoured Brigade of 2 Light Armoured and 1 Mechanised (type 531) battalions; and one Heavy Armoured Brigade of 2 Heavy Armoured and one Mechanised (M113) battalions.
d) Only one of the heavy Armoured Battalions has the M60A3 and M47, the other has T-55 tanks.
e) By 1990 the serviceability of French and American equipment is poor.


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