Modern

Turkey Armor Brigade

1996+ Turkey

List T9M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x M60A3 or M60A1, 1x M8A1 ARV
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x M60A3 or M60A1
      3 platoons@ 4x M60A3 or M60A1
      or 4 platoons@ 3x M60A3 or M60A1

Mechanised Infantry Battalion (in 6 brigades)

    Bttn HQ: 1x AIFV/.50", 1x M113A1, 2 AR squads, OP Team
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x AIFV/.50", 1x AIFV/25mm, 1 AR sqd, 2x .50" HMG teams
      3 platoons@ 4x AIFV/25mm, 4 AR sqds, 4 GPMG, 2x 75mm M20
      1 platoon: 2x M125A1(81mm mortar), 2x M113A1, 2x Milan-1 teams

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 1x M113A1, 1 Jeep
      1 battery: 6x AIFV/120mm HY-12 mortar, 1x M113A1
      1 platoon: 6x AIFV/81mm mortar, 1x M113A1

Mechanised Infantry Battalion (in 8 brigades)

    Bttn HQ: 2x M113A1 or AIFV/.50", 2 AR sqds, OP Team
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M113A1 or AIFV/.50", 1 AR sqd, 2x .50" HMG teams
      3 platoons@ 4x M113A1 or AIFV/.50", 4 AR sqds, 4 GPMG, 2x 75mm M20
      1 platoon: 2x M125A1 or AIFV/81mm mortar, 2x M113A1, 2x Milan-1 teams

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1x M113A1, 1 AR/SMG sqd, 1 Jeep
      1 battery: 6x M15A1 or AIFV/81mm mortar, 1x M113A1
      1 battery: 6x M106A1/120mm HY12 mortar or AIFV/120mm mortar, 1x M113A1

2. Brigade Support

Armoured Brigade HQ: 1x M60A3, 1x M88A1 ARV, 2 AR sqds, 4x M113A1, OP/Air Liaison Team
with:

    1 Anti-tank Company:
      CHQ: 1x M113A1
      3 platoons@ 4x AIFV/twin TOW-2

    1 AA Company:

      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 2 Jeeps
      1 platoon: 4x Stinger teams, 4 Jeeps
      2 platoons@ 4x Redeye teams, 4 Jeeps

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 1x M113A1
      3 platoons@ 4x M113A1, 4 AR/engineer sqds, 4 GPMG, 1x 57mm M18
      1 platoon: digger, dozer, 2x M48AVLB, light bridge on lorry?

    1 Mortar Company:

      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG sqd, 2 Jeeps
      3 platoons@ 4x 107mm M30 mortars, 4 trucks, radio truck, OP in Jeep

    1 Recce Company:

      CHQ: 2 Jeeps, 1 SMG sqd
      3 platoons@ 2x Jeep/.50" HMG, 3 Jeeps, 1(9 man) AR sqd, 1x 75mm M20

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 2 AR squads, 4x M113A1, TPQ-36 radar, 2 trucks
      3 batteries@ 6x 155mm M44T1 or 105mm M52A1, 1x M113A1, OP Team in M113A1

    OR

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 4 AR squads, 6 trucks
      3 batteries@ 6x 155mm M114 howitzers, 8 lorries, OP in Jeep
      1 battery: 4x 203mm M115 howitzers, 6 lorries

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. Infantry have IINF.
    b) Infantry have 1-3x M72 disposable LAW per squad.
    c) The fourteen Armoured Brigades each have two Armoured Battalions and two Mechanised Battalions.
    d) Eight of the Brigades have M60A3. Another three have M60A1. Another three Brigades have Leopard 1A3 and Leopard ARV. Tanks have FSAPDS and IINF. Percentage breakdown is 01-57%: M60A3; 58-79%: M60A1; 80-00%: Leopard 1A3.
    e) Only six Brigades have AIFV/25mm in 1998. By 2002 nine Brigades have AIFV/25mm. The other eight brigades have M113A1 equipped Mechanised Battalions in 1998, gradually re-equipping with AIFV/.50" into 2002
    f) Only three brigades have M44T in both artillery battalions. One Brigade has one battalion of M44T and one battalion of M108T; two Brigades have M52A1 in both battalions; and the remaining eight brigades have towe d howitzers.
    g) From 2002 all Redeye are replaced by Stinger.
    h) The AIFV/.50" in small turret is called the AAPC.
    i) Can use Corps and Army support from List T13M.
    j) For the Armoured Brigade in northern Cyprus see List T12M.


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