Modern

Turkey Mech Brigade

1996+ Turkey

List T10M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x Tanks, 1x M88A1 ARV
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x Tank
      4 platoons@ 3x Tanks

Armoured Recce Squadron

    SHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x M48A5T1, 1x M88A1 ARV
    3 Troops@
      THQ: 1x M48A5T1
      4 platoons@ 3x M48A5T1

Mechanised Infantry Battalion

    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, 1x 75mm M20 or 57mm M18 recoilless rifle
      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 81mm MKE mortars, 6 trucks, 1 radio Jeep
      1 battery: 6x 120mm HY12 towed mortars, 6 trucks, 1 radio Jeep
      1 platoon: 4-6x Milan-1 teams, 4-6x M113A1 or trucks

2. Brigade Support

Mechanised Brigade HQ: 2 AR sqds, 4x M113A1, OP/Air Liaison Team
with:

    1 Anti-tank Company:
      CHQ: 1x M113A1 or 2 Jeeps, 1AR squad
      3 platoons@ 4x M150 (M113+ ITOW) (in 13 brigades)
      OR 3 platoons@ 4x Cobra ATGW, 4 Jeeps (in 4 brigades)

    1 AA Company:

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

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 1x M113A1 or truck, 1 AR squad
      3 platoons@ 4x M113A1 or trucks, 4 AR/engineer sqds, 4 GPMG, 1x 57mm M18
      1 platoon: digger, dozer, 1-2x 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

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 2 AR squads, 4x M113A1
      3 batteries@ 6x 105mm M52A1, 1x M113A1, OP Team in M113A1

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. Infantry have IINF.
    b) Infantry have 1-3x M72 disposable LAW per squad and possibly 40mm M79 grenade launchers.
    c) The seventeen Mechanised Brigades each have one Armoured Battalion, one Armoured Recce Squadron and two Mechanised Battalions.
    d) Twelve brigades have tanks in the Armoured Recce Squadrons, the remaining five appear to have insufficent tanks and use jeeps and trucks.
    e) Four brigades have Leopard 1A5 in their Armoured Battalion, the other thirteen brigades have M48A5T2.
    f) Four brigades have Cobra ATGW in their Anti-tank Company.
    g) From 2002 up to one Redeye platoon per AA Company can be replaced by Stinger.
    h) M48A5T1 has FSAPDS and IRNF. M48A5T2 has FSAPDS, TI, and stabilised IFCS.
    i) The AIFV/.50" has small turret armed with .50" HMG, and is called AAPC in Turkey.
    j) For the Mechanised Brigade deployed in Northern Cyprus see L ist T12M.
    k) Can use Corps and Army support from List T13M.


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