WWII
Russian Heavy Tank Brigade
1938-Nov'39-Jul'41

All theatres

List R9

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth

    Heavy Tank Battalion
      T-28 is:(d6):
        1: T-28 M1934
        2-3: T-28A
        4-6: T-28B M1938

      Bttn HQ: 3x T-28, 2x BT-5 M33 or BT-7
      4 Companies@

        CHQ: 2x T-28
        4 platoons@ 3 T-28

      1 Platoon: 3x BT-7A (only if BT-7s are fielded)

    Light Tank Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 4x BT-7-1 M35 or BT-7-2 M37 or BT-7M M1939 2 Companies@
        CHQ: 2x BT-7 as in Bttn HQ
        4 platoons@ 3x BT-7
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x OP-7 flame tanks
        3 platoons@ 3x OP-7
        1 platoon: 3x BT-7 as in Bttn HQ

    Motor Rifle Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 3 trucks
        1 platoon: 2x MMG, 2 LMG teams, 3x 50mm, 3 trucks

      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        1 platoon: 4 or 6x 45mm M37 A/T guns, truck tows
        3 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks
        1 battery: 6x 82mm mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck

2. Brigade Support

    Heavy Tank Brigade HQ: 2x BT-7, 1x T-28 with:
      2 Armoured Car Companies@
        CHQ: 2x Ba-10
        3 platoons@ 4x Ba-10

      1 Heavy Tank Test Company (Dec'39 only+):
        CHQ: 1x KV-1 M39 (no bow MG)
        1 platoon: 1x T-100, 1x SMK
        1 platoon: 2x KV-1 M39 (no bow MG)

3. 'Mechanised Corps' Support

(actually divisional level) Up to:

    1 Recce Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      1 Recce Platoon: 21 M/C Combos, 4 rifle sqds, 12 LMG
      1 Tank Company:
        CHQ: 2x T-27 or T-37 or T-38
        3 platoons@ 3x AFV as in CHQ

      1 Recce Company:
        CHQ: 2x Ba-10 or Ba-20 or Ba-7 or Ba-9 or Ba-27M or Ba-32
        3 platoons@ 3x armoured cars as in CHQ

    1 AA Regiment: 3 batteries@ 6x 37mm M39 or 76mmL55 M31, 6 trucks OR 4x ZIS-5 (Quad MMG on truck)

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 trucks

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, radio van
      3 batteries@ 6x 122mm M38, 6 lorries, Assigned FC

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, radio van
      3 batteries@ 6x 76mm M36, 6 trucks or T-26T, Assigned FC

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in Bttn HQs and above, may be in T-28 CHQs. Vehicles so equipped have frame aerials and must be pointed out if requested.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades in 1938-39. From 1940 can have RPG-1940 A/T grenades.
    c) Ba-32 not available until late 1939.
    d) Three such brigades existed, each having 3 Heavy Tank Battalions, 1 Light Tank Battalion and 1 Motor Rifle Battalion. In theory 1 such brigade, along with 2 Light Tank Brigades (list R8) and a Motorised Brigade (list R10) formed the Mechanised Corps. In practice the brigades acted independently, and from November 1939 the Corps were disbanded, although some were still in existence in July 1941. Can use Corps and Army Support from List R18 throughout 1938-1941. At least two of the brigades fought in Finland 1939-40, one with the Heavy Tank Test Company.


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