WWII
Russian Motorized Brigade
1938-Nov'39-Jul'41

All theatres

List R10

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth

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

    Motorised Infantry Brigade HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 2 trucks with:
      1 Armoured Car Company:
        CHQ: 2x Ba-10 or Ba-20
        3 platoons@ 3-4x Ba-10 or Ba-20

      1 Gun Battery: 6x 76mm M27, 6 trucks, Obsolete FC

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.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades in 1938-39. From 1940 can have RPG-1940 A/T grenades. In 1941 can add one PTRD41 per platoon.
    c) Ba-32 not available until late 1939.
    d) The brigade has 3 Motor Rifle Battalions. In theory 1 such brigade, along with a Heavy Tank Brigade (list R9) and 2 Light Tank Brigades (list R8) 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 1938-41.


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