Soviet Trivia
Here is a question for you,
What is the size of a standard Red Army Tank Platoon?
Is it 3 tanks?
Or is it 4 tanks?
Or is it 5 tanks?
The answer is....
All of the above.
The three tank platoon is the standard size for tank regiments in the tank division and for most Category I and all Category II and III tank regiments of the motor rifle division.
The four tank platoon is the standard size for the tank regiment of a Category I motor rifle division, especially the ones stationed in East Germany and Czechoslovakia.
The five tank platoon is only found in the independent tank battalion/regiment of a motor rifle division or front.
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