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Old 11-06-2012, 12:22 PM
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You may want to look at this thread

http://forum.juhlin.com/showthread.p...reorganization

Its the Reorg of the 5th Infantry Division that Graebearde (sorry hope I spelled that right) posted and Kato reposted

In it you can see lots of details as to the Fall 1999 composition of the 5th

excerpt here:

Heavy Battalion

The division still maintains strength of 36 M1’s, 48 M2/3’s and 60 M113-series vehicles in the maneuver battalions. These combat vehicles, considered operational, are consolidated into three heavy battalions. Their primary constrains are the lack of fuel, spare parts, and ordnance for the main guns. Each of the battalions has 12 M1’s, 16 M2/3’s, and 20 M113-series in two companies and a headquarters & support company. Each battalion also has four 120mm mortars. Each battalion consists of a Headquarters and Support Company and two Heavy Companies with an aggregate strength of 400. The 256th Armored Battalion is equipped with M60A3s and M113 carriers, where as 61st units are equipped with M1/M2/3 series vehicles.

Headquarters and Support Company [200]
Command 3
Battalion staff 20
Communications 20
Medical 20
Logistics 50
Scouts 36 (6x M2/3 six-man)
Mortars 33 (4x 120mm)
Tank 8 (2x MBT)
Commandant 10

2x Armored Company [100]
Headquarters 16 (staff and maintenance)
Tank 20 (5x MBT)
IFV Infantry 64 (8x IFV/APC eight-man)


So if you look you have a total of 36 tanks and 108 APC's of various types - i.e. a 3 APC (i.e. M113/Bradley, etc..) for every 1 tank
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