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Originally Posted by Darth Stalin
Maybe someone is still interested in digging out that thread and know more about the Soviet brigade in Cuba, so here it is:
7th Independent Motorised Rifle Brigade (7-я Особая мотострелковая бригада), Military Unit No: 52388
Activated in April 1963 in Narokko, Cuba, from the 496th Motorised Rifle Regiment (activated in June 1962 from parts of the 132nd Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment).
Dec 1st, 1987 renamed 12th Training Center. Disbanded June 1991.
Organisation 1980:
3rd independent Motorised Rifle Battalion
4th independent Motorised Rifle Battalion
20th independent Motorised Rifle Battalion
5th independent Tank Battalion
42nd independent Artillery Battalion
?? independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
?? independent Reactive Artillery Battalion
?? independent Reconnaissance Company
?? independent Engineer-Sapper Company
?? independent Chemical Defence Platoon
?? independent Communications Company
?? independent Material Supply Company
Manpower & equipment 1989:
• 2738 men, 40 tanks, 40 BMP and 80 BTR
Brigade coordinates:
• Narokko base/barracks: 22 58 19N, 82 20 35W - some parts were located in Torrance, Cuba
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Add in other elements based in Cuba (advisors, technicians, etc.) that get converted to ground troops, add some more tanks and BTR's (gifts from the Cubans to get them out of their hair) and some helos and you basically have a good size division (by 1998 standards) right there