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Originally Posted by RN7

Found some more information from IISS Military Balance 1980-81.

Based on standard unit composition. Some armies such as the British can vary upon the regiments assigned and Soviet divisions are only Category One that were based in Europe.

Armoured/Tank Division
American (18,900 men/324 tanks)
West German (17,000 men/300 tanks)
British (15,600 men/280 tanks)
Indian (15,000 men/200 tanks)
Soviet (11,000 men/335 tanks)
Chinese (9,200 men/270 tanks)

Mechanised Infantry/Motorised Rifle Division
American (18,500 men/216 tanks)
West German (17,500 men/250 tanks)
Indian (17,500 men)
Soviet (14,000 men/266 tanks)
British (13,600 men/140 tanks)
Chinese (12,700 men/30 tanks)

Airborne Division
American (16,500 men)
West German (9,000 men)
Chinese (9,000 men)
Soviet (7,000 men)

Armoured/Tank Brigade
Indian (6,000 men/150 tanks)
American (4,500 men/108 tanks)
West German (4,500 tanks/110 tanks)
British (4,000 men/140-70 tanks)
Soviet (1,300 men/95 tanks)
Chinese (1,200 men/90 tanks)

Mechanised Infantry/Motorised Rifle Brigade
West German (5,000 men/54 tanks)
American (4,800 men/54 tanks)
Indian (4,500 men)
British (4,000 men/70 tanks)
Soviet (2,300 men/40 tanks)
Chinese (2,000 men)

Also there is some variation the first unit I was in right out of basic was an enhanced infantry brigade that was almost 8000 strong. That I know of we had two tank battalions, three infantry battalions, one artillery battalion, one support (maintenance) battalion, one engineer battalion, one bridge engineer company, one transportation company, one MASH, and brigade headquarters. This was also during the time that the Army was trying lots of different force structures.