Manpower numbers

[ArmySGT.]

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...-equipment.htm

[RN7]

Some more manpower and quipment strengths for divisions of the major powers in 1989-1990.

AIFV for the US Army is the Bradley which had replaced the M113 by this time in the regular army. Soviet AIFV depended on number of BMP regiments in each divisions. APC's are basic models with no heavy weapons larger than machine guns. Artillery includes MLR, self-propelled and towed artillery and mortars over 100mm calibre. As can be seen Chinese and French divisions are quite small.


US Armored Division
Troops: 16,800
Tanks: 348
AIFV: 216
Artillery: 117
ATGM: 168

US Mechanised Division
Troops: 17,100
Tanks: 290
AIFV: 270
Artillery: 113
ATGM: 204

Soviet Tank Division
Troops: 11,000
Tanks: 328
AIFV: 273
Artillery: 174
ATGM: 9

Soviet Motor Rifle Division (Europe)
Troops: 13,300
Tanks: 271
AIFV: 245
Artillery: 216
ATGM: 117

Soviet Motor Rifle Division (Other)
Troops: 13,300
Tanks: 220
APC: 290
Artillery: 216
ATGM: 117

Chinese Tank Division
Troops: 9,900
Tanks: 323
Artillery: 32
ATGM: 52

Chinese Infantry Division
Troops: 13,400
Tanks: 80
Artillery: 60
ATGM: 54

British Armoured Division
Troops: 14,900
Tanks: 285
AIFV: 225
Artillery: 72
ATGM: 120

British Infantry Division
Troops: 14,000
APC: 129
Artillery: 54
ATGM: 126

West German Panzer Division
Troops: 21,750
Tanks: 308
AIFV: 164
Artillery: 124
ATGM: 141

West German Panzergrenadier Division
Troops: 22,000
Tanks: 252
AIFV: 190
Artillery: 130
ATGM: 171

French Armoured Division
Troops: 9,000
Tanks: 190
AIFV: 114
Artillery: 68
ATGM: 60

French Infantry Division
Troops: 7,200
APC: 400
Artillery: 42
ATGM: 96

[chico20854]

Another collection of data points, these ones the Dutch army from 1985, courtesy orbat85.nl:

1st Division: 12285 men plus artillery, engineer, recon, air defense & MP units attached from I NL Corps.
4th Division: 12353 men plus attachments
5th Division: 12183 men plus attachments.

These are general guidelines, since as orbat85.nl explains:

"Although 1 (NL) Corps included three divisions, these were not fixed formations as for instance in the British or US Army. During operations Commander, 1 (NL) Corps would allocate brigades and corps level assets to the divisional staffs depending the tactical situation, reallocating them as circumstances required. The three divisional staffs thus were pure tactical headquarters, each commanding between two and five brigades and whatever units they would receive from corps level. The brigades were the main operational elements, designed to be able to operate independently for up to forty-eight hours, each having their own artillery, engineers and logistic support.8 Within this adaptable command structure the brigades were the only permanent formations, retaining their units as much as possible."