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Armed Forces - a3a6 - British Army - Formations - Armoured Infantry Brigade Organisation

FORMATIONS

ARMOURED INFANTRY BRIGADE ORGANISATION



The major UK operational brigades are under the command of 3rd (United Kingdom) Division (The Reaction Force) and would be structured according to the task. The following diagram provides an illustration of the possible configuration of a UK Armoured Infantry Brigade on high intensity operations, and includes units that could be assigned from both 2nd (United Kingdom) Division (The Reaction Force) and Force Troops Command.

Notes:

(1) Armoured Cavalry Regiment with 3 x Sabre Squadrons each with 16 CVR(T) (being replaced with Scout). Plus 1 x Command and Support Squadron.

(2) Armoured Regiment with 56 x Challenger 2 MBT. Comprises 3 x Sabre Squadrons each with 18 x Challenger 2. Plus 1 x Command and Reconnaissance Squadron with 2 x Challenger 2 and 8 x CVR(T) (to be replaced with 8 x Scout).

(3) Armoured Infantry Battalion with 45 x Warrior AIFV. Comprises 3 x Rifle Companies each with 14 x Warrior. Plus 1 x Support Company and 1 x HQ Company with 3 x Warrior.

(4) Heavy Protected Mobility Battalion with 45 x Mastiff. Comprises 3 x Rifle Companies each with 14 x Mastiff. Plus 1 x Support Company and 1 x HQ Company with 3 x Mastiff.

(5) Army Air Corps Detachment possibly drawn from 16 Air Assault Brigade. May be Lynx Wildcat or Apache or a mix of both depending upon the mission.

(6) Royal Logistic Corps Group to stockpile and move essential supplies forward to the combat units.

(7) Brigade Medical Squadron that could comprise armoured or wheeled ambulances.

(8) Engineer Squadron that could include an armoured engineer detachment.

(9) Air Defence Detachment if required. Could be HVM mounted on CVR(T).

(10) Brigade Artillery Group. Size and composition dependent upon the mission but could be 105mm Light Gun or 155mm AS90 or 227mm GMLRS or a mix. Supported by UAVs and various artillery intelligence and artillery support elements.

 

POSSIBLE BRIGADE TOTALS

56 x Challenger MBT (Possibly)

90 x Warrior AIFV

300 x AFV 432/CVR(T)/Spartan Armoured Vehicles approx

90 x Mastiff

8 x Light Gun/AS 90

Approx 5,000 personnel

This Brigade could provide the Headquarters for three Battlegroups.