CHAPTER 2: Organization
III. CORPS
The corps is the smallest formation fully organized and equipped to conduct operational maneuver. It is smaller and more maneuverable than an army. As with the army, the corps normally fights as part of an army group and may receive assets allocated from that level. A corps can also conduct independent operations that require less combat power than an army. The main maneuver elements of a corps are more likely to be separate brigades, rather than divisions. There are two basic types of corps: the mechanized corps and the tank corps. Again, there is no fixed structure.
* A typical mechanized corps has one or two divisions and perhaps one or two separate mechanized infantry or tank brigades. The divisions are most likely to be mechanized infantry divisions. It is also possible that some corps could consist entirely of separate brigades rather than divisions. In this case, there could be three to five separate brigades. These are most likely to be separate mechanized infantry brigades.
** Some corps may have a mixed aviation squadron instead of a separate helicopter squadron.
* A typical tank corps has one or two divisions and perhaps one or two separate tank or mechanized infantry brigades. The divisions are most likely to be tank divisions. It is also possible that some corps could consist entirely of separate brigades rather than divisions. In this case, there could be three to five separate brigades. These are the most likely to be separate tank brigades.
** Some corps may have a mixed aviation squadron instead of a separate helicopter squadron.
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