Chapter 2-VIII Artillery

VIII. ARTILLERY

Artillery Division, Army Group

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* In most artillery divisions, howitzer, gun-howitzer, and gun brigades consist of four 18-tube battalions and a target acquisition battery. In other artillery divisions, these brigades could have four 24-tube battalions.

152-mm SP Gun Brigade (5x18-Tube Battalion), Army or Army Group

220-mm Multiple Rocket Launcher Regiment, Army or Corps or Army Group

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Heavy Artillery Brigade, Army Group

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* This brigade is not part of the army group's artillery division. It is not actually organic to the army group. However, higher command may allocate a heavy artillery brigade to an army group.

** The heavy artillery brigade always has four battalions of heavy artillery. It may have all four of its battalions equipped with 203-mm SP guns. Alternatively, it may have two battalions of SP guns and two battalions of 240-mm SP mortars.

122-mm Multiple Rocket Launcher Regiment, Army or Corps

SSM Brigade (SS-21), Army or Corps

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18 TELs per brigade.

SSM Brigade (SCUD), Army or Corps

12 TELs per brigade.

Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment, MID and TD

152-mm SP Howitzer Bn, SP Arty Regt or MIBR (Sep) &TBR (Sep)

122-mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Battalion, MIBR and TBR

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ACRV (BN COP) ACRV (BN FDC) each btry:

Laser guided proj. set 2 ACRV (btry FDC, COP)

PRP-3/4 6 2S1

Laser rangefinder laser guided proj. set

Laser range finder

122-mm MRL Bn, SP Arty Regt or 122-mm MRL Regt or Corps

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2 ACRV (BN COP, FDC) 6 BM-21

2 ACRV (btry COP, FDC)

Mortar Battery, MIBN (IFV or APC)

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Each mortar platoon has 6 120-mm 2S12/M1943 or 6 82-mm 2B9 automatic mortars.

Artillery Reconnaissance Battery(TA/EW) SAM Regt, MID and TD

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2x LONG TRACK

1 x THIN SKIN

Artillery Command Battalion, Army or Corps

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1PRP-3/4 ea btry: PRP-3/4, SNAR-10, ARK-1

Artillery Command Battery, MID and TD or Arty Command Bn

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Target Acquisition Regiment, Army or Army Group

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Each acquisition battery has BRDM-2RKh, PRP-3/4, SNAR-10, ARK-1, END TRAY.

Target Acquisition Battalion, 152-mm SP Gun Bde or 152-mm Gun Bde
or 152-mm Gun-How Bde or 152-mm Arty Bde or 122-mm How Bde
or Heavy Arty Bde or MRL Bde or Corps or Tgt Acq Regt

Target Acquisition Battery, 152-mm SP Gun Bde or 152-mm Gun Bde
or 152-mm Gun-How Bde or 152-mm Arty Bde or 122-mm How Bde
or Heavy Arty Bde or MRL Regt or MRL Bde or Tgt Acq Bn

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Any changes from the 1998 OPFOR Battle Book are depicted in GREEN printing. Last updated on 01 March, 1999
For any comments, additions, deletions, or modifications for this Battle Book contact LTC Bill Bryan.

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