Chapter 3
Motorized Infantry and
Infantry Brigades
The basic maneuver unit is the brigade, consisting of maneuver battalions and a wide array of combat support and combat service support elements.1 A separate brigade is not part of a division. Instead, it is directly subordinate to a military district or an army. In contrast, a divisional brigade is always part of a division.
Motorized infantry brigades are the most common in this infantry-based OPFOR. Such units differ from regular infantry primarily by having trucks available to transport all elements subordinate to the unit when necessary. The distinction between infantry and motorized infantry becomes clear only at brigade level, since the trucks for movement of infantry are organic to the motorized infantry brigade. Within either type of brigade, the basic maneuver units from squad through company are simply infantry. At battalion level, there are no organic trucks for transporting any infantry companies, although the infantry battalion headquarters has a few. The motorized infantry battalion also has some wheeled vehicles in its signal and logistics support elements. At battalion level and higher, subordinate units common to both infantry and motorized infantry have their basic entry under the motorized parent unit.
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Motorized Infantry Brigade (Separate)
Motorized Infantry Brigade (Divisional)
Motorized Infantry Battalion, Mtzd Inf Bde (Sep and Div)
Battalion Headquarters, Mtzd Inf Bn and Inf Bn
Infantry Company, Mtzd Inf Bn and Inf Bn
Weapons Company, Mtzd Inf Bn and Inf Bn
Mortar Platoon, Wpns Co, Mtzd Inf Bn and Inf Bn
SAM Platoon, Wpns Co, Mtzd Inf Bn and Inf Bn
Antitank Platoon, Wpns Co, Mtzd Inf Bn and Inf Bn
Automatic Grenade Launcher Platoon, Wpns Co, Mtzd Inf Bn and Inf Bn
Automatic Grenade Launcher Squad, AGL Plt, Wpns Co, Mtzd Inf Bn and Inf Bn
Mortar Battalion, Mtzd Inf Bde (Div) and Inf Bde (Div)
ATGM Platoon, Mtzd Inf Bde (Div) and Inf Bde (Div)
Reconnaissance Platoon, Mtzd Inf Bde (Div) and Inf Bde (Div and Militia)
Reconnaissance Company, Mtzd Inf Bde (Sep) and Inf Bde (Sep), or Mtzd Inf Div and Inf Div, or MD
Materiel Support Company, Mtzd Inf Bde (Sep and Div) and Mech Inf Bde (Sep and Div)
Maintenance Company, Mtzd Inf Bde (Sep and Div) or MD
Motor Transport Battalion, Mtzd Inf Bde (Sep and Div)
Troop Transport Company, Motor Transport Bn
Infantry Battalion, Inf Bde (Sep, Div, and Militia) or MD
Multiple Rocket Launcher Battery, Inf Bde (Sep and Div) or Composite Arty Bn, Abn Inf Bde
Chemical Defense Platoon, Inf Bde (Sep and Div)
1 Some infantry-based forces may call the same organization a regiment. This difference in terminology does not signify a different structure or capability.
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