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    I decided to open a new thread. Here I'll post all the information I have on TOEs for Soviet and Warsaw Pact Forces. First of all I'll post the material on the T2K books and then other stuff.

    If other people are interested too in this thread, please go ahead and post what do you have!
    Just 27 years old and interested in military history, alternative military history, apocalypse and post-apocalypse fiction

  • #2
    From "Soviet Vehicle Guide"

    The following TOEs are based on the Soviet Tables of Organization and Equipment for the year 1992. The strenghts reflect prewar levels.

    MOTORIZED RIFLE BATTALION (BTR)
    Battalion Headquarters:
    1 BTR70PU
    Mortar Battery:
    6 120mm Mortars (towed)
    Antitank platoon:
    4 BTR-70/80s
    4 ATGMs (Manpack AT-4)
    4 RPG-16s
    3 Motorized Rifle Companies, each:
    11 BTR-70/8Os
    3 SA-7 or SA-14s
    9 RPG-16s

    MOTORIZED RIFLE BATTALION (BMP)
    Battalion Headquarters:
    1 BMP-C
    Mortar Battery:
    6 SO-120s (turret on BMP hull)
    Antiaircraft Platoon:
    3 BMP-Cs
    9 SA-7s or SA-14s
    3 Motorized Rifle Companies, each:
    10 BMP-Cs
    9 RPG-16S

    TANK BATTALION
    Battalion Headquarters:
    1 MBT command tank
    2 ACVs (BRDMS)
    2 RPG-16S
    3 Tank Companies, each:
    13 MBTs

    HOWITZER BATTALION
    3 Firing Batteries, each:
    6 towed or self-propelled howitzers (3 per platoon)
    Note: These battalions are equipped with 122mm and 152mm howitzers.

    ROCKET LAUNCHER BATTALION
    3 Firing Batteries, each:
    6 BM-21 or BM-27 multiple rocket launchers (3 per platoon)
    Note: The BM-21 fires a fin-stabilized 122mm rocket; the BM-27 fires a 220mm fin-stabilized rocket.

    ANTITANK BATTALION
    2 Antitank Gun Batteries, each:
    6 100mm Rapira-1 antitank guns or 6 125mm Rapira-3 antitank guns
    1 ATGM Battery:
    9 ATGM launcher vehicles (BRDM-2) with AT-4s or AT-5s
    9 RPG-16s

    RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION
    2 BMP Recon Companies, each:
    6 BMP-B/Cs
    2 BDRM-2 rkhs
    3 MBTs
    1 Scout Car Recon Company:
    12 BRDM/BRDM-2S
    13 RPG-16s
    Note: The BRDM-2 RKH is a vehicle specially equipped for dealing with the unique problems of the nuclear and chemical battlefield.

    ATTACK HELICOPTER REGIMENT
    2 Mi-24/28 Squadrons, each:
    20 Mi-24/28s
    1 Mi-8/17 Squadron:
    10 Mi-8/17s

    TRANSPORT HELICOPTER REGIMENT
    2 Heavy-lift Squadrons, each:
    12 Mi-6/26s
    2 Medium-lift Squadrons, each:
    16 Mi-8/17s

    AIRBORNE BATTALION
    3 Airborne Companies, each:
    10 BMDs
    9 RPG-16S
    3 SA-7/14s (antiaircraft missile squad)
    2 AGS-17s (weapons squad)

    AIR ASSAULT BRIGADE
    Brigade HQ
    2 Assault Battalions, each:
    3 Assault Companies (same as airborne companies above)
    2 Parachute Battalions, each:
    3 Parachute Companies, each:
    9 RPG-16s
    3 SA-7/14S
    2 AGS-17s
    1 Antitank Battery:
    9 ATGM vehicles (BRDM-2 with AT-5)
    1 Antiaircraft Battery:
    9 ZSU-30-6s
    1 Artillery Battalion:
    2 Artillery Batteries, each:
    6 SO-120S

    NAVAL INFANTRY REGIMENT
    3 Naval Infantry Battalions, each:
    3 Naval Infantry Companies, each:
    10 BTR-70/80s
    3 SA-7/14S
    9 RPG-16s
    1 Mortar Platoon
    1 BTR-70/80
    3 BTR-70 with 82mm Vasileks
    1 Antitank Platoon
    2 BTR-70/80s
    3 AT-4 Manpacks
    1 Tank Battalion
    31 SO-120s
    10 T-72s
    3 BTR-70/8Os
    1 Reconnaissance Company (see Scout Car Recon Company)
    1 Multiple Rocket Launcher Battery
    6 Bm-21s
    1 Antitank Battery
    6 ATGM vehicles (BRDM-2 with AT-5)
    1 Air Defense Battery
    9 ZSU-30-6s
    9 SA-7/14s

    ARCTIC BRIGADE
    4 Hovercraft Infantry Battalions, each:
    3 Hovercraft Infantry Companies, each:
    10 KVP-92s
    3 SA-7/14s
    9 RPG-16s
    1 Mortar Battery
    6 KVP-92vs
    1 Antiaircraft Battery
    6 KVP-92zs

    MOTORIZED RIFLE REGIMENT (BTR)
    1 Regimental Headquarters
    3 Motorized Rifle Battalions (in BTRs)
    1 Tank Battalion
    1 Antiaircraft Battery
    1 Antitank Battery
    1 Artillery Battery
    1 Howitzer Battery (usually towed)
    1 Reconnaissance Company

    MOTORIZED RIFLE REGIMENT (BMP)
    These regiments differ from the BTR mounted regiments in only two areas. The Motorized Rifle Regiments are mounted on BMPs, and the Howitzer Battery is usually self-propelled.

    TANK REGIMENT
    1 Regimental Headquarters
    3 Tank Battalions
    1 Self-propelled Howitzer Battalion
    1 Motorized Rifle Battalion (BMP)
    1 Antiaircraft Battery
    1 Artillery Battery
    1 Reconnaissance Company

    ARTILLERY REGIMENT
    1 Regimental Headquarters
    2 Howitzer Battalions (towed)
    1 Self-propelled Howitzer Battalion
    1 Rocket Launcher Battalion

    TANK DIVISION
    1 Divisional Headquarters
    3 Tank Regiments
    1 Motorized Rifle Regiment (BMP)
    1 SAM Regiment
    1 Artillery Regiment
    1 Reconnaissance Battalion
    1 Helicopter Squadron

    MOTORIZED RIFLE DIVISION
    1 Divisional Headquarters
    3 Motorized Rifle Regiments (A BTR division has 2 BTR Regiments and 1 BMP Regiment. A BMP division is the reverse)
    1 Tank Regiment
    1 Artillery Regiment
    1 SAM Regiment
    1 Antitank Battalion
    1 Reconnaissance Battalion
    1 Helicopter Squadron

    AIRBORNE DIVISION
    1 Divisional Headquarters
    3 Airborne Battalions
    1 Artillery Regiment
    1 SO-120 Battalion
    1 Antiaircraft Battalion
    Just 27 years old and interested in military history, alternative military history, apocalypse and post-apocalypse fiction

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    • #3
      of note is that it appears GDW really screwed up the TOE for the Soviet airborne divisions in that they only gave them 3 battalions of airborne infantry, when in reality they had three regiments, although they could have been either airborne infantry, Airborne Motorized Rifle in BMD's, or Heliborne (AirAssault) infantry. See the SU had TOE model divisions, but in reality actual division organizations were all over the place.

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      • #4
        These are what I've been working off of. They are a combination of Isby's Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army (1988), FM-101-2-3, Russian-language sources and reported holdings from the CFE Treaty data exchange.


        MRR (BTR), full strength 1 tank, 3 infantry, 1 howitzer, 1 mortar bn, recon, AT & engineer cos, ADA btry
        40 MBT
        148 BTR
        10 BMP
        18 howitzers most likely to be towed
        18 120mm mortars (towed or SP) towed by truck or MTLB, SP can be 2S9 or BMP hull mount (GDW)
        4 BRDM (scout)
        9 BRDM (AT)
        4 SP AAG
        4 SP Lt SAM (SA-9/13)

        MRR (BMP), full strength 1 tank, 3 infantry, 1 howitzer, 1 mortar bn, recon, AT & engineer cos, ADA btry
        40 MBT
        152 BMP
        18 howitzers most likely to be 2S1
        18 120mm mortars (towed or SP) towed by truck or MTLB, SP can be 2S9 or BMP hull mount (GDW)
        4 BRDM
        9 BRDM (AT)
        4 SP AAG
        4 SP Lt SAM (SA-9/13)

        Tank Rgt, full strength 3 tank, 1 infantry, 1 howitzer bn, recon & engineer cos, ADA btry
        94 MBT
        2 BTR
        46 BMP
        4 BRDM
        18 howitzers most likely to be 2S1
        4 SP AAG
        4 SP Lt SAM (SA-9/13)

        Divisional Arty Rgt, full strength 3 howitzer, 1 MRL bn
        54 howitzers ideal is 54 2S3 or D-30, many variations exist
        18 MRLs BM-21 being replaced by BM-27

        Independent Rocket Artillery Bn 12 MRLs

        Independent Missile Bn 3 or 4 FROG-7 or SS-21

        Independent AT Bn
        18 BRDM-AT
        18 Towed AT guns

        Independent Tank Bn
        40 MBT
        2 BMP

        Divisional Recon Bn 2 structures: 24 BMP & 0 tanks & BTRs or 6 tanks, 6 BTRs & 17 BMPs
        0-6 MBT
        17-24 BMP
        0-6 BTR
        12-24 BRDM can have either 1 or 2 BRDM companies

        Motor-Rifle Divisions sometimes had independent tank and anti-tank battalions, sometimes they didn't. Tank divisions never had AT battalions, sometimes (seldom) they had independent tank battalions. Lower-readiness (especially mobilization-only) divisions would be at less than full strength (only a single MRR with APCs, for example, or a tank battalion instead of a tank regiment, or missing battalions or even whole regiments). Likewise, the above are "model" TOEs, some divisions (especially in East Germany and the Western USSR) were overstrength (with 2 BMP regiments or 152mm howitzers in MRRs) and some had modified TOEs based on the terrain (units in the Arctic, for example, frequently had 4 MRRs with PT-76s instead of MBTs and a tank battalion instead of a tank regiment).
        I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...

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        • #5
          Tank Division
          328 MBT
          228-240 BMP
          23 BTR
          36-96 122mm Howitzer
          18-48 152mm Howitzer
          18-24 BM-21
          29 BRDM-3
          4 FROG/SS-21
          16 SP ADA
          16 Lt SAM
          20 Med SAM

          Motor-Rifle Division
          220-271 MBT
          132-142 BMP
          247-290 BTR
          18-72 122mm Howitzer
          18-72 152mm Howitzer
          18-24 BM-21
          7-19 BRDM-3
          4 FROG/SS-21
          16 SP ADA
          16 Lt SAM
          20 Med SAM

          Airborne Division
          330 BMD
          30 D-30
          6 BM-21
          35 BRDM-3
          31 2S9

          BTW, these are for Soviet divisions. The non-Soviet Warsaw Pact troops had various differences... Bulgarians had MTLBs, some with BMP-1 turrets, instead of BMPs and some BTRs. Polish T-55 regiments had 5 16-tank companies with no battalions. Most Czech divisions had 2 BMP regiments. Hungary abandoned divisions in 1987 and went with a bde/corps structure, abolishing mobilization-only units (I brought them back as divisions as a result of the Black Winter). Non-Soviet nations' equipment was frequently older, even pre-war at times, although often when a nation produced items under license it was issued in greater quantity than in a comparable Soviet unit (such as divisions with 2S1 122mm howitzers in all 4 "teeth" regiments instead of just the tank and BMP regiments.
          Last edited by chico20854; 12-28-2009, 01:54 PM.
          I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...

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          • #6
            Some more "model" TOEs, for higher-level formations:

            Army:

            1 tank division
            3 motor-rifle divisions
            engineer regiment/bde
            1-2 artillery rgt/bdes
            SSM (Scud/SS-23) bde (I unrolled the late 80s consolidation of FROG-7/SS-21s from the divisions to army-level bdes).
            helicopter rgt (mix of Mi-8/17s and Mi-24/8s)
            ADA bde

            possible:
            independent tank or combined-arms bn
            independent air assault bn
            AT regiment
            MRL regiment
            additional artillery units or independent tank or MR regiments


            Front:

            artillery division (2-4 howitzer or gun rgts, AT rgt, MRL rgt, heavy arty rgt)
            air assault bde
            Spetsnaz bde
            0-1 tank armies
            2-6 combined arms armies
            assault gun bde (2-3 assault gun bns, ea 40 assault guns & 20 BMPs, plus BM-21s)
            1 or more missile bdes (Scaleboard)
            ADA bde
            1 or more engineer rgt/bdes
            I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...

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            • #7
              Originally posted by fightingflamingo View Post
              of note is that it appears GDW really screwed up the TOE for the Soviet airborne divisions in that they only gave them 3 battalions of airborne infantry, when in reality they had three regiments, although they could have been either airborne infantry, Airborne Motorized Rifle in BMD's, or Heliborne (AirAssault) infantry. See the SU had TOE model divisions, but in reality actual division organizations were all over the place.
              I have always overlooked as a typo, and the fact that the Polish Airborne Division which had been reduced to more of Brigade size than a Division.

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              • #8
                From "Soviet Combat Vehicle Handbook"

                Thank you for the info!

                Again, the strenghts below reflect prewar levels. TOEs are almost the same from my previous post so I'll write here only the changes of the second version and the new ones.

                TANK BATTALION
                For the Battalion Headquarters we have: 1 MBT command tank, 2 BRDM-4 and 2 RPG-16. Plus the 3 tank companies each with 13 MBT

                ANTITANK BATTALION
                For the ATGM Battery: 9 BRDM-3 and 9 RPG-16

                TANK DIVISION
                1 Divisional Headquarters
                2 Tank Regiments
                2 Motorized Rifle Regiments (BMP)
                1 SAM Regiment
                1 Artillery Regiment
                1 Reconnaissance Battalion
                1 Helicopter Squadron

                MOTORIZED RIFLE DIVISION
                1 Divisional Headquarters
                2 Motorized Rifle Regiments (BMPs)
                2 Motorized Rifle Regiments (BTRs)
                1 Artillery Regiment
                1 SAM Regiment
                1 Antitank Battalion
                1 Reconnaissance Battalion
                1 Helicopter Squadron

                The new ones:

                INTERNAL DEFENSE RIFLE DIVISION
                1 Divisional Headquarters
                3 Rifle Regiments (BTR)
                1 Artillery Regiment
                1 SAM Regiment
                1 Antitank Battalion
                1 Reconnaissance Battalion
                1 Helicopter Squadron

                MACHINEGUN ARTILLERY DIVISION
                1 Divisional Headquarters
                1 Tank Battalion
                3 Machinegun Artillery Regiments
                2 Motorized Rifle Battalions (truck)
                1 Artillery Battalion (gun crews only)

                That's all for the Russians from this book.
                Last edited by Muti; 12-28-2009, 04:13 PM.
                Just 27 years old and interested in military history, alternative military history, apocalypse and post-apocalypse fiction

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                • #9
                  From "Merc: 2000"

                  Here's some info on small "Soviet-Style" units.

                  SOVIET-STYLE RIFLE SQUAD
                  1 squad leader (assault rifle or SMG)
                  2 machinegunners (light MG)
                  2 asst. machinegunners (assault rifle)
                  1 RPG gunner (RPG)
                  1 asst. RPG gunner (assault rifle)
                  1 rifleman (assault rifle)
                  In Vehicle:
                  1 APC driver (pistol or SMG)
                  1 APC gunner (pistol or SMG)

                  SOVIET-STYLE RIFLE PLATOON
                  1 platoon leader (assault rifle or SMG)
                  1 sniper (sniper rifle)
                  + 3 rifle squads

                  SOVIET-STYLE TANK PLATOON
                  This consists of three tanks (four in motorized rifle units), one of which is commanded by the platoon leader.
                  Just 27 years old and interested in military history, alternative military history, apocalypse and post-apocalypse fiction

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