Armoured Brigade (Finnish Army)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Armoured Brigade (Panssariprikaati) is a Finnish Army training unit located near Hämeenlinna in southern Finland. The brigade specialises in training armoured and anti-aircraft troops. In case of mobilization, the Finnish Defence Forces would field two armoured brigades, numbered the 1st and 2nd. A war-time armoured brigade has a strength of around 5,700 men, and fields around 65 main battle tanks, 100 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 armoured personnel carriers, mainly of Soviet origin, and roughly 70 other vehicles. However, the war-time armoured brigades are being phased out and replaced by smaller 'mechanized combat groups' (mekanisoitu taisteluosasto). The new mechanized combat groups will field the Leopard 2 MBTs that are not included in the organization of the contemporary war-time armored brigades.
[edit] Organisation
- Häme Armoured Battalion (Hämeen Panssaripataljoona)
- Helsinki Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Helsingin Ilmatorjuntarykmetti)
- Jäger Artillery Regiment (Jääkäritykistörykmentti)
- Armoured Signals Battalion (Panssariviestipataljoona)
- Armoured School (Panssarikoulu)
- Logistics Centre
[edit] Equipment
- Leopard 2A4
- T-72
- BMP-1
- BMP-2
- Marksman (tank)
- Crotale NG (20)
- 2S1 known as 122 Psh 74 (122 panssarihaupitsi 74)
- 2S5 known as 152 Telak 91 (152 telakanuuna 91)
[edit] External links
 |
This European military article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
