Order Of Battle: French Armor Forces

From our good buddies over at Armchair General magazine comes the French Army Order of Battle from 2003.

2ÈME BRIGADE BLINDÉE
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2ème brigade blindée HQ

2ème brigade blindée Recon company

2ème brigade blindée AT company

6/12ème Régiment de Cuirasssiers (80 tanks Regiment) (<- insignia left)

2ème Régiment de Dragons (53 tanks Regiment)

16ème Groupement de Chasseurs (Heavy Mechanized Regiment)

(insignia right-> ) Régiment de Marche du Tchad (Heavy Mechanized Regiment)

13ème Régiment du Génie (Armored Engineer Regiment)

1er Régiment d’Artillerie de Marine (Armored Artillery Regiment)


BRIGADE HQ (ALL BRIGADES)
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Composition: One Headquater unit

Brigade HQ section could be split in 2 -> 2 Command Group
4 defense Squad -> Assault AT+ Squad
2 VBL Scout
20 VAB -> 20 VAB APC
1 Peugeot P4 -> 1 Light Armored Truck
2 7,65MG -> 2 Medium MG
1 12,7 MG -> 1 Heavy MG
15 different size transport vehicules -> 15 Trucks

BRIGADE RECON COMPANY (HEAVY AND LIGHT ARMORED, MECHANISED)
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Composition : 1 Command and Support Section + 3 Reco Antitank Sections + 1 Radar Section

Command and Support Section
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1 Command Group,
3 Support Squad
3 VAB APC
1 Peugeot P4-> 1 Light Armored Truck
2 VBL -> 2 VBL Scout
1 VAB génie -> 1 VAB APC
1 Diver Enginer squad -> 1 engineer squad
4 different size transport vehicules -> 4 trucks

Reco Antitank Section
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2 12,7 MG -> 2 Heavy MG
2 VBL Milan -> 2 VBL Milan SPATGM
6 VBL -> 6 VBL Scout
2 Eryx or APilas AT rockets -> 2 AT+ team
1 transport vehicles -> 1 trucks

Radar Section
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4 VAB PC -> 4 VAB APC
4 VBL Rasit -> 4 VBL Scout


BRIGADE ANTI-TANK COMPANY (HEAVY AND LIGHT ARMORED, MECHANISED)
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Composition : 1 Command and support Section + 5 Antitank Sections

Command and Support Section
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1 Command Group,
2 Support Squad
1 VAB HOT
3 12,7 MG -> 3 Heavy MG
2 VBL PC -> 2 VBL Scout
1 Peugeot P4-> 1 Light Armored Truck
6 different size transport vehicles -> 6 trucks

Antitank Section
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3 VAB HOT
2 VBL Scout
1 transport vehicle -> 1 trucks

Follow the link for more on this TO&E... there's a long, long list of French army organization... Like, 8 pages long.

By: Brant