Burundi
Organization
4 brigade
HQs
1
paracommando battalion
10-12
infantry battalions
2 light armored squadrons
1 artillery battalion
1 engineer
battalion
Some
independent infantry companies
1 air
defense battalion
1 Marine
unit, company equivalent (confirmed)
gendarmerie
The Gendarmerie is integrated with the Army
and its missions sometime overlap those of the Army, causing
conflict. For example both forces are responsible for security in
the capital, Bujumbura.
4-5,000 troops
Burundi forces are organized in brigades, but
the identification problem is complicated by the designation of
Gendarme regional units as Brigades. These brigades are named
according to the region’s HQ; brigades in DRC carried numbers.
Equipment
This
equipment inventory is worthless and should not be used.
RECON
85 (including 18 AML-90, Shorland
APC
40 (including 16 BTR-40 and Walid)
ARTY (T)
18 guns, 12 MRL, 12 HM 120mm
AD
50 (including ZPU-4-14.7mm)
Small Arms
H&K rifle G3, mortars, and FN MAG MMG
Escadrille
d'Hélicoptères
3 x SA316
2 x SA342
2 x Mi-24
Provincial map
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Burundi_Provinces.png
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