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TO of a reserve company:

            HQ Section

            1 command and command support platoon

            3 rifle platoons

            1 support platoon

 

brigade to

 

Czech brigades are large compared to those of other FSU countries. Typically:

 

3 infantry, mechanized, airborne battalions

            1 reconnaissance battalion

            1 artillery battalion

            1 anti-tank battalion

            1 ADA battalion

            1 Signal Battalion

1 Engineer Battalion

1 Medical Battalion

1 Logistics Battalion

           

Helicopters

           

            16 x Mi-171S (new, NATO standard electronics)

            17 x Mi-35 (New, NATO standard electronics)

 

 

Equipment [CFE strength is considerably more]

 

MBT                100 [T-72; including 30 upgraded to 4CZ standard, equal to Mark 3]

RECON           75 OT-64

AIFV               150 BVP-1/2

APC                 100 [199 Pandur APCs 2007-11 order cancelled; new contract for 107)

ARTY              30 (T)

                        30 (SP)

                        30 MRL

                        30 HM

 

 

 

 

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