Egypt p. 8

 

Quartermaster

 

9 Central Military depots

16 Regional Military depots

32 Field Military depots

 

Military Police

 

12 Inland MP Battalions (222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244)

12 Field MP Battalions (221, 223, 225, 227, 229, 231, 233, 235, 237, 239, 241, 243)

 

Frontier Corps (1 HQ Command & 5 Field HQ)

 

20 Battalions: 12,000 men, mostly Bedouins, in a lightly armed paramilitary force equipped this force with remote sensors, night-vision binoculars, communications vehicles, and high-speed motorboats and responsible for:

 

Border surveillance: 10 battalions

General peacekeeping: 2 battalions

Drug interdiction: 5 battalions

Prevention of smuggling: 3 battalions

 

Order of Battle Cross Reference

 

 

4 Armored Divisions (2nd, 4th, 7th & 21st) 

 

8 Armored Brigades (312th, 314th, 316th, 318th, 320th, 322nd, 324th, 326th)

24 Armored Battalions (1st to 24th)

80 Armor Companies

8 Command Companies

8 Signal/Recon Companies

8 Mechanized Battalions (1st to 8th)

24 Mechanized Companies

4 Command Companies

4 Signal/Recon Companies

 

4 Mechanized Brigades (512th, 514th, 516th, 518th, 520th, 522nd, 524th, 525th)

12 Mechanized Battalions (13th to 25th)

24 Mechanized Companies

4 Command Companies

4 Signal/Recon Companies

 

 

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