Version 2.0 french OOB

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TOE FOR LIGHT ARMOURED BRIGADE (since 1999)

RECO SQUADRON (EEI – Escadron d’Eclairage et d’Investigation)

1x Command and supply Platoon
3x Reco Platoon
---> 1x Command Group
---> 3x Patrol Group (2 VBL Rens – 1 VBL 12,7mm – 1 VBL Milan)
1x Radar Platoon
---> 1x Command Group
---> 2x Radar Group (2 VBL – 2 VAB Rasit)

ANTI TANK SQUADRON

4 x SPATGM Platoon (4 VAB Hot)

LIGHT ARMOURED REGIMENT (2)

1x Command and supply Platoon
4x Light tank squadron
---> 4 x Light Tank Platoon (3 AMX 10 RC – 2 VBL)

MOTORISED INFANTRY REGIMENT (2)

1x Command and supply Platoon
1x Reco and Support Company
---> 1x Reco Platoon (8xVBL)
---> 1x Mortar Platoon (6xMortar 120mm or 8 x Mortar 81mm – VAB PM)
---> 1x Anti-Tank Platoon (8xMilan ATGM team)
---> 1x Support Platoon (4xVAB T20mm)
4xMotorised Infantry Company
---> 3xMotorised Infantry Platoon (VAB VTT)
**********---> 1xCommand Group (1xOA, 1xradio, 2xsnipers)
**********---> 3xCombat Group
**********---> 1xAnti-tank Group (2x Eryx ATGM team)

ARTILLERY REGIMENT (1)

1x Command and supply Battery
3x Artillery Battery (8x155mm Gun or 8xMortar 12Omm)
1x Operation battery (VAB VOA – VAB RATAC)

ENGINEER REGIMENT (1)

1x PC and Supply company
3x engineer Company
---> 1xCommand Platton
---> 3x Engineer Platoon (VAB Genie)
---> 1x Support Platoon
1x Support Company

NOTES

there are two light armoured brigade in the French Army : The 6th Light armoured brigade (6e BLB) and The 9th Marines Light armoured brigade (9e BLBIMA).


For overseas operations, the motorised infantry can use Light Trucks VLRA (Light Vehicule for Recognition and support) : VLRA VTT for transport and VLRA AA 20mm for support. The artillery Regiment use Mortar 120mm than field gun 155mm.

For Artillery Batteries : The 6th Light Armoured Brigade use SP Artillery AMX AUF-1 155mm and 9th Marines Light Armoured Brigade use field gun 155mm TRF-1. In the future, one battery will use Ceasar SP Artillery system for overseas operations.

The engineer regiment of the 6th BLB (1st REG) have 4 engineer platoons.