Union Defence Force - Land Component Factsheet

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The Union Defence Forces, Land Component ORGANISATION Total Active Personnel: 17,824 frontline personnel (+17,824 logistics personnel) Numerical Structure Brigade (Brg.): 3,000 men Battalion (Batt.): 500 men Company (Coy.): 100 men Platoon (Plt.): 24 men Squad (Sqd.): 6 men (Team (FT.) : 3 men) Force Structure: Note: The shorthand displayed is utilised in the following manner. Shorthand (i.e. 10. Mech) + Formation (i.e. Batt.) This would become 10. Mech, Batt

General Headquarters, UDFLC (Battalion) (GHQ/GHQ Btl.) 1st Brigade (Northern Army) (1.Bg) -1st Headquarters and Support Battalion (1.HQ) -4th Armoured Battalion (4.Arm) -10th Infantry Battalion, Mechanised (10.Mech) -21st Infantry Battalion (21.Inf) -22nd Infantry Battalion (22.Inf) -24th Infantry Battalion (24.Inf) 2nd Brigade (Eastern Army) (2.Bg) -2nd Headquarters and Support Battalion (2.HQ) -6th Armoured Battalion (6.Arm) -12th Infantry Battalion, Mechanised (12.Mech) -25th Infantry Battalion (25.Inf) -26th Infantry Battalion (26.Inf) -27th Infantry Battalion (27.Inf) 3rd Brigade (Western Army) (3.Bg) -3rd Headquarters and Support Battalion (3.HQ) -7th Armoured Battalion (7.Arm) -15th Infantry Battalion, Mechanised (15.Mech) -28th Infantry Battalion (28.Inf) -29th Infantry Battalion (29.Inf) -30th Infantry Battalion (30.Inf)


4th Brigade (Southern Army) (4.Bg) -4th Headquarters and Support Battalion (4.HQ) -8th Armoured Battalion (8.Arm) -18th Infantry Battalion, Mechanised (18.Mech) -31st Infantry Battalion (31.Inf) -32nd Infantry Battalion (32.Inf) -33rd Infantry Battalion (33.Inf) 5th Brigade (Central Deployment Force) (5.Bg/CDF) -5th Headquarters and Support Battalion (5.HQ) -1st Armoured Battalion (1.Arm) -3rd Armoured Battalion (3.Arm) -2nd Infantry Battalion, Mechanised (2.Mech) -3rd Infantry Battalion, Mechanised (3.Mech) -7th Infantry Battalion, Naval Mechanised (7.Mech/Mar) Quick Response Force (LC QRF) -Quick Response Force Headquarters Company (QRF HQ Coy.) -2nd Paratrooper Battalion (2.Para) -3rd Paratrooper Battalion (3.Para) Land Component Air Corps (LCAC) -Land Component Air Corps Headquarters Company (LCAC HQ Coy.) -1st Aerial Battalion (1.Air) -2nd Aerial Battalion (2.Air) Special Operations Command (Land) (SOC/L) -Land Component Special Operations Headquarters Platoon (SOC/L HQ Plt.) -1st Special Forces Company (Para) (1.SPEC) EQUIPMENT Small Arms: Service Pistol: Beretta Px4 Storm (.45 ACP) Service Rifle: Heckler and Koch G36 (5.56x45mm NATO) -Underslung Grenade Launcher: Heckler and Koch AG36 (40mm) Designated Marksman's Rifle: Heckler and Koch G36DM* (5.56x45mm NATO) Light Machine Gun: Heckler and Koch MG36 (5.56x45mm NATO) Sniper Rifle: M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System (7.62x51mm NATO) Combat Shotgun: Franchi SPAS 15 (12-Gauge) *The G36DM is a Heckler and Koch G36 Baseline Service Rifle where the integrated carrying handle has been replaced by a rail interface system, and features a bipod, service issue scope and free-floating barrel.

Support Weapons:


General Purpose Machine Gun: Heckler and Koch MG3 (7.62x51mm NATO) Heavy Machine Gun: M312 (12.7x99mm NATO) Grenade Machine Gun: M307 (25mm Smart Grenade) Light Mortar: M252 81mm Medium Weight Mortar Multipurpose Launcher: Panzerfaust 3 Anti-Tank Guided Missile: FGM-148 Javelin Man-Portable Air Defence: FIM-92 Stinger Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Main Battle Tank: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Type 10 Main Battle Tank (with 120mm L/55 main armament). -- Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle: Type 10 ARRV -- Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle: Type 10 HIFV (with 35mm autocannons, troop carrying module). Armoured Modular Vehicle: Boxer Multirole Armoured Vehicle --Personnel Carrier: Boxer APC --Infantry Fighting Vehicle: Boxer IFV --Command and Control: Boxer C2 Vehicle --Ambulance: Boxer MEV --Reconnaissance: Boxer Recce Vehicle --Mortar Carrier: Boxer Mortar Carrier (w/ M252) --Forward Command Vehicle: Boxer FCV --Mobile Ground Station: Boxer MGS --Anti-Tank Vehicle: Boxer ATGM (w/ 8x TOW Anti-Tank Wire Guided Missile) --Command, Control and Communications: Boxer C3 Vehicle --Engineer Vehicle: Boxer Engineer Squad Vehicle --Medical Vehicle: Boxer Mobile Medical Station --Fire Support Vehicle: Boxer 105 Mobile Gun System (w/ 105mm gun) --Light Anti-Air: Boxer Anti-Air System (w/ dual 35mm autocannon, 8x LFK NG Surface to Air Missile) Other Vehicles: Artillery: CAESAR Truck Mounted Self Propelled Howitzer (155mm Howitzer) Multipurpose Vehicle: M707 HMMVW Light Truck: M1078 (BAT Systems Light Medium Tactical Vehicle) Heavy Truck: HEMTT (Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck) Tank Transporter: Heavy Equipment Transport System Scout Motorcycle: Harley Davidson MT350E


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