Английская Википедия:1st Mechanized Brigade (Slovakia)
Шаблон:Infobox military unit The 1st Mechanized Brigade of general Ján Golian is a subordinate component of the Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic. The headquarters of the 1st Mechanized Brigade is located in Topoľčany.
Main task
The main task of the 1st Mechanized Brigade is to "participate in the tasks of defense and protection of vital interests of Slovak republic and its allies against military and non-military threats by conducting military and non-military operations."[1][2]
History
Commanders
Organizational structure
- HQ of the 1st Mechanized Brigade (Topoľčany)
1st Mechanized Brigade
- 103rd Command Support Company, in Topoľčany[3]
- 11th Mechanized Battalion, in Martin equipped with BVP-2[4]
- 12th Mechanized Battalion, in Nitra equipped with BVP-2[5]
- 13th Mechanized Battalion, in Levice equipped with BVP-2[6]
- Headquarters
- 1st Mechanized Company
- 2nd Mechanized Company
- 3rd Mechanized Company [7]
- 1st Mechanized Platoon
- 1st Mechanized Platoon
- 1st Mechanized Platoon
- Fire Support Platoon
- Fire Support Company
- Mortar Platoon
- Anti-tank Platoon
- Recon Platoon
- Combat Support Company
- HQ Platoon
- Maintenance Platoon
- Supply Platoon
- Battalion Aid Station
- 14th Logistic Battalion, in Topoľčany[8]
Equipment and weapon systems
Small arms and portable artillery
- Pistol CZ 82
- Model 58 assault rifle
- Universal machine gun model 59
- Sniper rifle SVDN 1
- Sniper rifle AW-50
- Rocket-propelled grenade RPG-7
- OZ 9P135 M anti-tank missile launcher
- Mortar 81mm
- Mortar 82mm
- Mortar 98mm
Armoured fighting vehicles
- BRDM-2 armoured personnel carrier with 9M113 Konkurs anti-tank missile system
- BVP-2 infantry fighting vehicle (Czechoslovak and Slovak variants)
- OT-90 infantry fighting vehicle (Czechoslovak and Slovak BMP variant) with 9M113 Konkurs anti-tank missile system
Artillery vehicles
Utility and transport vehicles
- Off-road vehicle Land Rover Defender 110 (utility and patrol vehicle)
- Mercedes-Benz G-Class (utility and patrol vehicle)
- Off-road vehicle UAZ-469 B (utility and patrol vehicle, gradually decommissioned)
- Mercedes-Benz G-300 (military ambulance)
- Volkswagen Transporter (T4) (military ambulance)
- AKTIS 4x4 off-road transport vehicle (military transport truck)
- Tatra T-815 VVN heavy off-road transport (military transport truck)
- Tatra T-815-7 heavy off-road transport (military transport truck)
- Tatrapan armoured personnel carrier / armoured truck (transport, logistics)
- Praga V3S off-road transport vehicle (military transport truck, gradually decommissioned)
Engineering and specialist vehicles
- Tatra T-815 Multilift container loader
- Crane vehicle AV-15
- Bridgelayer vehicles
- Božena 3 mine flail and de-mining equipment
Insignia
The insignia of the 1st mechanized Brigade and its individual battalions includes coat of arms style emblems for each of the major components. The 1st Mechanized Brigade also has an honorary battle flag.[9]
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13th Mechanized Battalion (Levice)
See also
References
Further reading
- Štaigl, J. a kolektív: Generáli - slovenská vojenská generalita 1918 – 2009 ("Generals: Slovak Military Generals 1918 - 2009"), Magnet Press, Slovakia 2009, str. 68
External links
- Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic
- General staff of the Armed forces
- Land forces HQ
- 1st mechanized brigade
- 11th mechanized battalion (rapid-reaction battalion of captain Ján Francisci)
- 12th mechanized battalion
- 13th mechanized battalion
- 54th Rocket Artillery Battalion
- Battalion logistics support
