Hi there
Just looking at re-configuring my long-standing 1980's Swedish army ready to play with it in CWC.
There's a fair bit of info on the web - even a full 1989 formation structure - but this doesn't go down to the level I need it to.
So my question is ...
What are the numbers of AFVs in Swedish armoured platoons/squadrons (MBTs and Mech Infantry) please?
Also, does anybody know when thee 4 tone 'splinter' camo was introduced, and if it was use on AFVs, in 1985 please? And if so where all unit/vehicles using it? I've not seen any 4x4s with it on, they mostly seem to be a standard green, like a lot of the trucks.
Thanks
Mark
Hello Mark
I have a fair amount of stuff on Cold War Swedes but it might take a little while to find it. For a start here is a copy from a long defunct website that sets out the organisation in terms of The Operational Art of War 3, a PC wargame that allows one to build and play scenarios. It should give you an idea of numbers at least as the vehicle numbers are 1:1 scale.
Mid 80's sounds right for the 4 tone camo, but I don't have anything definitive on that sorry.
If you need more I can find some more for you.
Cheers
Peter
TOE of Swedish Armoured Brigade in the 80s
By Pelle Holmén
This is a hypotetical OOB of the Swedish Armoured Brigade. Information for this article is taken different sources of Swedish Army literature. The Brigade TOE was organized as early as 1963 and was so successful that very little change to the TOE has been implemented since then.
The Swedish Armoured Bde (Pansarbrigad, PB) had the following (hypothetical) OOB:
HQ Company (Pbrigstabskomp)
Recon Company (Pskomp)
1.- 3 Mechanized Battalion (Pbat)
Armoured AT Company (Pbvpvkomp)
Artillery Battalion (Phaubbat)
Engineer Battalion (Pingbat)
AA Company (Plvkomp rb 70)
Supply company (Ptrpkomp)
I have used the AT+ team to simulate the amount of Carl-Gustav Recoilless in the support units. The Swedish denotation is marked inside the parenthesis.
The Swedish army had two different TOEs of the Armoured Brigades. PB 7, PB 8 and PB 26 had MBT Strv 103 and PB 9, PB (MekB10) 10 and PB 18 had MBT Strv 101.
TOE of the Armoured Bde in terms of TOAW equipment:
HQ Company (Pbrigstabkomp), hypothetical TOE:
12 Military police squads
12 Recon assault teams
3 MC squads
4 Carl-Gustav
4 HMG
2 Command groups
4 rb 70
4 20 mm AA
10 Jeep
30 Bv302
20 Wheeled tractor
I Armoured Recon Company
12 Recon assault teams
2 AT+ teams
2 MMG
7 MC (2 MC squad)
6 Pbv302 (could be represented w/ tracked 20 mm scout)
12 Truck
4 Truck AAMG
II Mechanized Battalion
i) HQ Company and support
3 Recon Assault teams
4 MMG
2 AT+ team (or 2 BILL)
5 Pbv302
5 Jeep
5 Wheeled tractor
1 Bgbv 82 (armoured engineer vehicle)
1 Ferry/Engineer team
8 MC (1 MC squad)
8 Truck
ii) 2 Infantry Companies each
9 assault AT+ squad
3 recon assault squad
12 MMG (exclude them because of the HMG mounted on the Bv206)
4 AT+ teams (or 4 BILL)
4 90 mm Recoilless
3 120 mm mortar
9 Pbv302
12 Bv206
3 MC (1 MC squad)
42 Truck
5 Jeep
iii) 2 Armoured Companies each
12 MBT 101/103
2 MMG
3 AT+ teams
3 Assault AT+ squad
3 Pbv302
4 MC
3 Jeep
12 Truck
III Bde supply Company
2 MMG
2 AT+ teams
20 LAW (could be represented by 20 AT teams)
3 Engineer squad
3 Civ squad
2 MC
1 Jeep
40 Truck
20 Bv206
IV Armoured AT Company
12 Pvrbv551
4 MC squad
4 Jeep
3 engineer squad
2 MMG
3 AT+ team
15 Truck
V Artillery battalion
12 155 ER Gun
27 Jeep
12 AT- team (60 Anti-tank mines)
3 Assault AT+ squad
3 Recon Assault team
3 MC squad
21 MHG
12 Tracked Earth mover
114 Truck
3 Bv206
VI AA Company
16 Jeep
3 Assault squad
3 AT- team
9 20 mm AA Gun
9 rb 70
5 MMG
31 Truck
VII Engineer battalion
12 Engineer squad
8 AT+ teams
4 MMG
9 MC (3 MC squad)
25 Jeep
70 Truck
21 Tracked earth movers
6 Armoured Engineer vehicle
8 Ferry/Bridge teams
2 Amphibious ferry
2 Tracked Bridge carrier
3 Truck AAMG
The brigade level TOE of the Infantry Brigade in TOAW terms:
72 MBT 101/103
33 recon assault teams
53 AT+ teams (or 26 BILL and 27 AT+ teams)
9 MC squad
6 tracked 20 mm scout
57 Bv302
4 truck AAMG
23 Jeep
9 Armoured engineer vehicle
72 assault AT+ squads
24 90 mm recoilless
18120 mm mortar
132 bv206
12155 ER Gun
12 Pvrb551
15 engineer squads
9 20 mm AA
9 Rb70
8 Ferry/Bridge teams
2 amphibious ferry
2 tracked bridge carriers
and
trucks (Add until the right amount of movement points are achieved.)
Note: I have not included all rear area equipment in this brigade level TOE. This is because they are not supposed to be in the frontline and will not add to the power of the brigade at this level.
This article was updated on 23 of July 2002.
If you want to down load a printer friendly version of this article click here.
Sources:
Arméhandbok del 1-Organisation
Fördelningsförband
AH 1:Förd
1982
(in Swedish)
Prbat
Pansartruppreglemente –Pansarbataljon
1982
(in Swedish)
PR Pskförb
Pansartruppreglemente –Pansarskytteförband
1986
(in Swedish)
Gosh, terrific information. Thanks Pierre!
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/86823/SW1M-Swedish-Armoured-Brigade-19881991-South-Sweden
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/86829/SW12M-Swedish-Armoured-Brigade-19791984-Sweden
Tank Companies are:
CHQ: 1x tank
4 platoons@ 3x tanks
1 platoon: 3x Pbv-302, 3 infantry squads, 2 LMG, 3x 84mm S550
Mech Companies are: CHQ: 1x Pbv-302, 1x Stripbv-302, 1 Jeep, 1 LMG
3 platoons@ 3x Pbv-302, 3 squads, 2 LMG, 3x 84mm S550
1 platoon: 4x Jeep/90mm PV1110
Tank Destroyer Companies of the Norrland Brigades are different with: CHQ: 1x Strippbv-302 or BV-206
3 platoons@ 4x Ikv-91
1 platoon3x Pbv-302 or Bv-206, 3 infantry squads, 2 LMG, 3x 84mm S550
Mark
Quote from: Raider4 on 29 January 2020, 08:04:58 PM
Gosh, terrific information. Thanks Pierre!
Glad its of use..l have played 6mm modern spearhead for around 20 years on and off so have "a few brigades" of both nato and warpac stuff ☺
Really helpful all ... thank you
I'll do some CWC conversions but interesting that we are looking at 4 platoons in the Tank Companies.
Much appreciated
Mark
One more link that I tracked down on wayback machine covering the Swedish Army organisations in 1989.
You can click into the underlined batalion/brigade types to go into a detailed breakdown of each unit type, some are in Swedish but if you scroll to the bottom of the unit type page there is usually a summary of what the unit is equipped with. :-B
https://web.archive.org/web/20041029131127/http://www.tdg.nu/swedish_armed_forces/oob_swe_1989-91.htm