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Armoured Brigade (Finnish Army)
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The Armoured Brigade is a Finnish Army
training unit located in Parolannummi, near Hämeenlinna, in southern Finland. The brigade
specialises in training armoured
and anti-aircraft troops. In case of mobilization, the Finnish Defence Forces would field one armoured brigade. The war-time armoured brigade has a strength of around 5,700 men, and fields 63 main battle tank
s, 110 infantry fighting vehicle
s, circa 100 armoured personnel carrier
s, mainly of Soviet origin, and roughly 70 other armoured vehicles. However, the remaining war-time armoured brigade is being phased out and replaced by smaller mechanized battle groups. The new mechanized battle groups will field the Leopard 2
MBTs that are not included in the organization of the contemporary war-time armoured brigades.
Finnish Army
The Finnish Army is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces.Today's Army is divided into six branches: the infantry , field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, engineers, signals, and materiel troops.-History of the Finnish Army:Between 1809 and 1917 Finland was an autonomous part of...
training unit located in Parolannummi, near Hämeenlinna, in southern Finland. The brigade
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
specialises in training armoured
Tank
A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
and anti-aircraft troops. In case of mobilization, the Finnish Defence Forces would field one armoured brigade. The war-time armoured brigade has a strength of around 5,700 men, and fields 63 main battle tank
Main battle tank
A main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...
s, 110 infantry fighting vehicle
Infantry fighting vehicle
An infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
s, circa 100 armoured personnel carrier
Armoured personnel carrier
An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...
s, mainly of Soviet origin, and roughly 70 other armoured vehicles. However, the remaining war-time armoured brigade is being phased out and replaced by smaller mechanized battle groups. The new mechanized battle groups will field the Leopard 2
Leopard 2
The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s for the West German Army. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army. Various versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and twelve...
MBTs that are not included in the organization of the contemporary war-time armoured brigades.
Organisation
- Häme Armoured Battalion (HämPsP, Hämeen Panssaripataljoona)
- Military Police Company (Sotilaspoliisikomppania)
- Tank Company (PsvK, Panssarivaunukomppania)
- Armoured Jäger Company (PsJK, Panssarijääkärikomppania)
- Armoured Pioneer Company (PsPionK, Panssaripioneerikomppania)
- Helsinki Anti-Aircraft Regiment (HelItR, Helsingin Ilmatorjuntarykmetti)
- Armoured Anti-Aircraft Battery (Panssari-ilmatorjuntapatteri)
- 2nd & 3rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Batteries (2. & 3. Ohjusilmatorjuntapatteri)
- NCO School (Aliupseerikoulu)
- Jäger Artillery Regiment (JTR, Jääkäritykistörykmentti)
- Armoured Signals Company (PSVIESTIK,Panssariviestikomppania)
- Self-Propelled Howitzer Battery (PsHPtri, Panssarihaupitsipatteri)
- Mortar Company (KrhK, Kranaatinheitinkomppania)
- Parola Battalion (ParP, Parolan Pataljoona)
- Truck Company (Autokomppania)
- Logistics Company (Huoltokomppania)
- Armour School (Panssarikoulu)
- Logistics Centre (Huoltokeskus)
- Armour Band (Panssarisoittokunta)
Training equipment
- Leopard 2A4Leopard 2The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s for the West German Army. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army. Various versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and twelve...
including Leopard 2R demining vehicle and Leopard 2L Bridge layer - BMP-1BMP-1The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...
(Ex-East German, fully withdrawn from service, except Forward Observation variants BMP1TJ and BMP1 TTJ) - BMP-2BMP-2The BMP-2 is a second-generation, amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following the BMP-1 of the 1960s....
(Operational, acquired from East-German surplus stocks) - Marksman (Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun)Marksman anti-aircraft systemMarksman is a British anti-aircraft weapon system, consisting of a turret, a Marconi Series 400 radar and two Swiss 35 mm Oerlikon autocannons...
- Crotale NG - (Crotale NGs on Sisu XA-181 vehicles, designated ItO 90)
- Buk M1 known as ItO 96, Anti-aircraft missile transporter erector launcherTransporter erector launcherA transporter erector launcher is a vehicle with an integrated prime mover that can carry, elevate to firing position and launch one or more missiles. Such vehicles exist for both surface-to-air missiles and surface-to-surface missiles...
- 2S12S1The 2S1 Gvozdika, ; is a Soviet 122-mm self-propelled howitzer that resembles the PT-76 but is essentially a version of the MT-LB APC, mounting the 2A18 howitzer. "2S1" is its GRAU designation. An alternative Russian designation is SAU-122 but in the Russian Army it is commonly known as Gvozdika...
known as 122 PsH 74 (122 Panssarihaupitsi 74, 122mm armoured howitzer 74) - 2S5 known as 152 TelaK 91 (152 Telakanuuna 91, 152mm tracked cannon 91)
- MT-LBVMT-LBThe MT-LB is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armoured vehicle which was first introduced in the late 1960s...
Armoured personnel carrier - MT-LBuMT-LBuThe MT-LBu is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious armoured carrier which was developed under the factory index Ob'yekt 10 in the late 1960s, based on the MT-LB...
Artillery command vehicle - BTR-50 YVIBTR-50The BTR-50 The BTR-50 The BTR-50 (BTR stands for Bronetransporter (БТР, Бронетранспортер, literally "armored transporter") is a Soviet amphibious armored personnel carrier (APC) based on the PT-76 light tank. The BTR-50 is tracked, unlike most in the BTR series, which are wheeled. The BTR-50...
Tracked signals vehicle - T-72T-72The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It is developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A...
Ex-East German, fully withdrawn from service. Used as target dummies.