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The '''Brazilian National Guard''' (Portuguese: ''Guarda Nacional Brasileira'') is a militia that serves as a quasi-independent reserve forces component of the [[Military of Brazil|Brazilian military]]. Each state has its own National Guard unit: for example, the Amazonas National Guard, Pará National Guard, and so on. These units together comprise the National Guard as a whole. In times of peace, the National Guard units' primary duty is providing for the defense of their respective states; in times of war, they may be mobilized and deployed into the [[Brazilian Imperial Army|Army]] if need be. Each unit of the National Guard operates under the sole authority of its state government, although in times of war they can be federalized, in which case they operate under the authority of the Minister of Defense. The National Guard is ''de jure'' commanded by Lieutenant General Augusto Reinaldo de Campos, although in peace time each state National Guard has its own ''de facto'' independent commander. In total, the Brazilian National Guard has approximately 150,000 personnel.
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The '''Brazilian National Guard''' (Portuguese: ''Guarda Nacional Brasileira'', or "GNB") is a militia that serves as a quasi-independent reserve forces component of the [[Military of Brazil|Brazilian military]]. Each state has its own National Guard unit: for example, the Amazonas National Guard, Pará National Guard, and so on. In times of peace, the National Guard units' primary duty is providing for the defense of their respective states; in times of war, they may be mobilized and deployed into the [[Brazilian Imperial Army|Army]] if need be. Each unit of the National Guard operates under the sole authority of its state government, although in times of war they can be federalized, in which case they operate under the authority of the Minister of Defense. The National Guard is commanded by Lieutenant General Augusto Reinaldo de Campos. The GNB uses mostly retired equipment, although it uses the same individual weapons as its counterparts in the regular armed forces. There are 35 National Guard brigades, giving the GNB a total of 175,000 personnel.
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==Units==
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*Amazonas National Guard
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**12th National Guard Brigade
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*Pará National Guard
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**11th National Guard Brigade
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*Maranhão National Guard
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**5th National Guard Brigade
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*Piauí National Guard
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**6th National Guard Brigade
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*Ceará National Guard
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**10th National Guard Brigade
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*Rio Grande do Norte National Guard
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**14th National Guard Brigade
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*Paraíba National Guard
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**23rd National Guard Brigade
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*Pernambuco National Guard
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**24th National Guard Brigade
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*Alagoas National Guard
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**29th National Guard Brigade
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*Sergipe National Guard
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**13th National Guard Brigade
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*Bahia National Guard
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**3rd National Guard Brigade
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**4th National Guard Brigade
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*Espírito Santo National Guard
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**19th National Guard Brigade
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*Rio de Janeiro National Guard
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**1st National Guard Brigade
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**2nd National Guard Brigade
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**22nd National Guard Brigade
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*Minas Gerais National Guard
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**7th National Guard Brigade
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**8th National Guard Brigade
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**9th National Guard Brigade
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*Goiás National Guard
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**28th National Guard Brigade
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*Mato Grosso National Guard
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**35th National Guard Brigade
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*São Paulo National Guard
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**16th National Guard Brigade
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**18th National Guard Brigade
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**26th National Guard Brigade
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**27th National Guard Brigade
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**31st National Guard Brigade
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**32nd National Guard Brigade
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**33rd National Guard Brigade
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**34th National Guard Brigade
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*Paraná National Guard
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**15th National Guard Brigade
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**30th National Guard Brigade
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*Santa Catarina National Guard
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**17th National Guard Brigade
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*Rio Grande do Sul National Guard
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**20th National Guard Brigade
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**25th National Guard Brigade
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*Cisplatina National Guard
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**21st National Guard Brigade
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==Organization==
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Each National Guard brigade is organized as follows:
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*4 infantry battalions
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*1 tank battalion
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*1 artillery battalion
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*1 aviation battalion
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*1 engineer battalion
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*1 reconnaissance squadron
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*1 support battalion
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*Headquarters
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**30 personnel commanded by a Brigadier
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=====Infantry battalion=====
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The infantry battalion is comprised of 4 infantry companies, a fire support company, an engineer platoon, a logistics company, a reconnaissance platoon, and a headquarters.
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The infantry company consists of 3 platoons and 1 company headquarters. Each platoon has three M113A3 armored personnel carriers for each of its three squads. The squad's personnel include the section leader, two machine gunners, two grenadiers, and four riflemen, one of whom is a sniper. In these vehicles there are also the platoon commanding officer, the platoon executive officer, the platoon sergeant, and the medic. The Company Headquarters has two M113A3s (carrying the company CO, the company XO, the radio unit, three medics, the company sergeant-major, and a FIM-43 Redeye fire-team).
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The fire support company consists of the following units and equipment:
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*Direct fire platoon
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**8 M825 106mm recoilless rifle carriers
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*Indirect fire platoon
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**8 M151 Fast Attack Vehicles carrying M2 Browning heavy machine guns
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*Air defense platoon
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**8 M42 Duster 40mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
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*Anti-tank platoon
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**8 M50 Ontos tank destroyers
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*Headquarters
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**1 M577 command vehicle
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The engineer platoon has two XM696 armored recovery vehicles and two M579 Fitter repair vehicles.
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The logistics company consists of the following vehicles: ten XM1108 Universal Carriers and twenty M548 tracked cargo carriers.
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The reconnaissance platoon has four AMX-13 light tanks, two M113A3s, and four M151 MUTT jeeps. The unit also includes a sniper section and two scout sections.
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Headquarters is commanded by a colonel with a ten man staff, guarded by twenty security troops, and has two M577 command vehicles and four M151 MUTT jeeps.
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=====Tank battalion=====
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The tank battalion comprises 4 tank squadrons, a fire support company, an engineer platoon, a logistics company, a reconnaissance platoon, and a headquarters.
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Each tank squadron consists of thirteen M60A3 Patton main battle tanks.
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The tank battalion's fire support company is noticeably smaller than that of the mechanized infantry battalion, consisting only of an indirect fire platoon and an air defense platoon (both organizationally similar to their counterparts in the mechanized infantry battalion).
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The remaining units are identical to their counterparts in the mechanized infantry battalion.
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=====Artillery battalion=====
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The artillery battalion provides the primary means of fire support for the brigade. It possesses the following units and equipment:
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*2 field artillery batteries
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**8 M1955 (D-20) 155mm towed howitzers
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**1 BTR-152U command vehicle
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*1 rocket battery
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**8 BM-21 Grad 122mm self-propelled multiple rocket launchers
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**1 BTR-152U command vehicle
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*1 air defense battery
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**8 9K35 Strela-10 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
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**1 BTR-152U command vehicle
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*Headquarters
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**1 BTR-152U command vehicle
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=====Aviation battalion=====
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The aviation battalion provides transportation, aerial reconnaissance, and close air support for the brigade. It operates the following aircraft:
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*12 AH-1F Cobra attack helicopters
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*12 AH-6C Cayuse light attack/observation helicopters
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*12 UH-1H utility transport helicopters
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*8 C-47 Skytrain transports
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=====Engineer battalion=====
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*12 XM696 armored recovery vehicles
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*12 MT-55 armored vehicle launched bridges
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*8 M2 Amphibious Rigs
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*12 M579 Fitter repair vehicles
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*4 M113A3 Maintenance/Recovery vehicles
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=====Reconnaissance squadron=====
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*12 AMX-13 light tanks
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*3 M113A3s
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=====Support battalion=====
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*Logistics
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**12 M548 tracked cargo carriers
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**12 XM1108 Universal Carriers
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*Medical
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**12 M718A1 ambulances
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*Military Intelligence
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**4 EE-3 Jararaca armored cars
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*Military Police
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**18 EE-3 Jararaca armored cars
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*Signals Corps
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**4 M1015 Tracked Electronic Warfare Carriers
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*Chemical Corps
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**4 M151A1D NBC reconnaissance vehicles
==Equipment==
==Equipment==
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* Heckler & Koch PSG1 sniper rifle
* Heckler & Koch PSG1 sniper rifle
* AGCL sniper rifle
* AGCL sniper rifle
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===Armored vehicles===
 
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* M60 Patton main battle tank
 
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** M60A3
 
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** M60A1 AVLB: Armored vehicle-launched bridge
 
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** M60 AVLM: Armored vehicle-launched mine-clearing line charge
 
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** M60 Panther: M60 modified into a remotely controlled mine clearing tank
 
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** M728 CEV: Combat engineer vehicle
 
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*** M728A1: Upgraded version of the M728 CEV
 
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* AMX-13 light tank
 
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** AMX-13 [DTT]: Initial vehicles with the turret of the M24 Chaffee converted into a driver training tank. Gun removed.
 
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** AMX-13/75 Modèle 51: High-velocity 75 mm Gun in FL-11 turret as installed in Panhard EBR armouted car and 2 top rollers
 
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** AMX-13/75 Modèle 51: High-velocity 75 mm Gun in FL-11 turret and 4 top rollers and revised stowage
 
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** AMX-13 T75 (Char Lance SS-11): Fitted with SS-11 ATGM launchers
 
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** AMX-13 T75 avec TCA: Fitted with an electronic guidance system for the missiles
 
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** AMX-13/90 Modèle 52: FL-10 turret refitted with the F3 90mm gun
 
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** AMX-13/90 LRF: Fitted with laser rangefinder
 
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** AMX-13/105 Modèle 58: Fitted with 105 Gun mm in FL-12 turret
 
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** AMX-13/105: Upgraded export version of the Modele 58 with thermal sleeve and revised hull front
 
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** AMX-13 Model 1987: Late production version
 
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** AMX-DCA aka AMX-13/S530: SPAAG version armed with two HS 831 30mm cannons
 
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** AMX-DCA 30 aka Bitube de 30mm anti-aérien automoteur, Oeil Noir: SPAAG version with radar fitted
 
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** AMX-13 [Training Tank]: AMX-13 with turret removed and used for driver training
 
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** AMX-13 Modèle 55 (AMX-D): Recovery version
 
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** AMX-13 PDP (Poseur De Pont) Modèle 51: Scissors-type bridgelayer
 
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* M1117 Armored Security Vehicle
 
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* EE-11 Urutu armored personnel carrier
 
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* Chaimite armored personnel carrier
 
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** V-200: Armored personnel carrier
 
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** V-300: Heavy fire support with 90mm gun
 
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** V-400: Light fire support with 20mm cannon
 
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** V-500: Anti-tank with Swingfire or HOT missile launcher
 
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** V-600: Mortar carrier with 81mm or 120mm mortars
 
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** V-700: Ambulance
 
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** V-800: Communications and command vehicle
 
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** V-900: Armored recovery vehicle
 
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** V-1000: Anti-riot with water cannon
 
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* M113 armored personnel carrier
 
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** M113A3
 
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*** M1068A3 Standard Integrated Command Post System
 
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*** M113A3 Maintenance/Recovery
 
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*** M1064A3 Armored Self-propelled Mortar
 
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*** M577A3 Tracked Command Post Carrier
 
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*** M58 Armored Tracked Vehicle
 
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*** M1059A3 Smoke Generator Carrier
 
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*** M901A3 Improved TOW Vehicle (ITV)
 
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*** M981A3 Fire Support Team Vehicle (FIST-V)
 
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* EE-9 Cascavel 6x6 armored car
 
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* FV 721 Fox Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance 4x4 armored car
 
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===Support vehicles===
 
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* Fast Response Car
 
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* Fast Response Vehicle
 
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*Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
 
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** M1009: Utility version
 
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** M1010: Ambulance version
 
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** M1010 Command: Command post vehicle
 
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** M1010 Ordnance: Ordnance repair truck
 
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** M1028: Shelter carrier version
 
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** M1028FF: Fire fighting version
 
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** M1028A1: Shelter carrier version
 
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* Bandvagn 206 small unit support vehicle
 
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** Bv 206A: Ambulance version
 
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** Bv 206F: Fire appliance variant
 
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===Artillery===
 
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* L118 105mm towed howitzer
 
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* M120 120mm towed mortar
 
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* Skysweeper 75mm anti-aircraft gun
 
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* ASTROS II Multiple Launch Rocket System
 
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===Aircraft===
 
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* UH-1 Iroquois multipurpose utility helicopter
 
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** UH-1A: Original model
 
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** UH-1B: Upgraded HU-1A, various external and rotor improvements
 
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** UH-1C: UH-1B with improved engine and modified blades and rotor-head for better performance in the gunship role
 
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** UH-1D: Troop carrier
 
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*** HH-1D: Search Air Rescue (SAR) variant of UH-1D
 
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** UH-1V: Aeromedical evacuation version
 
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* CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift cargo helicopter
 
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** CH-47A: All-weather medium-lift helicopter
 
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** A/ACH-47A: Attack cargo helicopter
 
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** CH-47C: Combat assault helicopter
 
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** MH-47D and MH-47E: Special forces operations helicopter
 
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** HH-47: Combat search and rescue helicopter
 
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* Eurocopter Cougar medium utility helicopter
 
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** AS 532 UL: Utility version
 
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** AS 532 AL: Armed version
 
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** AS 535: Combat search and rescue version
 
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** EC 725: Long-range tactical transport
 
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* Eurocopter Fennec light multipurpose helicopter
 
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** AS 555 UN: Reconnaissance version
 
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** AS 555 AN: Armed reconnaissance version
 
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* Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano light attack/counterinsurgency aircraft
 
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* Embraer AT-27 Tucano light attack aircraft
 
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Current revision as of 07:11, 16 November 2007

The Brazilian National Guard (Portuguese: Guarda Nacional Brasileira, or "GNB") is a militia that serves as a quasi-independent reserve forces component of the Brazilian military. Each state has its own National Guard unit: for example, the Amazonas National Guard, Pará National Guard, and so on. In times of peace, the National Guard units' primary duty is providing for the defense of their respective states; in times of war, they may be mobilized and deployed into the Army if need be. Each unit of the National Guard operates under the sole authority of its state government, although in times of war they can be federalized, in which case they operate under the authority of the Minister of Defense. The National Guard is commanded by Lieutenant General Augusto Reinaldo de Campos. The GNB uses mostly retired equipment, although it uses the same individual weapons as its counterparts in the regular armed forces. There are 35 National Guard brigades, giving the GNB a total of 175,000 personnel.

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[edit] Units

  • Amazonas National Guard
    • 12th National Guard Brigade
  • Pará National Guard
    • 11th National Guard Brigade
  • Maranhão National Guard
    • 5th National Guard Brigade
  • Piauí National Guard
    • 6th National Guard Brigade
  • Ceará National Guard
    • 10th National Guard Brigade
  • Rio Grande do Norte National Guard
    • 14th National Guard Brigade
  • Paraíba National Guard
    • 23rd National Guard Brigade
  • Pernambuco National Guard
    • 24th National Guard Brigade
  • Alagoas National Guard
    • 29th National Guard Brigade
  • Sergipe National Guard
    • 13th National Guard Brigade
  • Bahia National Guard
    • 3rd National Guard Brigade
    • 4th National Guard Brigade
  • Espírito Santo National Guard
    • 19th National Guard Brigade
  • Rio de Janeiro National Guard
    • 1st National Guard Brigade
    • 2nd National Guard Brigade
    • 22nd National Guard Brigade
  • Minas Gerais National Guard
    • 7th National Guard Brigade
    • 8th National Guard Brigade
    • 9th National Guard Brigade
  • Goiás National Guard
    • 28th National Guard Brigade
  • Mato Grosso National Guard
    • 35th National Guard Brigade
  • São Paulo National Guard
    • 16th National Guard Brigade
    • 18th National Guard Brigade
    • 26th National Guard Brigade
    • 27th National Guard Brigade
    • 31st National Guard Brigade
    • 32nd National Guard Brigade
    • 33rd National Guard Brigade
    • 34th National Guard Brigade
  • Paraná National Guard
    • 15th National Guard Brigade
    • 30th National Guard Brigade
  • Santa Catarina National Guard
    • 17th National Guard Brigade
  • Rio Grande do Sul National Guard
    • 20th National Guard Brigade
    • 25th National Guard Brigade
  • Cisplatina National Guard
    • 21st National Guard Brigade

[edit] Organization

Each National Guard brigade is organized as follows:

  • 4 infantry battalions
  • 1 tank battalion
  • 1 artillery battalion
  • 1 aviation battalion
  • 1 engineer battalion
  • 1 reconnaissance squadron
  • 1 support battalion
  • Headquarters
    • 30 personnel commanded by a Brigadier
[edit] Infantry battalion

The infantry battalion is comprised of 4 infantry companies, a fire support company, an engineer platoon, a logistics company, a reconnaissance platoon, and a headquarters.

The infantry company consists of 3 platoons and 1 company headquarters. Each platoon has three M113A3 armored personnel carriers for each of its three squads. The squad's personnel include the section leader, two machine gunners, two grenadiers, and four riflemen, one of whom is a sniper. In these vehicles there are also the platoon commanding officer, the platoon executive officer, the platoon sergeant, and the medic. The Company Headquarters has two M113A3s (carrying the company CO, the company XO, the radio unit, three medics, the company sergeant-major, and a FIM-43 Redeye fire-team).

The fire support company consists of the following units and equipment:

  • Direct fire platoon
    • 8 M825 106mm recoilless rifle carriers
  • Indirect fire platoon
    • 8 M151 Fast Attack Vehicles carrying M2 Browning heavy machine guns
  • Air defense platoon
    • 8 M42 Duster 40mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
  • Anti-tank platoon
    • 8 M50 Ontos tank destroyers
  • Headquarters
    • 1 M577 command vehicle

The engineer platoon has two XM696 armored recovery vehicles and two M579 Fitter repair vehicles.

The logistics company consists of the following vehicles: ten XM1108 Universal Carriers and twenty M548 tracked cargo carriers.

The reconnaissance platoon has four AMX-13 light tanks, two M113A3s, and four M151 MUTT jeeps. The unit also includes a sniper section and two scout sections.

Headquarters is commanded by a colonel with a ten man staff, guarded by twenty security troops, and has two M577 command vehicles and four M151 MUTT jeeps.

[edit] Tank battalion

The tank battalion comprises 4 tank squadrons, a fire support company, an engineer platoon, a logistics company, a reconnaissance platoon, and a headquarters.

Each tank squadron consists of thirteen M60A3 Patton main battle tanks.

The tank battalion's fire support company is noticeably smaller than that of the mechanized infantry battalion, consisting only of an indirect fire platoon and an air defense platoon (both organizationally similar to their counterparts in the mechanized infantry battalion).

The remaining units are identical to their counterparts in the mechanized infantry battalion.

[edit] Artillery battalion

The artillery battalion provides the primary means of fire support for the brigade. It possesses the following units and equipment:

  • 2 field artillery batteries
    • 8 M1955 (D-20) 155mm towed howitzers
    • 1 BTR-152U command vehicle
  • 1 rocket battery
    • 8 BM-21 Grad 122mm self-propelled multiple rocket launchers
    • 1 BTR-152U command vehicle
  • 1 air defense battery
    • 8 9K35 Strela-10 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
    • 1 BTR-152U command vehicle
  • Headquarters
    • 1 BTR-152U command vehicle
[edit] Aviation battalion

The aviation battalion provides transportation, aerial reconnaissance, and close air support for the brigade. It operates the following aircraft:

  • 12 AH-1F Cobra attack helicopters
  • 12 AH-6C Cayuse light attack/observation helicopters
  • 12 UH-1H utility transport helicopters
  • 8 C-47 Skytrain transports
[edit] Engineer battalion
  • 12 XM696 armored recovery vehicles
  • 12 MT-55 armored vehicle launched bridges
  • 8 M2 Amphibious Rigs
  • 12 M579 Fitter repair vehicles
  • 4 M113A3 Maintenance/Recovery vehicles
[edit] Reconnaissance squadron
  • 12 AMX-13 light tanks
  • 3 M113A3s
[edit] Support battalion
  • Logistics
    • 12 M548 tracked cargo carriers
    • 12 XM1108 Universal Carriers
  • Medical
    • 12 M718A1 ambulances
  • Military Intelligence
    • 4 EE-3 Jararaca armored cars
  • Military Police
    • 18 EE-3 Jararaca armored cars
  • Signals Corps
    • 4 M1015 Tracked Electronic Warfare Carriers
  • Chemical Corps
    • 4 M151A1D NBC reconnaissance vehicles

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Individual weapons

  • IMBEL MD assault rifle
    • MD-1
    • MD-2
    • MD-3
    • MD-4
  • MD97 assault rifle
  • M971 GPMG
  • M964 rifle
    • M964A1
  • M4 carbine
  • M972 SMG
  • FN M2HB heavy machine gun
  • M973 pistol
  • M975 pistol
  • Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle
  • Heckler & Koch PSG1 sniper rifle
  • AGCL sniper rifle
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