Brazilian Imperial Army

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The Brazilian Imperial Army (Portuguese: Exército Imperial Brasileiro) is the largest of the military branches of the Empire of Brazil. As with any army, its primary responsibility is land-based military operations. It operates large expeditionary and fixed land forces to accomplish its missions. In addition to being the largest branch of the armed forces, the Brazilian Imperial Army is also the oldest, best-trained, and best-equipped. Its primary suppliers are the American Empire, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom, and France, although a sizeable number of its armaments are domestically produced. The Emperor of Brazil serves as the ceremonial commander-in-chief of the army, along with the other branches of the armed forces; the de facto commander is Marshal Ernesto da Branco. The Brazilian Imperial Army has approximately 840,000 personnel, with 600,000 in active service and 240,000 in the reserves.

[edit] Organization

The Brazilian Imperial Army's basic unit of action is the division. A typical division is comprised of three combat maneuver brigades, an aviation brigade, and a divisional headquarters. There are seven types of divisions: Mechanized infantry; armored; light infantry; airborne; airmobile; special forces; and special aviation. Each type of division has its own advantages and disadvantages, and therefore must effectively coordinate to complement each others' strengths and maximize their performance. The divisions are listed below.

[edit] Divisions

[edit] Active

• Mechanized Infantry
  • 1st Mechanized Infantry Division (Rio de Janeiro)
  • 5th Mechanized Infantry Division (Paraíba)
  • 6th Mechanized Infantry Division (Rio Grande do Norte)
  • 10th Mechanized Infantry Division (Rio de Janeiro)
  • 11th Mechanized Infantry Division (Rio de Janeiro)
  • 12th Mechanized Infantry Division (Piauí)
  • 13th Mechanized Infantry Division (Pará)
  • 14th Mechanized Infantry Division (São Paulo)
  • 24th Mechanized Infantry Division (São Paulo)
  • 27th Mechanized Infantry Division (São Paulo)
  • 28th Mechanized Infantry Division (São Paulo)
  • 30th Mechanized Infantry Division (Maranhão)
• Armor
  • 2nd Armored Division (São Paulo)
  • 7th Armored Division (Rio de Janeiro)
  • 15th Armored Division (Rio de Janeiro)
  • 19th Armored Division (São Paulo)
  • 25th Armored Division (Pará)
• Light Infantry
  • 3rd Light Infantry Division (Bahia)
  • 4th Light Infantry Division (Pará)
  • 8th Light Infantry Division (Paraná)
  • 9th Light Infantry Division (Santa Catarina)
  • 18th Light Infantry Division (Rio Grande do Sul)
  • 20th Light Infantry Division (Minas Gerais)
  • 26th Light Infantry Division (Espírito Santo)
• Airborne
  • 16th Airborne Division (Rio de Janeiro)
  • 23rd Airborne Division (Sergipe)
• Airmobile
  • 22nd Airmobile Division (Rio de Janeiro)
  • 29th Airmobile Division (Ceará)
• Special Forces
  • 17th Special Forces Division (Amazonas)
• Special Aviation
  • 21st Special Aviation Division (Rio de Janeiro)

[edit] Reserve

• Mechanized Infantry
  • 35th Mechanized Infantry Division (Pernambuco)
  • 39th Mechanized Infantry Division (Minas Gerais)
• Armor
  • 34th Armored Division (Goiás)
  • 38th Armored Division (Alagoas)
• Light Infantry
  • 31st Light Infantry Division (Mato Grosso)
  • 32nd Light Infantry Division (Mato Grosso)
  • 33rd Light Infantry Division (Cisplatina)
  • 36th Light Infantry Division (Amazonas)
  • 37th Light Infantry Division (Cisplatina)
  • 40th Light Infantry Division (Cisplatina)
  • 41st Light Infantry Division (Amazonas)
  • 42nd Light Infantry Division (Pará)

[edit] Division types

[edit] Mechanized infantry

Organizationally, a mechanized division is the same as an armored division. It differs, however, in that it uses lighter equipment, and is thus more easily deployable.

A mechanized infantry division enjoys the following advantages:

1. Excellent tactical mobility
2. Strong armament
3. Good protection
4. Good strategic mobility

It has the following disadvantage:

1. Less protection than an armored division

A mechanized infantry division consists of the following:

• 3 mechanized infantry brigades
• 1 divisional aviation brigade
• Headquarters
  • 120 personnel with armored vehicles under the command of a Major-General

[edit] Mechanized infantry brigade

The mechanized infantry brigade is organized as follows:

• 4 mechanized 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] Mechanized infantry battalion

The mechanized 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 M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle, Light (MTVL) 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 MTVLs (carrying the company CO, the company XO, the radio unit, three medics, the company sergeant-major, a Stinger fire-team, and a Casper 250 UAV unit with two UAVs). Each MTVL carries a Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station armed with a 25mm Bushmaster cannon, a co-axial 7.62mm Rheinmetall MG3 general purpose machine gun, and two Spike-ER (extended range) missiles; each MTVL also uses the ACAV kit, with two Rheinmetall MG3s mounted on the roof on each side behind gunshields.

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

• Direct fire platoon
  • 8 MTVL twin-106mm recoilless rifle carriers
• Indirect fire platoon
  • 8 MTVL AMOS twin 120mm mortar system carriers
  • 2 M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light Universal Carriers (MTVL-UC)
• Air defense platoon
  • 8 MTVLs equipped with NASAMS launchers
• Anti-tank platoon
  • 8 XM44 Fire Units (each carrying 8 YMGM-157B Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missiles)
• Headquarters
  • 1 M577A4 command vehicle

The engineer platoon has two M113A4 Mobile Tactical Light Recovery Vehicles (MTVR) and two M113A4 Mobile Tactical Light Fitters Vehicles (MTFV).

The logistics company consists of the following vehicles: ten MTVL-UCs and twenty M973 Small Unit Support Vehicles.

The reconnaissance platoon has four SK-105 A2 Kurassier light tanks, two MTVLs, and four HMMWVs, two of which carry Micro-Vee UAVs. 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 M577A4 command vehicles and four MTVLs.

[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 T-90 main battle tanks. These T-90s differ from their Soviet counterparts in that they have: a co-axial Rheinmetall MG3 replacing the PKT; an M2 Browning heavy machine gun in place of the 12.7mm machine gun carried on stock models; completely different communications and navigation equipment that are compatible with the equipment used by the rest of the Army; and a Western-style snorkel fitted over the commander's hatch for fording operations, as opposed to the standard tank's narrow tube, which cannot be used for escape.

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 engineer platoon uses two IMR-3 combat engineer vehicles.

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 M109A6 Paladin self-propelled guns
  • 8 M992 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicles
  • 2 M981A3 Fire Support Team Vehicles
  • 1 M577A4 command vehicle
• 1 rocket battery
  • 8 Astros II self-propelled multiple rocket launchers
  • 1 M577A4 command vehicle
• 1 air defense battery
  • 8 M1097A2 Heavy HMMWV Avengers
• Headquarters
  • 1 M577A4 command vehicle
  • 1 MTVL mortar tracking radar carrier

[edit] Aviation battalion

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

• 12 Tiger HAD (Hélicoptère d'Appui Destruction/Support Destruction Helicopter)
• 12 Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters
• 12 NHI NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters
• 8 Embraer C-390 medium transports
• 8 Luna X 2000 UAVs

[edit] Engineer battalion

• 12 BREM-80U armored recovery vehicles
• 12 MTU-90 bridge layer tanks
• 8 M3 Amphibious Rigs
• 12 IMR-2MA combat engineer vehicles
• 4 M113A4 Engineering Squad Vehicles

[edit] Reconnaissance squadron

• 12 SK-105 A2 Kurassier light tanks
• 3 MTVLs

[edit] Support battalion

• Logistics
  • 10 M1093 5-ton standard cargo trucks
  • 12 M1091 fuel/water tankers
  • 6 M1089 wreckers
  • 20 M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter Systems
  • 20 M1075 Palletized Load Systems
  • 40 MTVL-UCs
• Medical
  • 12 M113A4 Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicles (AMEV)
• Military Intelligence
  • 4 EE-13 Víbora armored cars
• Military Police
  • 18 EE-13 Víbora armored cars
• Signals Corps
  • 4 Okapi mine-protected vehicles (electronic warfare variant)
• Chemical Corps
  • 4 M93A1 Fox NBC reconnaissance vehicles

[edit] Divisional aviation brigade

• 20 Embraer C-390 medium transports
• 16 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters
• 12 Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters
• 12 AC-130U Spooky fixed-wing gunships

[edit] Armor

The heaviest type of division in the Army. It is intended to be used at the most difficult spots in both attack and defense. The weight of equipment fielded by an armored division means that it is relegated to a mainly defensive role.

An armored division has the following advantages:

1. Excellent tactical mobility
2. Strong armament
3. Excellent protection

It also has the following disadvantage:

1. Poor strategic mobility

An armored division consists of the following:

• 3 armored brigades
• 1 divisional aviation brigade
• Headquarters
  • 120 personnel with armored vehicles under the command of a Major-General

[edit] Armored brigade

The armored brigade is organized as follows:

• 4 mechanized 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] Mechanized infantry battalion

The mechanized 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 four CV9040s 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 CV9040s (carrying the company CO, the company XO, the radio unit, three medics, the company sergeant-major, and a Stinger fire-team).

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

• Direct fire platoon
  • 8 CV90120-T light tanks
• Indirect fire platoon
  • 8 Grkpbv 90120 tracked armored mortar vehicles
  • 2 MTVL-UCs
• Air defense platoon
  • 8 CV9040 AAVs
• Anti-tank platoon
  • 8 CV9056s
• Headquarters
  • 1 CV90 Command Vehicle

The engineer platoon has two CV90 Armored Recovery Vehicles.

The logistics company consists of the following vehicles: ten MTVL-UCs and twenty M973 Small Unit Support Vehicles.

The reconnaissance platoon has four CV9040s, a sniper section, and two scout sections.

Headquarters is commanded by a colonel with a ten man staff, guarded by sixteen security troops, and has two CV90 Command Vehicles and two CV9040s.

[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 M1A2 SEP (System Enhancement Package) main battle tanks, each outfitted with the Tank Urban Survival Kit (TUSK).

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 identical to their counterparts in the mechanized infantry battalion).

The engineer platoon uses two M1 Grizzly Engineer Vehicles and two M1 Armored Recovery Vehicles.

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

[edit] Other brigade units

The remaining units are identical to those in the mechanized infantry division, with only a few differences: The engineer battalion uses the M1 Grizzly Engineer Vehicle, the M1 Armored Recovery Vehicle, the M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge, the M1 Panther II Remote Controlled Mine Clearing Vehicle, and the M1 Panther II Mine Clearing Blade/Roller System; and the reconnaissance squadron uses twelve CV9040s.

[edit] Light infantry

The second-most deployable type of division in the Army, the light infantry division is organizationally similar to an airborne division, but differs in that it possess aircraft and a larger number of vehicles. Although the division is fully mechanized, the vehicles it employs are very light, thus precluding it from engaging in close combat with an armored force; as such, its primary role is counter-insurgency warfare.

The light infantry division has the following advantages:

1. Excellent tactical mobility
2. Strong armament
3. Minimal logistical requirements

It does, however, have one notable disadvantage:

1. Poor protection

A light infantry division consists of the following:

• 3 infantry brigades
• 1 divisional aviation brigade
• Headquarters
  • 120 personnel with armored vehicles under the command of a Major-General

[edit] Infantry brigade

The infantry 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 consists 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 M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle, Light (MTVL) 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 MTVLs (carrying the company CO, the company XO, the radio unit, three medics, the company sergeant-major, and a Stinger fire-team). Each MTVL carries a Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station armed with a 25mm Bushmaster cannon, a co-axial 7.62mm Rheinmetall MG3 general purpose machine gun, and two Spike-ER (extended range) missiles; each MTVL also uses the ACAV kit, with two Rheinmetall MG3s mounted on the roof on each side behind gunshields.

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

• Direct fire platoon
  • 8 MTVL twin-106mm recoilless rifle carriers
• Indirect fire platoon
  • 8 MTVL AMOS twin 120mm mortar system carriers
  • 2 M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light Universal Carriers (MTVL-UC)
• Air defense platoon
  • 8 MTVLs equipped with NASAMS launchers
• Anti-tank platoon
  • 8 XM44 Fire Units (each carrying 8 YMGM-157B Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missiles)
• Headquarters
  • 1 M577A4 command vehicle

The engineer platoon has two CV90 Armored Recovery Vehicles.

The logistics company consists of the following vehicles: ten MTVL-UCs and twenty M973 Small Unit Support Vehicles.

The reconnaissance platoon has four Wiesel 1 Aufklärung reconnaissance vehicles, two MTVLs, a sniper section, and two scout sections.

Headquarters is commanded by a colonel with a ten man staff, guarded by sixteen security troops, and has two M577A4 command vehicles and two MTVLs.

[edit] Tank battalion

The tank battalion comprises 2 tank squadrons, a fire support company, an engineer platoon, a logistics company, a reconnaissance platoon, and a headquarters.

Each tank squadron consists of thirteen M8 Thunderbolt Armored Gun Systems (Block II).

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 identical to their counterparts in the infantry battalion).

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

[edit] Other brigade units

The remaining units are identical to those in the mechanized infantry division, with only a few differences: The engineer battalion uses the Mobile Tracked Vehicle Engineer (MTVE), the MTVR, the MTFV, and an armored vehicle-launched bridge based on the M8 Buford; the reconnaissance squadron uses twelve Wiesel 1 Aufklärung reconnaissance vehicles; and the artillery battalion uses the Rascal 155mm light self-propelled howitzer (supported by the MTVL-UC), the HAWK-AMRAAM system for air defense, an M577A4 command vehicle for a fire command post, and the HIMARS truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher for the rocket battery.

[edit] Airborne

The airborne division forms a rapid reaction force. It is designed to be a self sufficient unit for a short time, containing all necessary maneuver, fire, and support units to operate alone.

An airborne division has the following advantages:

1. Readiness within 72 hours
2. Small logistical footprint
3. Excellent tactical mobility

However, it has many disadvantages:

1. Poor protection
2. No tanks
3. Lack of independence

An airborne division consists of the following:

• 3 airborne brigades
• 1 divisional aviation brigade
• Headquarters
  • 120 personnel with armored vehicles under the command of a Major-General

[edit] Airborne brigade

The airborne brigade is organized as follows:

• 4 airborne battalions
• 1 artillery battalion
• 1 engineer battalion
• 1 reconnaissance squadron
• 1 support battalion
• Headquarters
  • 30 personnel commanded by a Brigadier

[edit] Airborne battalion

The airborne 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 has 3 infantry platoons, 1 weapons platoon, and 1 company headquarters. Each platoon consists of three squads, each with a section leader, two machine gunners, two grenadiers, and four riflemen (one of whom is a sniper), the platoon commanding officer, the platoon executive officer, the platoon sergeant, and the medic. The weapons platoon has four MTVLs, one carrying two Spike anti-tank missile teams, another carrying two Stinger fire teams, and the remaining two carrying machine guns. The company headquarters has two MTVLs (carrying the company CO, the company XO, the radio unit, three medics, and the company sergeant-major. Each MTVL carries a Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station armed with a 25mm Bushmaster cannon, a co-axial 7.62mm Rheinmetall MG3 general purpose machine gun, and two Spike-ER (extended range) missiles; each MTVL also uses the ACAV kit, with two Rheinmetall MG3s mounted on the roof on each side behind gunshields.

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

• Direct fire platoon
  • 4 M8 Thunderbolt Armored Gun Systems (Block II)
• Indirect fire platoon
  • 4 Wiesel 2 Mortars
• Air defense platoon
  • 4 Wiesel 2 Ozelot LeFlaSys Launcher Variant 1
  • 1 Wiesel 2 BF/UF LeFlaSys Command
  • 1 Wiesel 2 AFF LeFlaSys Radar
• Anti-tank platoon
  • 4 Wiesel 2 ATM HOTs
• Headquarters
  • 1 Wiesel 2 Command vehicle

The engineer platoon has two Wiesel 2 Pionier combat engineer vehicles.

The logistics company consists of the following vehicles: six MTVL-UCs and sixteen M973 Small Unit Support Vehicles.

The reconnaissance platoon has four Wiesel 1 Aufklärung, two MTVLs, a sniper section, and two scout sections.

Headquarters is commanded by a colonel with a ten man staff, guarded by sixteen security troops, and has two M577A4 command vehicles and four MTVLs.

[edit] Support battalion

• Logistics
  • 12 M973 Small Unit Support Vehicles
  • 12 M1083 standard cargo trucks
• Medical
  • 12 Wiesel 2 Ambulances
• Military Intelligence
  • 2 EE-13 Víbora armored cars
• Military Police
  • 6 EE-13 Víbora armored cars
• Signals Corps
  • 4 Okapi mine-protected vehicles (electronic warfare variant)
• Chemical Corps
  • 2 M93A1 Fox NBC reconnaissance vehicles

[edit] Other brigade units

The remaining units are identical to those in the mechanized infantry division, with only a few differences: The engineer battalion uses the MTVE, the MTVR, the MTFV, and an armored vehicle-launched bridge based on the M8 Buford; the reconnaissance squadron uses twelve Wiesel 1 Aufklärung reconnaissance vehicles; and the artillery battalion uses the Rascal 155mm light self-propelled howitzer (supported by the MTVL-UC), the HAWK-AMRAAM system for air defense, an M577A4 command vehicle for a fire command post, and the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for the rocket battery, and the role normally taken by the M981A3 Fire Support Team Vehicles is instead carried out by forward artillery observers on foot.

[edit] Airmobile

Airmobile divisions are designed to have tactical mobility by helicopter. It has no tanks, and less artillery than other divisions, but more aircraft than any other type of division.

Its advantages are:

1. Excellent tactical mobility
2. No geographical limitations

Its disadvantages are:

1. Poor protection
2. No tanks
3. Enormous logistical and technical support requirements

An airmobile division consists of the following:

• 3 airmobile brigades
• 1 divisional aviation brigade
• Headquarters
  • 120 personnel with armored vehicles under the command of a Major-General

[edit] Airmobile brigade

The airmobile brigade is organized as follows:

• 4 infantry battalions
• 1 attack aviation battalion
• 1 transport aviation battalion
• 2 assault transport aviation battalions
• 1 artillery 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 four infantry companies, a fire support company, a reconnaissance platoon, and a headquarters.

The infantry company consists of three platoons and a company headquarters. Each platoon has three squads and a Platoon Headquarters. 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 the company CO, the company XO, the radio unit, three medics, four medium machine-gun teams and the company sergeant-major).

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

• Direct fire platoon
  • 4 M8 Thunderbolt Armored Gun Systems (Block II)
  • 2 MTVLs
• Indirect fire platoon
  • 4 Wiesel 2 Mortars
• Air defense platoon
  • 4 Wiesel 2 Ozelot LeFlaSys Launcher Variant 1
  • 1 Wiesel 2 BF/UF LeFlaSys Command
  • 1 Wiesel 2 AFF LeFlaSys Radar
• Anti-tank platoon
  • 4 Wiesel 2 ATM HOTs
  • 2 M50A1 Ontos tank destroyers
• Headquarters
  • 1 Wiesel 2 Command vehicle

The reconnaissance platoon has a sniper section and two scout sections.

Headquarters is commanded by a colonel with a ten man staff, guarded by sixteen security troops.

[edit] Attack aviation battalion

• 8 Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters
• 24 Tiger HAD (Hélicoptère d'Appui Destruction/Support Destruction Helicopter)

[edit] Transport aviation battalion

• 20 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters

[edit] Assault transport aviation battalion

• 24 NHI NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters

[edit] Support battalion

• Medical
  • 12 UH-60Q Black Hawks
• Military Intelligence
  • 2 EE-13 Víbora armored cars
• Military Police
  • 6 EE-13 Víbora armored cars
• Signals Corps
  • 4 EH-60C Black Hawks
• Chemical Corps
  • 2 M93A1 Fox NBC reconnaissance vehicles

[edit] Other brigade units

The reconnaissance squadron uses twelve Wiesel 1 Aufklärung reconnaissance vehicles and the artillery battalion uses the M119A1 105mm towed howitzer (supported by the EE-13 Víbora), the HAWK-AMRAAM system for air defense, an M577A4 command vehicle for a fire command post, and the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for the rocket battery. The role normally taken by the M981A3 Fire Support Team Vehicles is instead carried out by forward artillery observers on foot and by Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters.

[edit] Special forces

The 17th Special Forces Division is an elite special operations force trained for guerrilla warfare, unconventional warfare, and special operations. It is trained to fight in any type of combat or terrain, with minimal protection and technical support. Flexible and rapidly deployable, the division employs a variety of specialized skills that enables it to be employed against a variety of conventional and special operations targets; among its specialties are air assault and direct action operations, raids, infiltration and exfiltration by air, land, or sea, airfield seizure, recovery of personnel and special equipment, support of general purpose forces, and psychological operations.

The division is tasked with six specific missions:

1. Unconventional warfare
2. Special reconnaissance
3. Direct action
4. Counter-terrorism
5. Counter-proliferation
6. Information operations

The special forces enjoy a high degree of self-sufficiency and require little in the way of technical support, aside from aviation support, which is provided by the 106th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (its missions include attack, assault, and reconnaissance, and are usually conducted at night, at high speeds and low altitudes, on short notice, and in secret).

The special forces are highly-trained, highly-mobile personnel whose operational and fighting capabilities are considered to be among the best in the world, rivalling the United Kingdom's Special Air Service and other elite forces.

[edit] Aircraft

The 106th Special Operations Aviation Regiment operates modified versions of the CH-47 Chinook, OH-6 Cayuse, and UH-60 Black Hawk that are not used by any other unit in the Brazilian Imperial Armed Forces. The specialized versions are listed as follows:

• Chinook
  • MH-47D
  • MH-47E
  • MH-47G
• Cayuse
  • AH-6C
  • MH-6E
• Black Hawk
  • MH-60G Pave Hawk
  • MH-60K Black Hawk
  • MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator

[edit] Special aviation

The 21st Special Aviation Division provides the Brazilian Imperial Army's heavy-lift capabilities. It operates the following aircraft:

• Airbus A400M
• Alenia C-27J Spartan
• C-130J Super Hercules
• C-47 Skytrain
• CH-47F Chinook
• CH-54 Tarhe
• DHC-4 Caribou
• DHC-5 Buffalo
• DHC-6 Twin Otter
• Embraer C-390
• NHI NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter
• Sikorsky S-92

[edit] Administrative/Technical/Support corps

[edit] Medical

These corps provide all medical services (combat and non-combat) to all personnel of the Army, as well as animals owned by the Army.

• EIB Medical Corps
• EIB Veterinary Corps
• EIB Dental Corps
• EIB Pyschology Corps
• EIB Nursing Corps
• EIB Medical Services Corps
• EIB Medical Specialists Corps

[edit] Administrative

These corps facilitate the smooth running of the Army.

• EIB Pay Corps
• EIB Adjutant-General's Corps
• EIB Judge Advocate-General's Corps
• EIB Inspector-General's Corps
• EIB Educational Corps
• EIB Chaplains Corps

[edit] Combat support

These corps provide personnel to combat units in order to provide specialist support.

• EIB Military Police Corps
• EIB Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Corps
• EIB Intelligence Corps
• EIB Signals Corps
• EIB Quartermaster Corps
• EIB Transport Corps
• EIB Ordnance Corps
• EIB Chemical Corps

[edit] Military training/develoption/evaluation

These corps handle the training of combat personnel, the evaluation of personnel and systems, the development and evaluation of new systems, and the development and evaluation of of upgrades to older systems.

• EIB Infantry Corps
• EIB Armor Corps
• EIB Aviation Corps
• EIB Missile Corps

[edit] Training establishments

• School of Infantry
• Corps Training Depot
• School of Military Engineering
• School of Signals
• Services Training School
• Services Trade Training Center
• Medical Training School
• School of Military Police
• Pay Corps Training School
• School of Military Administration

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Individual weapons

[edit] Pistols

• Jericho 941 9mm semi-automatic pistol
• SP-21 9mm semi-automatic pistol
• Desert Eagle .357 Magnum semi-automatic pistol
• Glock 18 9x19mm machine pistol

[edit] Shotguns

• Saiga-12 .410 shotgun
• Franchi SPAS-15 12 gauge shotgun

[edit] Submachine guns/carbines

• PP-19 Bizon 9x18mm submachine gun
• Micro Uzi 250mm submachine gun
• M4A1 5.56x45mm carbine

[edit] Rifles

• AK-74M 5.45x39mm assault rifle
• Heckler & Koch G36 5.56x45mm assault rifle
• Heckler & Koch HK416 5.56x45mm assault rifle
• Heckler & Koch G3A6 7.62x51mm battle rifle
• FN FAL 7.62x51mm battle rifle
• Dragunov SVU 7.62x54R sniper rifle
• Accuracy International AS50 .50 BMG sniper rifle
• SR-25 7.62x51mm semi-automatic sniper rifle

[edit] Machine guns

• M2 Browning .50 cal heavy machine gun
• FN MAG 7.62x51mm medium machine gun
• Rheinmetall MG3 7.62x51mm general purpose machine gun
• IMI Negev 5.56mm light machine gun

[edit] Grenade launchers/assault weapons

• AG-C/GLM 40mm grenade launcher
• Milkor XRGL40 40mm grenade launcher
• M203 40mm grenade launcher
• M79 40mm grenade launcher
• Mk 19 40mm grenade machine gun
• FGM-172 SRAW
• M136 AT4
• M72 LAW
• M40 105mm recoilless rifle
• Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless rifle

[edit] Artillery

• M119A1 105mm towed howitzer
• M198 155mm towed howitzer
• Rascal 155mm self-propelled howitzer
• M109A6 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzer
• M992 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle
• Brandt 60mm long-range gun mortar
• M224 60mm mortar
• M30 107mm mortar
• M120 120mm mortar
• Astros II self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
  • SS-30 (fires 127mm rockets)
  • SS-40 (fires 180mm rockets)
  • SS-60 (fires 300mm rockets)
  • SS-80 (fires 300mm rockets)
• M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
• M1097A2 Avenger air defense missile system
• Oerlikon 35mm anti-aircraft gun
• Bofors 40mm L/70 anti-aircraft gun
• Bofors 40mm L/60 anti-aircraft gun
• Skysweeper 75mm anti-aircraft gun
• Rheinmetall 20mm twin anti-aircraft gun

[edit] Missiles

[edit] Anti-tank

• AGM-114 Hellfire
• BGM-71 TOW
• ERYX
• Euromissile HOT
• FGM-148 Javelin
• FGM-172 SRAW
• MILAN
• Spike

[edit] Surface-to-air

• Crotale
• FIM-92 Stinger
• M1097 Avenger
• MIM-23 Hawk
• MIM-104 Patriot

[edit] Air-to-surface

• AASM
• AGM-65 Maverick
• AM 39 Exocet
• MBDA Apache
• RBS15
• Storm Shadow

[edit] Air-to-air

• AIM-9 Sidewinder
• AIM-92 Stinger
• AIM-120 AMRAAM
• AIM-152 AAAM
• MBDA Meteor
• MBDA MICA
• Mectron MAA-1 Piranha
• R550 Magic

[edit] Vehicles

[edit] Armored vehicles

• M1A2 Abrams main battle tank
  • M1A2 SEP (System Enhancement Package)
• M1A1 Abrams main battle tank
• M1 Abrams main battle tank
  • M1 Grizzly Engineer Vehicle
  • M1 Panther II Remote Controlled Mine Clearing Vehicle
  • M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge
  • M1 Panther II Mine Clearing Blade/Roller System
  • M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle
  • M1 Armored Recovery Vehicle
• T-90 main battle tank
  • T-90K: Command version
  • MTU-90 bridge layer tank
  • IMR-3 combat engineer vehicle
  • BMR-3 mine clearing vehicle
• T-80 main battle tank
  • T-80UK: Command version
  • BREM-80U: Armored recovery vehicle
  • 2S19 Msta-S: Self-propelled 152mm artillery
• M113A4 MTVL (Mobile Tactical Vehicle, Light)
  • M113A4 Infantry Fighting Vehicle Light (IFVL)
  • M113A4 Mobile Tactical Light Recovery Vehicle (MTVR)
  • M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light, Cargo Carrier (MTVC)
  • M113A4 Mobile Tactical Light Fitters Vehicle (MTFV)
  • M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light Universal Carrier (MTVL-UC)
  • M113A4 Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle (AMEV)
  • M113A4 Hazardous Materials Recovery Vehicle (HAZMAT)
  • M113A4 Engineering Squad Vehicle (ESV)
  • M577A4 Command Vehicle
• M113A3 armored personnel carrier
  • M1068A3 Standard Integrated Command Post System
  • M113A3 Maintenance/Recovery
  • M1064A3 Armored Self-propelled Mortar
  • M577A3 Tracked Command Post Carrier
  • M58 Armored Tracked Vehicle
  • M1059A3 Smoke Generator Carrier
  • M901A3 Improved TOW Vehicle (ITV)
  • M981A3 Fire Support Team Vehicle (FIST-V)
  • XM1108 Universal Carrier
• Combat Vehicle 90 infantry fighting vehicle
  • CV9040: Original version
  • CV90105: 105mm smoothbore tank gun/turret
  • CV90120-T: Light tank
  • CV9040 AAV: Anti-Air Vehicle
  • CV90: Command Vehicle
  • CV90: Forward Observation Vehicle
  • CV90: Armored Recovery Vehicle
• BMP-3M infantry fighting vehicle
  • BRM-3K Rys: Reconnaissance variant
  • BMP-3K: Command variant
  • 9P162 Kornet-T: Anti-tank variant
  • 9P157 Krizantema-S: Anti-tank variant
  • BREM-L: Armored recovery vehicle
  • 2S31 Vena: Fire support vehicle
• XM44 Fire Unit
• Wiesel AWC airborne armored fighting vehicle
  • Wiesel 1
    • Wiesel 1 Aufklärung: Reconnaissance
    • Wiesel 1 ATM HOT: Anti-tank vehicle fitted with HOT missiles
    • Wiesel 1 ATM HOT Variant 1: Fitted with UTM-800 turret
    • Wiesel 1 Radar: Fitted with RATAC-S multi-purpose radar
    • Wiesel 1 ATM TOW: Anti-tank vehicle fitted with TOW missiles
    • Wiesel 1 ATM TOW Resupply: Cargo carrier fitted with racks for TOW missiles
    • Wiesel 1 BTM208: Fitted with a SAMM BTM208 turret armed with a FN MAG and a M2HB machine guns
    • Wiesel 1 MK20: Fire support version with a Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh202 20mm cannon
    • Wiesel 1 MK20 Variant 1: Upgraded with new sight
    • Wiesel 1 MK25: 25mm armed version
  • Wiesel 2
    • Wiesel 2 BF/UF (LeFlaSys Command): Air defense unit command post
    • Wiesel 2 AFF (LeFlaSys Radar): Fitted with air defense radar
    • Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Launcher): fitted with air defence missile launcher
    • Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Launcher Variant 1): Retrofitted with box-type launchers
    • Wiesel 2 Ambulance
    • Wiesel 2 APC: 2 + 4 crew armored personnel carrier
    • Wiesel 2 Command: Battalion command post
    • Wiesel 2 Mortar: 120mm mortar
    • Wiesel 2 Mortar Variant 1: Mortar version with external supports
    • Wiesel 2 Argus: Reconnaissance
    • Wiesel 2 Carrier: Ammunition resupply
    • Wiesel 2 Pionier: Combat engineer reconnaissance
    • Wiesel 2 Primus: Reconnaissance and fire control
    • Wiesel 2 ATM HOT: Anti-tank vehicle fitted with HOT missiles
• M8 Buford Armored Gun System
  • Thunderbolt Armored Gun System (Block II)
• M50A1 Ontos tank destroyer
• SK-105 A2 Kurassier light tank
• EE-13 Víbora armored car
• Okapi 6x6 mine-protected vehicle
• Buffalo 6x6 mine-protected vehicle
• Cougar 6x6 mine-protected vehicle
• Bushmaster IMV 4x4 mine-protected vehicle
  • Troop variant
  • Command variant
  • Assault Pioneer variant
  • Mortar variant
  • Direct Fire Weapons variant
  • Ambulance variant
• International MaxxPro 4x4 mine-protected vehicle
• Meerkat 4x4 interim vehicle mounted mine detector vehicle
• M88A2 Hercules Heavy Recovery Vehicle
• M973A2 Small Unit Support Vehicle
  • M973A1: Cargo
  • M1065: Command and Control
  • M1066: Ambulance
  • M1067: Flatbed
• BVS10 All Terrain Armored Vehicle
• M9 Armored Combat Earthmover
• FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor
• IMR-2MA Combat Engineer Vehicle
• M93A1 Fox NBC reconnaissance vehicle

[edit] Support vehicles

• M998 HMMWV AWD motor vehicle
  • M56 Coyote smoke generator carrier
  • M707 HMMWV
  • M966 HMMWV TOW (armored)
  • M996 Mini-Ambulance (armored)
  • M997 Maxi-Ambulance (armored)
  • M998 Cargo/troop carrier
  • M998 HMMWV Avenger
  • M1025 armament carrier (armored)
  • M1026 armament carrier (armored)
  • M1035 soft-top ambulance
  • M1036 TOW (armored)
  • M1037 S-250 shelter carrier
  • M1038 cargo/troop carrier
  • M1042 S-250 shelter carrier
  • M1043 armament carrier (armored)
  • M1044 armament carrier (armored)
  • M1045 TOW (armored)
  • M1046 TOW (armored
  • M1069 Tractor
  • M1097 Heavy
  • M1097 Heavy HMMWV Avenger
  • M1109 armament carrier (armored)
  • HLONS
  • M1114 armament carrier (armored)
  • M1116 HMMWV (armored)
  • M1123 Heavy
  • M1121 TOW (armored)
  • M1145 HMMWV
  • M1151 HMMWV (armored)
  • M1152 HMMWV (armored)
  • Packhorse - Attachment to convert an M1097 to tractor version for semi-trailers
  • Scorpion - Version fitted with Vasliyek 82mm automatic mortar
• M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck
• Heavy Equipment Transport System
  • M911/M746/M747
  • M1070/M1000
• Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
  • M977 and M985
  • M978
  • M983
  • M984
• Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
  • M1078 standard cargo truck
  • M1079 shop van configuration
  • M1081 standard cargo LVAD
  • M1083 standard cargo truck
  • M1084 standard cargo truck
  • M1085 Long Wheel Base truck
  • M1086 Long Wheel Base truck
  • M1087 Expandable Van
  • M1088 tractor truck
  • M1089 wrecker
  • M1090 dump truck
  • M1091 fuel/water tanker
  • M1093 Standard Cargo Truck, LVAD
  • M1094 dump truck, LVAD
  • M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
• Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement all-terrain vehicle
  • MK23 Cargo
  • MK25 Cargo
  • MK27 Cargo
  • MK28 Cargo
  • MK29 Dump
  • MK30 Dump
  • MK31 Tractor
  • MK36 Wrecker
  • MK37 HIMARS Resupply Vehicle
• Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
  • M1009: Utility version
  • M1010: Ambulance version
  • M1010 Command: Command post vehicle
  • M1010 Ordnance: Ordnance repair truck
  • M1028: Shelter carrier version
  • M1028FF: Fire fighting version
  • M1028A1: Shelter carrier version
• Logistics Vehicle System (LVS)
  • LVS MK48
  • LVS MK48A1
  • LVS MK14 Flatbed
  • LVS MK15 Recovery Vehicle
  • LVS MK16 Fifth-wheel
  • LVS MK17 Material Handling Crane
  • LVS MK18/18A1 Self-Loader
• M1075 Palletized Load System
• M3 Amphibious Rig
• Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer
• Land Rover Defender 110
• Land Rover Wolf military utility vehicle
• Peugeot P4 unarmored off-road vehicle

[edit] Aircraft

[edit] Fixed-wing

• AC-130U Spooky fixed-wing gunship
• Airbus A400M long-range transport
• Alenia C-27J Spartan medium transport
• C-130J Super Hercules STOL transport
• C-47 Skytrain transport
• DHC-4 Caribou utility transport
• DHC-5 Buffalo utility transport
• DHC-6 Twin Otter utility transport
• Embraer C-390 medium transport

[edit] Helicopters

• Eurocopter Tiger
  • Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter
  • Tiger HAD (Hélicoptère d'Appui Destruction/Support Destruction Helicopter)
• CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter
• CH-54 Tarhe heavy-lift helicopter
• NHI NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter
• Sikorsky S-92 medium-lift transport/utility helicopter
• UH-60 Blackhawk utility helicopter
  • EH-60C Black Hawk electronic warfare helicopter
  • UH-60Q Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter
• UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter

[edit] UAVs

• Casper 250
• Luna X 2000
• Micro-Vee