Brazilian National Guard

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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 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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Contents 1 Organization 1.1 Infantry battalion 1.2 Tank battalion 1.3 Artillery battalion 1.4 Aviation battalion 1.5 Engineer battalion 1.6 Reconnaissance squadron 1.7 Support battalion 2 Equipment 2.1 Individual weapons 2.1.1 Pistols 2.1.2 Shotguns 2.1.3 Submachine guns/carbines 2.1.4 Rifles 2.1.5 Machine guns 2.1.6 Grenade launchers/assault weapons 2.2 Artillery 2.3 Vehicles 2.3.1 Armored vehicles 2.3.2 Support vehicles 2.3.3 Aircraft 2.3.3.1 Fixed-wing 2.3.3.2 Helicopters

[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 EE-11 Urutu 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 EE-11 Urutus (carrying the company CO, the company XO, the radio unit, three medics, and the company sergeant-major).

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

• Direct fire platoon
  • 8 VCTan medium tanks
• Indirect fire platoon
  • 8 VCTM 120mm self-propelled mortars
• Air defense platoon
  • 8 VCDA air defense vehicles
• Anti-tank platoon
  • 8 VCLC 160mm rocket launchers
• Headquarters
  • 1 VCPC 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 M551 Sheridan light tanks, two EE-11 Urutus, 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 EE-T2 Osório 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-152I artillery command vehicle
  • 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
• 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 OH-6A Cayuse light observation helicopters
• 12 UH-1H Iroquois 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 M728 Combat Engineer Vehicles

[edit] Reconnaissance squadron

• 12 M551 Sheridan light tanks
• 3 EE-11 Urutus

[edit] Support battalion

• Logistics
  • 25 M548 tracked cargo carriers
  • 25 XM1108 Universal Carriers
• Medical
  • 12 M718A1 ambulances
• Military Intelligence
  • 4 EE-9 Cascavel armored cars
• Military Police
  • 12 EE-9 Cascavel armored cars
  • 6 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

[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

• M1955 (D-20) 155mm towed howitzer
• BM-21 Grad 122mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
• 9K35 Strela-10 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun

[edit] Vehicles

[edit] Armored vehicles

• EE-T2 Osório main battle tank
• EE-T1 Osório main battle tank
• TAM medium tank
  • VCTan medium tank
  • VCTP infantry fighting vehicle
  • VCTM 120mm self-propelled mortar
  • VCA 155mm self-propelled gun
  • VCLC 160mm rocket launcher
  • VCPC command post vehicle
  • VCDT self-propelled artillery (fire direction and control)
  • VCMun self-propelled artillery ammunition supply vehicle
  • VCRT armored recovery vehicle
  • VCDA air defense vehicle
• M551 Sheridan light tank
  • M551A1 TTS (upgraded version, with Tank Thermal Sight)
  • M551 NTC (training variant)
• M113A1/A2 armored personnel carrier
  • XM696 armored recovery vehicle
  • M579 Fitter repair vehicles
  • XM1108 Universal Carrier
  • M548 tracked cargo carrier
  • M1015 Tracked Electronic Warfare Carrier
  • M577 command vehicle
• BTR-152 armored personnel carrier
  • BTR-152A air defense/ground support vehicle
  • BTR-152I artillery command vehicle
  • BTR-152U command vehicle
• EE-11 Urutu armored personnel carrier
• EE-9 Cascavel armored car
• EE-3 Jararaca armored car
• MT-55 armored vehicle launched bridge

[edit] Support vehicles

• M151 MUTT
  • M718A1 ambulance
  • M151A2 Fast Assault Vehicle
  • M151A2 TOW (anti-tank version)
  • M825 106mm recoilless rifle carrier
  • M151A1D NBC reconnaissance vehicle
  • MRC108 Forward Air Control vehicle
• M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle
• M2 Amphibious Rig

[edit] Aircraft

[edit] Fixed-wing

• C-47 Skytrain transport

[edit] Helicopters

• AH-1F Cobra attack helicopter
• OH-6A Cayuse light observation helicopter
• UH-1H Iroquois utility transport helicopter