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2008-08-20 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russian Orbat in Georiga (about 1 week old) - PDF
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Posted by 3dc 2008-08-20 15:30|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 can you do a reader's digest condensed version for those of us who can't read pdf's atm?
Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-08-20 16:01||   2008-08-20 16:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Soviet Forces in Georgia
Konstantin Phelivanov
You are welcome to quote this Orbat, but you must refer to Konstantin
Phelivanov/www.orbat.com
58 Army units
- 19 Motor-Rifle Division MRD HQ ---
- 693 Motor-Rifle Regiment (MRR) - Vladikavkaz. 30 Т-72 MBTs; 126 IFVs (121
BMP-2, 5 BRM-1К), 2 APCs (BTR-80); 4 2S6 Tunguska Air Defense units; 12 2SЗ
Akatsia self-propelled howitzers; 11 BMP-1КSh, 2 PRP-4; 3 PU-12: 2 RHM-2; 1
MTU-20; 2220 personnel.
- 135 MRR – Prohladny. 30 Т-72 MBTs; 151 IFVs (60 BMP-2, 87 BMP-K, 4 BRM-
1К); 1 BTR-80; 4 2S6 Tunguska Air Defense units, 11 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled
howitzers, 15 D-30 towed howitzers; 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 2 PRP-4, 7 R-145BM, 1 PU-
12, 1 ZS-88 (BTR-80); 4 MT-LBT; 3 RHM-2; 1 МТU-20; 2111 personnel.
- 292 Self-propelled Artillery Regiment – Vladikavkaz. 36 2S19 Msta-S, 12 BM-21
Grad salvo-fire, 3 D-30; 3 1V18, 1 1V19, 4 PRP-4; 2 R-145BM; 1 BTR-80; 911
personnel.
- 1415 Separate Salvo Fire Artillery Battalion – Prohladny. 4 9А52 Smerch, 4 9P140
Uragan; 3 1V18, 1 1V19; 1 PRP-4; 188 personnel.
- 239 Separate Rekon Battalion – Vladikavkaz. 12 BMP-2, 11 BRM-1К, 6 BTR-80; 3
BMP-1КSh; 3 R-145BM; 345 personnel.
- 1493 Separate Engineer-Sapper Battalion – Vladikavkaz. 1 MTU-20; 304 personnel.
- 1077 Separate ECM Battalion - Vladikavkaz 4 SPR-2; 171 personnel.
- 344-й Separate Repairing Battalion – Vladikavkaz 1 MTP-LB; 312 personnel.
- 1098 Separate Material Support Battalion
- 135 Separate Medical Battalion
- Missile battery of 58 Army – 4 9К79 "Тоchka-U" relocated to Zaramag.
- Artillery Battalion of 205 Separate Motor-Rifle Cossack Brigade – Budenovsk. 12 2SЗ
Akatsia, 12 BМ-21 Grad.
- Artillery Battalion of 429 MRR – Mozdok. 12 2SЗ Akatsia, 4 9P140 Uragan
Other units:
114 Missile Brigade
- Battery of 9К79 Tochka-U – 4 units.
76 Guards Airborne Division HQ Pskov
- 104 Guards Airborne Regiment – Pskov. 31 BMD-3, 20 BMD-2, 51 BMD-1; 34 BTR-D; 14
2S9 Nona self-propelled gun; 13 BTR-3D, 6 BTR-RD-РД; 6 BMD-1KSh, 1 BMD-1R, 8
1V119; 1554 personnel.
98 Guards Airborne Division HQ Ivanovo:
- 1065 Guards Artillery Airborne Regiment – Kostroma. 18 2S9 Nona, 12 D-30; 3 BTR-3D,
15 BTR-RD; 2 BMD-1КSh, 7 1V119; 598 personnel.
45 Separate Rekon Airborne Regiment – Kubinka/Moscow. 690 personnel, 15 BTR-80, 1
BTR-D.
42 Motor-Rifle Division
- “Vostok” spetsnaz battalion
33 Separate MR Brigade
- two mountain-rifle battalions
22 Spetsnaz Brigade
- two battalions
Medical Detachment of North-Caucasus Military District
Air Force
2457 AEW Base - Ivanovo
1 А-50.
185 Combat Training and Doctrine Center – Ashuluk
2 MiG-31, relocated in Budenovsk
4 Combat Training and Conversion Center – Lipetzk; 968 Research Instructor Regiment
- flight of MiG-25RB and Su-24MR, relocated in Budenovsk
- flight of Su-27, relocated in Mozdok
flight of Su-24M plus element of Su-34 relocated in Budenovsk and Mozdok
4 Air Force and Air Defense Army
- Su-27 squadron of 51 Air Defence Corps – Budenovsk
- Provisional regiment with Su-24/24Ms of 559 and 959 Bomber Regiments – Mozdok
and Morozovsk
- 368 Attack Regiment of 1 Attack Air Division, Su-25/25SM – Budenovsk and
Mozdok
- Mi-24 squadron of 487 Separate Helicopter Regiment,– Mozdok, later relocated to
Gizel airfield of Border Guard
- Mi-8 squadron of 487 Separate Helicopter Regiment, Mi-24 – Mozdok, later relocated
to Gizel airfield of Border Guard
- Mi-8 squadron of 325 Separate Helicopter Regiment, Mi-24 – Mozdok, later relocated
to Gizel airfield of Border Guard
16 Air Force and Air Defense Army
- Su-25 squadron of 899 Attack Air Regiment, 105 Composite Air Division –
Budenovsk and Mozdok
- Su-24M squadron of 455 Bomber Regiment, 105 Composite Air Division –
Morozovsk.
- Su-24MR and MiG-25R squadron – relocated to Marinovka AB
37 Air Army of Supreme Command (Strategic Aviation)
- Tu-160 squadron of 121 Heavy Bomber Regiment – Engels. Used to launch X-555
and X-101 cruise missiles against Georgian air defence installations
- Tu-22M3 squadron of 352 Heavy Bomber Regiment – Shaikovka. The downed plane
was rekon version Tu-22M3-R
Posted by 3dc 2008-08-20 16:40||   2008-08-20 16:40|| Front Page Top

#3 This is one place where PDF doesn't stand for Pretty Damned Funny. If Putin is smart, he'll pull back pretty soon, now. He's made a strong impression for the at-home crowd. But, for the long run, he has paid a big price with the neighbors. All the neighbors got a refresher course in why they hate and fear the big bear. It's a boon for the US and NATO, especially since we have something solid to offer them for protection - a defensive missle shield.
Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-08-20 18:16||   2008-08-20 18:16|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder that Ivan would think if he woke up tomorrow morning and all of the elements on the order of battle list could no longer communicate?
Posted by Besoeker 2008-08-20 18:50||   2008-08-20 18:50|| Front Page Top

#5 This news just in:

All of the Wal-Marts across Alabama sold out of ammunition as of yesterday. A reliable source said that one of the purchasers commented
that while Russia may have invaded Georgia, they sure as hell ain't doin' it to Alabama.
Posted by Besoeker 2008-08-20 20:06||   2008-08-20 20:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Heh, Good One, B!
Posted by DanNY">DanNY  2008-08-20 20:11|| http://www.nygoe.wordpress.com]">[http://www.nygoe.wordpress.com]  2008-08-20 20:11|| Front Page Top

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