Armoured Brigade (Finnish Army)

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The Armoured Brigade (Panssariprikaati) is a Finnish Army unit. The brigade specialises in training armoured troops. It has a strength of around 5,700 men, and fields around 65 main battle tanks, 100 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 armoured personnel carriers, and roughly 70 other vehicles.

Organisation

• Häme Tank Battalion (Hämeen Panssaripataljoona)
• Häme Anti-Aircraft Battalion (Hämeen Ilmatorjuntapatteristo)
• Jäger Artillery Regiment (Jääkäritykistörykmentti)
• Armoured Signal Battalion (Panssariviestipataljoona)
• Armoured School (Panssarikoulu)
• Logistics Centre

Equipment

• Leopard 2A4 (124)
• T-72 (162)
• BMP-1
• BMP-2
• Marksman (tank)
• Crotale NG (20)
• 2S1 known as 122 Psh 74 (122 panssarihaupitsi 74)
• 2S5 known as 152 Telak 91 (152 telakanuuna 91)

External links

• Armoured Brigade (http://www.armouredbrigade.fi/)
• Organisation table at official Finnish Defence Force site (http://www.mil.fi/maavoimat/maavoimat/kokoonpanot/pspr_en.dsp)

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