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Austrian TO&Es 1980-1989 v1.1By R Mark Davies for Battlefront: Modern
Austrian Army (a)
I Army Corps
ARMY TROOPS
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-03Army Artillery Battalion (b)
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-081st Army MRL Battery (b)
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-082nd Army MRL Battery (b)
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-083rd Army MRL Battery (b)
(a) Like Finland, the size, structure and composition of Austria’sArmy was severely limited by the terms of post-WW2 peacetreaty. Consequently, the permanent standing Army was verysmall. However, universal male conscription meant that Austriahad a very large trained reserve pool that would form Austria’s‘Landwehr’ militia forces in wartime, as well as sizeable chunksof the main reserve striking force – the PanzergrenadierDivision. Another curious consequence of the post-warlimitations was that Austria was not permitted any guidedweapons, so no ATGMs, SAMs, AGMs or AAMs! Thisdeficiency was rectified following the CFE Treaty in the late1980s and Austria bought Swedish BILL ATGMs and RBS-70SAMs, as well as new Saab Draken fighters and AAMs to gowith them. However, none of this was fielded before 1990.Despite being neutral, Austria was under no illusions that themost likely future war would be fought against the Warsaw Pact(possibly also including Yugoslavia). The Army was thereforeorganised to fight a defensive war against assaults fromCzechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia, with extensivenetworks of permanent fortifications manned by the Landwehr.
(b) Normally assigned to the Panzergrenadier Division (I Corps).
(c) Normally assigned to 3rd Panzergrenadier Brigade (I Corps).
(d) This was the Vienna ceremonial battalion. The onlyorganisational information I have is that they had x3 companies.I’m presuming that they also had a war role and had equipmentto fulfil that role, so I’ve tentatively given them the Jäger TO&E.
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-11Army Reconnaissance Battalion (c)
II Army Corps
Wien Military Command
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-08Guard Battalion (d)
Austrian I Army Corps
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-01Panzergrenadier Division (a)
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-029th Panzergrenadier Brigade
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-031st Jäger Brigade
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-036th Jäger Brigade
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-038th Jäger Brigade
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0435th Landwehr Regiment
CORPS TROOPS
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-051st Corps Artillery Battalion (M114) (a)
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-121st Pioneer Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-122nd Pioneer Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-131st Anti-Aircraft Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-023rd Panzergrenadier Brigade (a)
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-024th Panzergrenadier Brigade (a)
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-132nd Anti-Aircraft Battalion
Burgenland Military Command
Niederösterreich Military Command
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0411th Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0412th Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0434th Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0421st Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-032nd Jäger Brigade
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0433rd Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-033rd Jäger Brigade
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09141st Landwehr Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0432nd Landwehr Regiment
Steiermark Military Command
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0453rd Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-035th Jäger Brigade
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0451st Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0452nd Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0453rd Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0454th Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0455th Landwehr Regiment
(a) Normally assigned to the Panzergrenadier Division.
(b) Normally assigned to the 2nd Jäger Brigade.
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-074th Jagdpanzer Battalion (b)
(a) Austria’s single Panzergrenadier Division and the twoindependent Panzergrenadier Brigades were the onlyformations remotely capable of offensive action. They wouldtherefore form an army counter-attack reserve. The LandwehrRegiments meanwhile, would mount static local defence basedon fixed defences, with the independent Jäger Brigadesproviding more mobile defence and local counter-attacks.
Austrian II Army Corps
CORPS TROOPS
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-123rd Pioneer Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-133rd Anti-Aircraft Battalion
Oberösterreich Military Command
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0441st Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0442nd Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-034th Jäger Brigade
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0444th Landwehr Regiment
Tirol Military Command
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0461st Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0462nd Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0463rd Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0464th Landwehr Regiment
Kämten Military Command
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0471st Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0472nd Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-037th Jäger Brigade
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0473rd Landwehr Regiment
Salzburg Military Command
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0481st Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0482nd Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0483rd Landwehr Regiment
Vorarlberg Military Command
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x1 Blocking Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10911th Jagdkampf Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0823rd Jäger Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x1 Watch Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-02
Austrian Panzergrenadier Brigade 1980s
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-05x1 Panzer Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-06x1 Panzergrenadier Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-07Up to x1 Jagdpanzer Battalion (a)
BATTLEGROUPS
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTS
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-07x1 Flakpanzer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-08x1 Panzer Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-09x1 Brigade Reconnaissance Company
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENTS
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-01x1 Panzer Artillery Battalion
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transportx1 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-FüA CWAS-10
Transportx1 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-G1 .50 Cal CWAS-07
x3 Panzergrenadier Infantry CWAS-22
(a) 3rd Panzergrenadier Brigade lacked a Jagdpanzer Battalion,though it was planned that it would receive the ArmyReconnaissance Battalion in wartime.
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-03
Austrian Jäger Brigade 1980s
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-08x3 Jäger Battalion
BATTLEGROUPS
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTS
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-10x1 Anti-Aircraft Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-12x1 Anti-Tank Company (b)
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENTS
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-03x1 Field Artillery Battalion
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transportx1 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (no MG) CWAS-13
Alternative:MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-03x1 Jagdpanzer Company (b)
(a) The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 7th Jäger Brigades each had aLandwehr Regiment under command.
(b) The 7th Jäger Brigade possessed a Jagdpanzer Company. Allother Jäger Brigades had towed Anti-Tank Companies.
Transportx1 Unimog 3-ton Truck CWAS-12
x3 Panzergrenadier Infantry CWAS-22
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-04Up to x1 Landwehr Regiment (a)
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-04
Austrian Landwehr Regiment 1980s (a)
(a) It is not possible to produce a single TO&E for a Landwehr Infantry Regiment, as virtually every regiment had a unique organisation (on atheme). Each Landwehr Regiment was purely responsible for defending its own locality and the organisation was therefore based on the localdefence plan. The Blocking Companies would hold fixed fortifications, while the Jagdkampf Companies conducted ‘resistance’ missionsbehind enemy lines, the Watch Companies provided security at key locations and the Landwehr Battalions provided a mobile counter-attackforce. Known Landwehr Regiment organisations are shown below:
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x2 River Blocking Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0411th Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x6 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x2 Pioneer Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09x1 Landwehr Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10x1 Jagdkampf Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-06x2 Jagdkampf Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0412th Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x3 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x1 Watch Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0421st Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x3 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09x2 Landwehr Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x3 Watch Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10x3 Jagdkampf Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0432nd Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x2 Watch Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0433rd Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x9 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x3 Watch Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-12x1 Anti-Tank Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0434th Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x3 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x3 Watch Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-12x1 Anti-Tank Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09x2 Landwehr Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10x1 Jagdkampf Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x7 Blocking Platoon
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0435th Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x12 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x3 Watch Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-12x1 Anti-Tank Company
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-07x2 Fortress Artillery Battery
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x3 Blocking Platoon
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-04
Austrian Landwehr Regiment 1980s (Continued)
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x1 River Blocking Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0441st Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x4 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x2 Watch Company
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-07x1 Fortress Artillery Battery
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x2 River Blocking Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10x1 Jagdkampf Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0442nd Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x6 Blocking Company
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-07x1 Fortress Artillery Battery
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x1 River Blocking Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10x1 Jagdkampf Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0444th Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x5 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-06x1 Jagdkampf Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x2 Watch Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0451st Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10x1 Jagdkampf Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x2 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x1 Watch Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0452nd Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10x1 Jagdkampf Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x6 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x1 Watch Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-12x1 Anti-Tank Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0453rd & 54th Landwehr Regiments
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x3 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-12x1 Anti-Tank Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09x2 Landwehr Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-04
Austrian Landwehr Regiment 1980s (Continued)
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0455th Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x5 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-12x1 Anti-Tank Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-05x2 Landwehr Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x3 Watch Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0461st Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10x1 Jagdkampf Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x2 Blocking Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0462nd Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x7 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-12x1 Anti-Tank Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x3 Watch Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09x1 Landwehr Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0463rd Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10x1 Jagdkampf Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x2 Blocking Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09x1 Landwehr Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTx1 Pack Animal Unit
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0464th Landwehr Regiment
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10x1 Jagdkampf Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x1 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTx1 Pack Animal Unit
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x1 Watch Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0471st Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x6 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x1 Watch Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-12x1 Anti-Tank Company
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-07x1 Fortress Artillery Battery
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09x2 Landwehr Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0472nd Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x2 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x2 Watch Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09x1 Landwehr Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0473rd Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x2 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x3 Watch Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09x2 Landwehr Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTx1 Pack Animal Unit
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-04
Austrian Landwehr Regiment 1980s (Continued)
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0481st Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x3 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-06x2 Jagdkampf Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x2 Watch Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0482nd Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x3 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-12x1 Anti-Tank Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09x1 Landwehr Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-0483rd Landwehr Regiment
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16x2 Blocking Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x1 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15x1 Watch Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-05Panzer Battalion
Commandx1 Mittlere Kampfpanzer M47 90mm Tank (a) CWAS-01
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTS
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-01x3 or x4 Panzer Company (b)
(a) At the start of the decade, M47s were present in only one of thethree Austrian Panzer Battalions. They were soon fully replaced withnewer types. All tanks were M60 variants by the late 1980s and itwould appear that by 1989 there were two Battalions of M60A1 andone Battalion of M60A3. May therefore replace the M47 tanks with:
Mittlere Kampfpanzer M60A1 105mm Tank CWAS-02Mittlere Kampfpanzer M60A3 105mm Tank CWAS-03
(b) It would appear that in the early 1980s the Panzer Battalions wereorganised into x3 Companies. By the late 1980s they had beenreorganised into x4 (slightly smaller) Companies.
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transportx1 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-FüA CWAS-10
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-06Panzergrenadier Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTS
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-02x3 Panzergrenadier Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-03x1 Jagdpanzer Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-07Jagdpanzer Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-03x3 Jagdpanzer Company
Commandx1 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-FüA CWAS-10
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTS
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-08Jäger Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTS
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transportx1 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (no MG) CWAS-13
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-04x3 Jäger Company
ATTACHMENTS
Transportx3 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (no MG) (a) CWAS-13
x3 rPaK M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle (a) CWAS-17
Organic Fire Supportx2 GrW 86 120mm Mortar CWAS-29
Transportx2 Unimog 3-ton Truck CWAS-12
Transportx2 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (no MG) CWAS-13
x2 Flak 58 20mm Anti-Aircraft Gun CWAS-20
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-09Landwehr Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTS
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transportx1 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (no MG) CWAS-13
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-05x3 Landwehr Company
ATTACHMENTS
Transportx3 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (no MG) (a) CWAS-13
x3 rPaK M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle (a) CWAS-17
Organic Fire Supportx2 GrW 86 120mm Mortar CWAS-29
Transportx2 Unimog 3-ton Truck CWAS-12
Transportx2 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (no MG) CWAS-13
x2 Flak 58 20mm Anti-Aircraft Gun CWAS-20
(a) M40 106mm Recoilless Rifles may be fired from their Pinzgauertransports when being transported.
(a) M40 106mm Recoilless Rifles may be fired from their Pinzgauertransports when being transported.
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-10Jagdkampf Battalion (a)
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTS
Command/Reccex1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-06x4 Jagdkampf Company
(a) The Jagdkampf (‘Ambush’) Battalions and Independent Companieswere stay-behind militia units, designed to cause havoc in the enemy’srear areas and report on enemy movements. However, these weren’tspecial forces in the traditional sense, being more local militiaresistance forces.
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-11Army Reconnaissance Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTS
Command/Reccex1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transport/Reccex1 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (no MG) CWAS-13
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-13x2 Panzer Reconnaissance Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-14x2 Light Reconnaissance Company
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-12Pioneer Battalion
BATTLEGROUP CWAS-13Anti-Aircraft Battalion
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTS
Command/Reccex1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transport/Reccex1 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (no MG) CWAS-13
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11x3 Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENTS
Command/Reccex1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transport/Reccex1 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (no MG) CWAS-13
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-10x3 Anti-Aircraft Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-01Panzer Company
Commandx1 Mittlere Kampfpanzer M47 90mm Tank (ab) CWAS-01
x6 Mittlere Kampfpanzer M47 90mm Tank (ab) CWAS-01
(a) At the start of the decade, M47s were present in only one of thethree Austrian Tank Battalions. They were soon fully replaced withnewer types. All tanks were M60 variants by the late 1980s and itwould appear that by 1989 there were two Battalions of M60A1 andone Battalion of M60A3. May therefore replace the M47 tanks with:
Mittlere Kampfpanzer M60A1 105mm Tank CWAS-02Mittlere Kampfpanzer M60A3 105mm Tank CWAS-03
(b) It would appear that in the early 1980s the Tank Battalions wereorganised into x3 Tank Companies. By the late 1980s they wereorganised into x4 (slightly smaller) Tank Companies. Therefore,where a Tank Battalion has x4 Companies, reduce the companystrength by x1 tank.
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transportx4 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-G1 .50 Cal (a) CWAS-07
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-02Panzergrenadier Company
x9 Panzergrenadier Infantry CWAS-22
x3 Carl-Gustav 84mm MAW Team CWAS-27
Transportx3 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-G2 20mm (a) CWAS-08
Organic Fire Supportx1 mGrW 82 81mm Mortar CWAS-28
Transportx1 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-GrW1 CWAS-09
(a) Late 1980s: May replace some or all Schützenpanzer (though notthe mortar carrier) in some units with:
Schützenpanzer 4K 7FA-G127 .50 Cal APC CWAS-10
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-03Jagdpanzer Company
Commandx1 Jagdpanzer SK-105 Kürassier CWAS-04
x5 Jagdpanzer SK-105 Kürassier CWAS-04
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-04Jäger Company
x9 Jäger Infantry CWAS-22
x3 Carl-Gustav 84mm MAW Team CWAS-27
Organic Fire Supportx1 mGrW 82 81mm Mortar CWAS-28
Transportx8 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (with MG) CWAS-13
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-06Jagdkampf Company
Command/Reccex1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Reccex9 Jagdkampf Infantry CWAS-24
Reccex3 Carl-Gustav 84mm MAW Team CWAS-27
Organic Fire Support/Reccex1 mGrW 82 81mm Mortar CWAS-28
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-05Landwehr Company
x9 Landwehr Infantry CWAS-24
x3 Carl-Gustav 84mm MAW Team CWAS-27
Organic Fire Supportx1 mGrW 82 81mm Mortar CWAS-28
Transportx8 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (with MG) (a) CWAS-13
(a) Many Landwehr Battalions had only partial mobility, with perhapsonly enough trucks to move one company at a time.
(a) The Jagdkampf (‘Ambush’) Battalions and IndependentCompanies were stay-behind militia units, designed to cause havocin the enemy’s rear areas and report on enemy movements.However, these were mainly not special forces in the traditionalsense, being more local militia resistance forces.
Transportx6 Unimog 3-ton Truck CWAS-12
Transportx1 Puch G Light Utility Vehicle CWAS-15
Transportx3 Unimog 3-ton Truck CWAS-12
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-07Flakpanzer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-08Panzer Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-11Pioneer Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-12Anti-Tank Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-13Panzer Reconnaissance Company
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-14Light Reconnaissance Company
Commandx1 Flakpanzer M42 Twin 40mm AA Tank CWAS-05
x5 Flakpanzer M42 Twin 40mm AA Tank CWAS-05
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transportx4 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-G1 .50 Cal CWAS-07
x12 Pioneers CWAS-25
Transportx3 Pionierpanzer A1 Engineering Tank CWAS-05
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-09Brigade Reconnaissance Company
Command/Reccex1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transport/Reccex4 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-G1 .50 Cal (a) CWAS-07
Reccex9 Panzergrenadier Infantry CWAS-22
Reccex3 Carl-Gustav 84mm MAW Team CWAS-27
Transport/Reccex3 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-G2 20mm (a) CWAS-08
(a) Late 1980s: May replace some or all Schützenpanzer in someunits with:
Schützenpanzer 4K 7FA-G127 .50 Cal APC CWAS-10
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-10Anti-Aircraft Company
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transportx1 Puch G Light Utility Vehicle CWAS-15
x3 ZFlak 85 Twin 35mm Anti-Aircraft Gun CWAS-18
x2 Pinzgauer AP712 with Flak 58 20mm AA CWAS-14
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
x12 Pioneers CWAS-25
Transportx6 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (with MG) CWAS-13
Transportx1 Puch G Light Utility Vehicle CWAS-15
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
x6 PaK 52 85mm Anti-Tank Gun CWAS-16
Command/Reccex1 Jagdpanzer SK-105 Kürassier CWAS-04
Reccex2 Jagdpanzer SK-105 Kürassier CWAS-04
Command/Reccex1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Reccex6 Panzergrenadier Infantry CWAS-22
Transport/Reccex4 Pinzgauer AP710 Light Truck (with MG) CWAS-13
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-15Watch Company (a)
x9 Landwehr Infantry CWAS-24
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-16Blocking Company (a)
x9 Landwehr Infantry (bc) CWAS-24
(a) Watch Companies were local defence militia with the wartimemission of defending a specific location, such as a military orgovernmental installation, power station, bridge, railway station, etc.They had minimal equipment, heavy weapons or fixed fortifications.
(a) Blocking Companies were local militia units with the wartimemission of defending specific permanent fortifications, defending keyterrain. These locations were liberally furnished with permanentpillboxes, trenches, bunkers and fixed defences such as dug-in tankturrets. Organisation varied wildly from company to company, so thisis only a rough guess as to how these units might have beenorganised.
(b) May replace up to x3 Infantry with:rPaK M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle CWAS-17Flak 58 20mm Anti-Aircraft Gun CWAS-20
(c) Austria had enough fixed tank turrets across the country toprovide an average of x2 or x3 turrets per Blocking Company.These were mostly Centurion 105mm turrets (x74), with the restbeing M36 & M47 90mm turrets (x74), M4 Sherman 75mm turrets(x24), T-34 85mm turrets (x12) and 20pdr (83.4mm) Charioteerturrets (x28). Austria installed a further x113 105mm Centurionturrets across the country in 1985. May therefore replace (onaverage), x2 or x3 Landwehr Infantry with:
Centurion 105mm Fixed Tank Turret CWAS-36M47 90mm Fixed Tank Turret CWAS-37M24 75mm Fixed Tank Turret CWAS-38M36 90mm Fixed Tank Destroyer Turret CWAS-39T-34/85 85mm Fixed Tank Turret CWAS-40Charioteer 20pdr Fixed Tank Destroyer Turret CWAS-41
From 1985; may replace (on average) x3 or x4 Landwehr Infantrywith tank turrets. (def)
(d) For every turret deployed on-table, also deploy an identicaldummy turret. The enemy will only be able to identify a dummy turretwhen it is close-assaulted (it will be automatically captured) or by alogical process of elimination.
(e) Tank turrets are treated in all respects as vehicles with a 0/0movement factor – i.e. they count as Vehicle targets for Spotting,Direct Fire, Indirect Fire, Air Attack and Close Assault. However,they may rotate in place to change front/rear arc facing. AnyManoeuvre Check or Close Assault result requiring the turret towithdraw will eliminate the turret (i.e. the crew abandon the turret).
(f) One school of thought suggests that tank turret bunkers shouldclass as ‘Bogged’ vehicles (+1 to hit them). However, I would arguethat these were very small targets compared a whole tank, so Iwould keep it simple and treat them as a normal vehicle target.
x3 Carl-Gustav 84mm MAW Team CWAS-27
Organic Fire Supportx1 mGrW 82 81mm Mortar CWAS-28
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-17River Blocking Company (a)
x9 Landwehr Infantry (bc) CWAS-24
(a) River Blocking Companies were local militia units with thewartime mission of defending specific permanent fortifications,defending key river-crossing points, especially on the Danube.These units were liberally furnished with permanent fixed defencesand Bofors Guns used in the direct-fire role (presumably againstwater craft?). Organisation varied wildly from company to company,so this is only a rough guess as to how these units might have beenorganised.
(b) May replace up to x3 Infantry with:rPaK M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle CWAS-17Flak 58 20mm Anti-Aircraft Gun CWAS-20Bofors L70 40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun CWAS-19
x3 Carl-Gustav 84mm MAW Team CWAS-27
Organic Fire Supportx1 mGrW 82 81mm Mortar CWAS-28
Transportx3 Unimog 3-ton Truck CWAS-12
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-18Anti-Aircraft Company (Airfield Defence)
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transportx1 Puch G Light Utility Vehicle CWAS-15
x3 ZFlak 85 Twin 35mm Anti-Aircraft Gun CWAS-18
MANOEUVRE ELEMENT CWAS-19Mobile Anti-Aircraft Company
Commandx1 Commander CWAS-21HQ
Transportx1 Puch G Light Utility Vehicle CWAS-15
x10 Pinzgauer AP712 with Flak 58 20mm AA CWAS-14
Transportx1 Puch G Light Utility Vehicle CWAS-15
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-08Army MRL Battery
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-01Panzer Artillery Battalion
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-03Field Artillery Battalion
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-07Fortress Artillery Battery
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-02x3 Panzer Artillery Battery
On-Table Attachmentx1 Forward Observer CWAS-26
Transportx1 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-FüA CWAS-10
Fire Supportx3 M109 Self-Propelled 155mm Howitzer
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-04x2 Field Artillery Battery
On-Table Attachmentx1 Forward Observer CWAS-26
Fire Supportx3 M101 105mm Howitzer
Transportx1 Puch G Light Utility Vehicle CWAS-15
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-05Corps Artillery Battalion
FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT CWAS-06x2 Corps Artillery Battery
On-Table Attachmentx1 Forward Observer CWAS-26
Fire Supportx3 M114 155mm Howitzer
Transportx1 Puch G Light Utility Vehicle CWAS-15
On-Table Attachmentx1 Forward Observer CWAS-26
Fire Supportx2 M2 155mm Howitzer
On-Table Attachmentx1 Forward Observer CWAS-26
Fire Supportx3 M51 128mm Multiple Rocket Launcher
Austrian Army Air Division Assets
1st Air Regiment
1st Helicopter Wing1st Squadron - x6 AB-212 Utility Helicopter CWAS-342nd Squadron - x6 AB-206A Observation Helicopter CWAS-333rd Squadron - x6 OH-58B Kiowa Observation Helicopter CWAS-30
11th Anti-Aircraft Battalion1st Battery (ME CWAS-19)2nd Battery (ME CWAS-18)3rd Battery (ME CWAS-19)
2nd Air Regiment
2nd Helicopter Wing1st Squadron - x6 SA-316B Alouette III CWAS-312nd Squadron - x6 SA-316B Alouette III CWAS-31
Fighter Wing1st Squadron - x5 Saab 105Ö Light Ground-Attack Aircraft CWAS-352nd Squadron - x5 Saab 105Ö Light Ground-Attack Aircraft CWAS-35
12th Anti-Aircraft Battalion1st Battery (ME CWAS-19)2nd Battery (ME CWAS-18)
3rd Air Regiment
3rd Helicopter Wing1st Squadron - x6 AB-212 Utility Helicopter CWAS-342nd Squadron - x4 AB-204 Utility Helicopter CWAS-32
Fighter-Bomber Wing1st Squadron - x5 Saab 105Ö Light Ground-Attack Aircraft CWAS-35 (x1 lost to accident during 1980s)2nd Squadron - x5 Saab 105Ö Light Ground-Attack Aircraft CWAS-35 (x3 lost to accident during 1980s)
12th Anti-Aircraft Battalion1st Battery (ME CWAS-19)2nd Battery (ME CWAS-18)
Netherlands Card List & 15mm Model Availability
(Annotations ‘QRF’ = QRF Models/LKM Direct, ‘SOG’ = Skytrex/Old Glory, ‘PP’ = Peter Pig, ‘FoW’ = Battlefront/Flames of War. ‘RMM’ =Roskopf Miniatur Modele, ‘AiM’ = Armaments in Miniature, ‘AA’ = Armies Army)
CWAS-01 Mittlere Kampfpanzer M47 90mm Medium Tank QRFCWAS-02 Mittlere Kampfpanzer M60A1 105mm Medium Tank QRFCWAS-03 Mittlere Kampfpanzer M60A3 105mm Medium Tank QRFCWAS-04 Jagdpanzer SK105 Kürassier 105mm Tank DestroyerCWAS-05 Pionierpanzer A1 Engineering TankCWAS-06 Flakpanzer M42 Twin 40mm Anti-Aircraft Tank QRF, FoW, RMM, QCCWAS-07 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-G1 .50 Cal Armoured Personnel CarrierCWAS-08 Grenadier-Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-G2 20mm Armoured Personnel CarrierCWAS-09 Granatenwerfer-Schützenpanzer 4K 4F-GrW1 81mm Mortar Carrier (.50 Cal)CWAS-10 Schützenpanzer 4K 4FA-FüA Armoured Command Vehicle (LMG)CWAS-11 Schützenpanzer 4K 7FA-G127 .50 Cal Armoured Personnel CarrierCWAS-12 Unimog 3-Ton Truck QRF, PPCWAS-13 Pinzgauer AP710 4x4 Light Truck (LMG option) QRFCWAS-14 Pinzgauer AP712 6x6 Light Truck with Flak 58 20mm Anti-Aircraft GunCWAS-15 Puch G 4x4 Light Utility Vehicle (Mercedes G-Wagen) QRF, Irishserb (Peugeot P4)CWAS-16 PAK 52 85mm Anti-Tank Gun (Czech vz.52 85mm Gun) QRF (Soviet D-44)CWAS-17 rPAK M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle QRF, PPCWAS-18 ZFlak 85 Twin 35mm Anti-Aircraft Gun (Oerlikon GDF-002)CWAS-19 Bofors L70 40mm Anti-Aircraft GunCWAS-20 Flak 58 20mm Anti-Aircraft GunCWAS-21 CommanderCWAS-22 Panzergrenadier/Jäger Infantry (StG77 & MG74)CWAS-23 Landwehr Infantry (StG58 & MG74)CWAS-24 Jagdkampf Infantry (StG58 & MG74)CWAS-25 Pioneers (StG58 & MG74)CWAS-26 Forward ObserverCWAS-27 Carl-Gustav 84mm MAW TeamCWAS-28 mGrW 82 81mm MortarCWAS-29 GrW 86 120mm MortarCWAS-30 OH-58B Kiowa Observation Helicopter Pocket PakCWAS-31 SA-316B Alouette III Observation Helicopter AiM, HellerCWAS-32 Agusta-Bell 204 Utility Helicopter FoW, OG, Revell, Dinky (Huey B)CWAS-33 Agusta-Bell 206A Observation Helicopter Pocket Pak (Kiowa)CWAS-34 Agusta-Bell 212 Utility Helicopter Italeri (Twin Huey – Huey N)CWAS-35 Saab 105Ö Light Ground Attack AircraftCWAS-36 Centurion 105mm Fixed Tank Turret QRF, FoW, PP, QC*CWAS-37 M47 Patton 90mm Fixed Tank Turret QRF, RMM*CWAS-38 M24 Chaffee 75mm Fixed Tank Turret QRF, FoW, QC*CWAS-39 M36 Jackson 90mm Fixed Tank Destroyer Turret FoW, SOG, QC*CWUS-40 T-34/85 85mm Fixed Tank Turret FoW, SOG, QC, PP, RMM*CWUS-41 Charioteer 20pdr (84.3mm) Fixed Tank Destroyer Turret QRF*
* These manufacturers produce the whole tank! They might let you have just the turrets if you ask nicely…