IDE, LIBRARY | º lull A-DS-1-90 US 3 1210 02357 38 \UNENTI FYING, THE- ſº º º & - - º *>M *-*. Sºut. UNIVERSIFARETFFTAT /AG) | * / T.M.AEſNT APR 52-1991 - and How THEY FIGHT iiR-ARY, - over*/ENT plºſions DEPL i º, º . hiº. MMIROO Aaae EMI Rares SAUDM AZM3A REPUBLIC OF YEMEN SEPTEMBER 1990 (UPDATE) DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS SECURITY ZONE FORWARD OF FLOT ** RECON UNITS REINFORCED BY INF AND ARTY STRONG FORWARD DEFENSIVE POSITIONS DEFENSE IN DEPTH..OBSTACLES IN DEPTH MAXIMUM USE OF NATURAL AND MANMADE OBSTACLES MINEFIELDS COVER FORWARD POSITIONS ** UP TO 350 METERS DEEP ** MIX NORMALLY 3 AP AND 1 AT PER CLUSTER ** MIXED WITH BARBED WIRE MAXIMUM USE OF TANK DITCHES AND BERMS TANK-HEAVY RESERVE USED FOR COUNTERATTACK ATGM DEPLOYED FORWARD TANKS ARE FORWARD WHEN NEEDED IN ANTITANK ROLE ANTI-TANK TACTICS ** CHANNEL ENEMY TANKS TO OPEN AREAS ** EMPLOY ANTI-TANK WEAPONS IN DEPTH ** COMMANDOS IN REAR AREA AMBUSH TANKS ARMY MECHANIZED INFANTRY BRIGADE | *|| X 45-50 IFV-APC 3 COMPANIES/ BN 44 TANKS 3 COMPANIES-BN 6-120 MM MORTARS SUPPLY AND TRANS comMANDO UNIT STRUCTURES REPUBLICAN GUARD FORCES COMMAND (RGFC) 12 MECHANIZED BRIGADE X | I | | II | | I OOO C) O O [T] 55-60 TANKS-BN 6-120 MM-BTRY 45-50 IFV-BN A companiesſün 6-155 MM-BTRY / 3 COMPANIES-BN | | OOO OOO OOO | EVAC SUPPLY AND AND commando MAINT TRANS SHOULDEQ PATCH (RED) scogeionºioſº SPEED: 80.5 KM/H WEAPONRY: 76 MM GUN/7.62 MM MG CREW: 3 REMARKS: RECON BN SPEED: 100 KM/H WEAPONRY: 7.62 & 14.5 MM MG's/OR 3 SAGGER ATGM'S/OR SA-9 CREW: 4 REMARKS: RECON scouT VEHICLE / NBC SYSTEM CASCANEL SPEED: 100 KM/H WEAPONRY: 90 MM GUN & 7.62 MG OR 12.7 MM AA MG CREW: 3 REMARKS: 3 SMOKE DISCHARGERS ON EACH SIDE OF TURRET. SPEED: 44 KM/H WEAPONRY: 7.62 MM MG CREW: 2 REMARKS: CAPABLE OF CARRYING 20 INFANTRY OT-62B/C MODELS AVAILABLE SPEED: 72 KM/H WEAPONRY: 2 X 7.62 MM MG CREW: 2 REMARKS: CAPABLE OF CARRYING 10 INFANTRY SPEED: 90 KM/H WEAPONRY: 90 MM GUN/7.62 MM MG-HOT ATGM CREW: 3 REMARKS: RECON VEHICLE INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLEs " - GHN-45 Gu N-HOW CALIBER: 155 MM RANGE: 30,300 M AMMO: HE, ILLUM, SMOKE RATE OF FIRE; 2 - 7 RDs/MIN G-5 GUU-HOW * CALIBER: 155 MM - RANGE: 39,000 M AMMO: HE, SMOKE, ILLUM, WP RATE OF FIRE: 3 RDS-MIN CALIBER: RANGE: 27,500 M AMMO: HE, AP-T, CHEMICAL, ILLUM, SMOKE 130 MM RATE OF FIRE: 1 - 2 RDS-MIN FIRE SUPPORT 23 ..º.º.º.º. 37 wa M-1431 2. ' ...is TARGET: HELICOPTERS & SLOW FLYING AIRCRAFT RANGE: 4000 M RATE OF FIRE; 160 - 180 RDs/MIN GUIDANCE: OPTICAL TARGET: HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT RANGE: LOW ALTITUDE: 3500 - 16,000 M HIGH ALTITUDE: 2000 - 32,000 M GUIDANCE: RADAR TARGET: HELICOPTERS & SLOW FLYING AIRCRAFT RANGE: .7 - 5 KM ALTITUDE: 10 - 4500 M GUIDANCE: INFRARED HOMING AIR DEFENSE 3]