Israeli Order of Battle in the 1982 Lebanon War

Some rough notes on the Israeli Order of Battle for the Lebanon War.

If you want to know what the Israeli’s call these units see also my section on Israeli Formations.

Modern Israeli Mechanised Battalion 

I compiled this TO&E for an Israeli Mechanised Battalion based on conversations with friends in Israel. I haven’t managed to confirm the details from more official sources yet.

  • Battalion
    • Battalion HQ
      • Lieutenant Colonel
    • Logistical Company
    • Medical Company
    • Reconnaissance Platoon (Captain) or Company (Major) *
    • Artillery Company
      • 81 mm Mortars on APC
    • 3 x Rifle Company
      • Captain or Lieutenant
      • Heavy Weapons Platoon
        • 2 – 3 x 81 mm Mortars on APC
        • 50 cal Machine Gun on APC
      • Engineer Squad
        • 2 RPG
      • 3 x Rifle Platoons
        • Platoon HQ
          • First Lieutenant
          • Sergeant
          • Radio Man
          • Medic
          • RPG
          • Optional 81 mm Mortar on APC (probably assigned from company)
        • 3 x Rifle Squads (full complement 18 men; more usually 10)
          • Corporal or Sergeant
          • Optional Radio Man
          • 52 mm Mortar (2 crew)
          • Light Machine Gun (2 crew)
          • Grenade Launcher
          • Optional Anti-tank rifle

Notes

* The reconnaissance unit is always commanded by an officer with a higher rank than is normal for the size of the unit. Also likely to be recce companies at brigade and division level. IDF recce companies were often quite large with 4-5 platoons.

Avichay TO&E

This is how Avichay described the order of battle of a battalion.

  • 1 x Battalion (“Gdud”)
    • 1 x Battalion HQ
    • 1 x Heavy Weapons Company
      • 1 x 81mm Mortars on APC
        1 x .50 cal on APC (spread amongst Companies)
        ?? x Dragons Anti-tank guided missiles
    • 1 x Logistics (cooking, mechanics)
    • 1 x Engineering unit
    • 3 x Company (“Pluga”)
      • 1 x M60 Mortar team (2 men)
        3 x Platoon (“Machlaka”)

        • Extra weapons/roles
          • 1 x Medic
            1 x stretcher bearer
            1 x Sniper Rifle
            1 x MAG light machine gun
            1 x M52 Mortar team (2 men)
            1x LAW (“Zaltzil”)
            1 x RPG
            1 x Rifle grenade
            1 x water carrier
        • 3 x Sections (“Kita”)
          • 1 x APC
          • 3 x Fire Teams (“Chulia”)
            • 3 x Soldiers

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