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From: emery@linus.mitre.org (David Emery)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: U.S. Army Division TO&Es (LONG)
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Date: 15 Nov 90 01:44:33 GMT
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From: emery@linus.mitre.org (David Emery)

>From: bcstec!shuksan!major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt)
>       "Motorized" usually means 'wheeled vehicles'.  Soviet 'motorized
>       rifle battalions/regiments etc' meant that their APCs were usually
>       'wheeled' eg BTR60PB wheeled APC.  

Nope.  That's true in the U.S. Army, but not the Soviet Army.  The
term "Motor Rifle" is maintained as a tradition from WWII.  (Sort
of the way we still have a "Cavalry" division.)

>	With the introduction of the full-tracked BMP - the Soviet
>	Motorized Rifle Division (MRD) would consist of two Motorized
>	Rifle Regiments (BTR60), one Mechanized Rifle Regiment (BMP) and
>	one Tank Regiment (T64).

The Soviets are gradually replacing their BTR-60's with BMP's.
The ratio of BMP to BTR equipped regiments changes as more BMP's
get fielded.  Regardless of equipment, they're still "Motor Rifle
Regiments".  

				dave