Georgian Ground Forces:
Rebuilt and, at least in terms of manpower, the same rough size as pre-Russian invasion in terms of strength as of late 2010.
Currently at around 36,553 personnel, including, 21 high ranking officers, 6,166 officers and sergeants, 28,477 corporals, 125 cadets and around 388 civilians (Source, Source, Jane’s Defense 2009)
Tbilisi HQ
Central Command Point
Mixed-Transport Aviation Base
Air-Defence Technique Repair Base
Communications Unit
Special Forces
Army HQ, Special Operations Main Division (Tbilisi)
Special Forces Brigade
Vashlijvari Special Operations Center
Naval Warfare Center
Rapid Response Battalion
Air Assault Group Mobile
Special Reconnaissance Detachment Alpha
1st Infantry Brigade (Gori)
1st Infantry Brigade (Gori) ~ 5500+
Organic - capable of day and night ops -- offensive and defensive
Capable of combat support and combat
Command and Staff: ~ 60 pers
HQ Company: ~ 108 pers
11th Telavi Light Infantry Battalion:
Manpower:
o ~ 591-700 pers
12th Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o ~ 591-700 pers
13th "Shavnabada" Light Infantry Battalion:
Manpower:
o ~ 591-700 pers
14th Light Infantry Battalion:
Manpower:
o ~ 591-700 pers
15th Light Infantry Battalion:
Manpower:
o ~ 591-700 pers
1 Anti Tank Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700 pers
Equipment:
o N/A
1 Motorized Rifle Battalion:
Manpower:
o ~591-700 pers (?)
Equipment:
o ~37 Edjer
2 Mechanized Battalions:
Manpower:
o ~380 - 760
Equipment (each?)
o ~30 - 60T-72
o ~17 - 34 BMP-2
o ~8 – 16 BTR-80
Artillery battalion
Manpower:
o 371 pers.
Equipment:
o 6 - MLRS BM-21 &
o 12 - 152mm self-propelled guns
o 12 -120mm mortars
o 4 - ZSU-23-4
Tactical Reconnaissance Battalion:
Manpower:
o ~101 pers
Mountain Combat Section:
Manpower:
o N/A
Engineering and chemical company:
Manpower:
o ~96 pers
Signals company:
Manpower:
o 88 pers
2nd Infantry Brigade (Senaki)
o Manpower: ~ 5500
Command and Staff: ~60 pers
HQ:
o ~ 08 pers.
o ~ 1 Ejder
21st Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
22nd Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
23rd Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
24th Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
25th Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
One Anti Tank Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700 (?)
Equipment:
o N/A
Two Motorized Infantry Battalions
Manpower:
o 740 (?)
Equipment:
o 60 T72
o 28 BMP-2
o 16 BTR-80
One Mechanized Battalion
Manpower:
o ~371
Equipment:
o 6 MLRS BM-21 "Grad"
o 12 152mm self-propelled guns
o 12 120mm mortars
o 4 ZSU-23-4 "Shilka"
One Air-Support squadron
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o N/A
One Air-Combat group
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o Su-25 (?)
One Air-Defence section
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o N/A
Two Reconnaissance platoons
Manpower:
o 60-101
Equipment:
o N/A
3rd Infantry Brigade (The Mamelukes) (Kutaisi)
Command and staff: 60 people
HQ Co. ~ 108 pers
Equipment:
o ~ 1 Ejder
31st Light Infantry Battalion - currently deployed in Afghanistan (as of Nov. 18, 2011)
o Manpower:
o 591-700
32nd Light Infantry Battalion
o Manpower:
o 591-700
33rd Light Infantry Battalion
o Manpower:
o 591-700
34th Light Infantry Battalion
o Manpower:
o 591-700
35th Light Infantry Battalion
o Manpower:
o 591-700
One Anti Tank Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700 (?)
Equipment:
o N/A
One Motorized Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
Equipment:
o ~ 37 Ejder
One Armoured Battalion
Manpower:
o ~ 380
Equipment:
o 30 T-72
o 17 BMP-1
o 8 BTR-80
One Signal Battalion
Manpower:
o 88-371
Equipment:
o N/A
One Air-transport wing
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o Mi-14 (?)
One Engineer Battalion
Manpower:
o ~ 96 (?)
Equipment:
o N/A
One heavy artillery support cadre
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o N/A
4th Infantry Brigade (Vaziani)
4th Infantry Brigade, Vaziani (?), Georgia
~ 5500 +
Command and staff: 60 people
Headquarters Company
Manpower:
o 108 pers
Equipment
o ~ 1 Ejder
41st Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
42nd Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
43rd Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
44th Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
45th Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
Two Anti Tank Battalions
Manpower:
o 591-700 each (?)
Two Mechanized Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700 each (?)
Equipment:
o ~ 37 Ejder each (?)
One Air-transport wing
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o N/A
One Air-support squadron
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o N/A
One Reconnaissance and Surveillance Battalion
Manpower:
o 101-303 pers.
5th Infantry Brigade (Khelvachauri and Khoni)
~5500
Command and staff: ~60 people
Headquarters Company:
Manpower:
o 108 pers
Equipment:
o ~ 1Ejder
51st Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
52nd Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
53rd Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
54th Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
55th Light Infantry Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
One Mountain Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-700
One Air-transport wing
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o N/A
Two Tank Battalions
Manpower
o ~380 - 760 pers
Equipment:
o 30 - 60 T-72
o 17 - 34 BMP-1
One Mechanized Battalion
Manpower:
o 591-1400
Equipment:
o 37-74 Ejder
Two Motorized Rifle Battalions
Equipment:
o 591-1400
Equipment:
o 37 - 74 Ejder
Two Anti-Air Battalions
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o N/A
Separate Formations
Engineer Brigade, Kutaisi, Georgia
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o N/A
1st Sep. Tank Btn, Gori, Georgia
Manpower:
o ~ 380
Equipment:
o 30 T-72
o 17 BMP
1st Sep. Anti-Tank Btn, Gori, Georgia
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o N/A
2nd Sep. Anti-Tank Battalion, Adlia (Batumi), Georgia
Manpower:
~591
Equipment:
~37 Ejder (?)
Sep. Light Infantry Battalion, Adlia (Batumi), Georgia
Manpower:
o ~591
Equipment:
o ~37 Ejder
Separate Pioneer Battalion (Saguramo)
Manpower:
o ~591
Equipment:
o ~37 Ejder
Separate Technical Reconnaissance Battalion, Kobuleti, Georgia
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o ~ 3 Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Separate Communications Battalion
Manpower:
o ~591 (?)
Equipment:
o N/A
Medical Regiment, Saguramo, Georgia
Manpower:
o ~ 350
Equipment:
o N/A
1st Artillery Brigade (Vaziani) (41°41'35.00"N, 45° 2'27.08"E) X
~ 1,000 people (2008)
o 2S7 Pion batteries
o LAR-160 batteries
o BM-21 batteries
o RM-70 batteries
o SO-152 batteries
o 152mm SpGH DANA batteries
o 152 mm gun 2A36 heavy howitzer batteries
o 152 mm howitzer 2A65 medium howitzer batteries
o D-30 light howitzer batteries
o D-48 antitank gun batteries
o 2B11 mortar platoons
o M43 mortar platoons
o Two Anti Air Battalions
o Two Infantry Battalions and reconnaissance-surveillance companies
2nd Artillery Brigade (Khoni) ( 42°18'57.93"N, 42°25'59.92"E) ?
~1000 people
o 2S7 Pion batteries
o BM-21 batteries
o RM-70 batteries
o SO-152 batteries
o 152mm SpGH DANA batteries
o 152 mm gun 2A36 heavy howitzer batteries
o 152 mm howitzer 2A65 medium howitzer batteries
o D-30 light howitzer batteries
o MT-12 anti tank gun batteries
o 2B11 mortar platoons
o M43 mortar platoons
o Two Anti Air Battalions
o Two Infantry Battalions and reconnaissance-surveillance companies
Akhalkalaki Military Base X
Unit unknown
Georgian Air Force
Manpower (Jane’s 2009):
o ~ 1,200
Fixed Wing Combat Aircraft (Jane’s):
o Su-25K Frogfoot (6 - 12 in service
Transport / Trainer Aircraft:
o An-2 Colt (2-6 in Service)
o L-29 Delfin (4-10 in service)
o L-39 Albatros (3-6 in service)
o Su-25UB Frogfoot-B (2 in service)
Combat Helicopter (Jane’s 2009):
o Mi-24 Hind (10-11 in service)
o Mi8 Hip-C (15-20 in service)
o Mi-8MTV Hip-H (2 in service)
Transport Helicopter:
Mi-14 Haze (2 in service)
UH-1H Iroquois (8-10 in service)
UAV:
o Elbit Hermes 450 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (~ 3 as of 2009)
Georgia Air Forces ORBAT
Bases / Orbat:
Marneuli AF Base (41°27'39.05"N, 44°47'2.17"E): X
Orbat
o Communications Squadron
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o 1-2 An-2 (no visible aircraft seen in 2009)
o Aviation Training Center:
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o L-29 (?)
o L-39 (?)
o Su-25 (?)
o Air Defense Radars
§ Civilian
§ P-15 or P-18 systems (?)
§ Possible 83M6E command and control systems (?)
§ Possible 64N6 3-D long-range surveillance radar (?)
Samtredia East AFB (42°11'2.08"N, 42°29'9.24"E) X
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o ~ 4 Su-25K Frogfoot (? - 10/7/2010 google maps)
o ~ 24 Mi-24 Hind
Tblisi-Novo Alekseyevka AFB (and Civilian Airport) X
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o ~ 10 Mi-24 (googlemaps 10/26/2010)
o ~ 4 Mi-8 (googlemaps 10/26/2010)
o ~ 3 An-2
o Mi-14 (?)
o UH-1H (?)
Secondary Airport (Training, Private?) (41°38'59.99"N, 44°56'7.53"E) X
Aviation Brigade, Kutaisi, Georgia
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o N/A
Separate Technical Reconnaissance Battalion, Kobuleti, Georgia X
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o ~ 3 Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Air Defense Radar Assets:
Makhati Air Defense Radar Asset(s) (?), Makhati, Georgia (9/9/06 googlemap 42° 9'46.44"N, 41°41'42.97"E)
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o P-15 or P-18
Kutaisi-Koptinari (?), Air Defense Radar Asset(s), Georgia
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o P-15 or P-18
Poti Air Defense Radar Asset(s) (?), Poti, Georgia
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o P-15 or P-18
Senaki Air Defense Radar Asset(s) (?), Senaki, Georgia
Manpower:
o N/A
Equipment:
o P-15 or P-18
Sources:
http://www.mod.gov.ge/2008/bombing/bombing-E.html?l=E&m=1
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/georgia/army-orbat.htm
Source: http://milkavkaz.net/?q=node/8
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Land Forces of Georgia
Ground forces are the major and most abundant type of Georgian Armed Forces. The number of NE on January 1, 2008 - 21 739 people. Among them: 2215 officers, 19,508 sergeants and corporals, contractors, and 16 civil servants.
Organizational and staff structure of the Army:
- The 1st Infantry Brigade. Item dislocation - in Tbilisi. The number - 3700 troops. It includes: command and staff (60 people)., Headquarters Company (108 pers. 1 unit. «Ejder»), the 11th Mechanized Battalion (700 pers. And 37 units. «Ejder»), the 12th Battalion " Commando "(700 people)., 13th Light Infantry Battalion (700 pers.) armored battalion (380 men. 30. T-72 and 17 units. BMP-2 and 8 units. BTR-80), an artillery battalion (371 pers. 6 units. MLRS BM-21 "Grad", 12 units. 152mm self-propelled guns, 12 units. 120mm mortars, and 4 units. ZSU-23-4 "Shilka"), a battalion of security (288 pers.) reconnaissance company (101 people)., engineering and chemical company (96 people)., communication company (88 people)..
- The 2nd Infantry Brigade. Item dislocation - Senaki. The number - 3700 troops. It includes: command and staff (60 people)., Headquarters Company (108 pers. 1 unit. «Ejder»), 21 st mechanized battalion (700 men. And 37 units. «Ejder»), the 22nd Battalion of Light Infantry (700 pers.) 23rd light infantry battalion (700 pers.) armored battalion (380 men. 30. T-72 and 17 units. BMP-2 and 8 units. BTR-80), an artillery battalion ( 371 people. 6 units. MLRS BM-21 "Grad", 12 units. 152mm self-propelled guns, 12 units. 120mm mortars, and 4 units. ZSU-23-4 "Shilka"), a battalion of security (288 pers.) reconnaissance company ( 101 people.) Engineering and Chemical Company (96 pers.) communications company (88 people)..
- 3rd Infantry Brigade. Item dislocation - Kutaisi. The number - 3700 troops. It includes: command and staff (60 people)., Headquarters Company (108 pers. 1 unit. «Ejder»), 31 st mechanized battalion (700 men. And 37 units. «Ejder»), the 32nd Battalion of Light Infantry (700 pers.) 33rd light infantry battalion (700 pers.) armored battalion (380 men. 30. T-72 and 17 units. BMP-1 and 8 units. BTR-80), an artillery battalion ( 371 people. 6 units. MLRS BM-21 "Grad", 12 units. 152mm self-propelled guns, 12 units. 120mm mortars, and 4 units. ZSU-23-4 "Shilka"), a battalion of security (288 pers.) reconnaissance company ( 101 people.) Engineering and Chemical Company (96 pers.) communications company (88 people)..
- The 4th Infantry Brigade. Item dislocation - bp Vaziani. The number - 3700 troops. It includes: command and staff (60 people)., Headquarters Company (108 pers. 1 unit. «Ejder»), 41 st mechanized battalion (700 men. And 37 units. «Ejder»), 42th Battalion of Light Infantry (700 pers.) 43rd light infantry battalion (700 pers.) armored battalion (380 men. 30. T-72 and 17 units. BMP-2 and 8 units. BTR-80), an artillery battalion ( 371 people. 6 units. MLRS BM-21 "Grad", 12 units. 152mm self-propelled guns, 12 units. 120mm mortars, and 4 units. ZSU-23-4 "Shilka"), a battalion of security (288 pers.) reconnaissance company ( 101 people.) Engineering and Chemical Company (96 pers.) communications company (88 people)..
- The 5th Infantry Brigade. Item dislocation - the city of Gori. The number - 3700 troops. It includes: command and staff (60 people)., Headquarters Company (108 pers. 1 unit. «Ejder»), 51 st mechanized battalion (700 men. And 37 units. «Ejder»), the 52nd Battalion of Light Infantry (700 pers.) 53rd light infantry battalion (700 pers.) armored battalion (380 men. 30. T-72 and 17 units. BMP-1), an artillery battalion (371 men. 6 units. MLRS BM-21 "Grad", 12 units. 152mm self-propelled guns, 12 units. 120mm mortars, and 4 units. ZSU-based MT-LB + ZU-23-2), a battalion of security (288 pers.) reconnaissance company (101 people. ), engineering and chemical company (96 people)., communication company (88 people)..
- The 1st Artillery Brigade. Item dislocation - bp Vaziani. The population - 1,000 troops.
- The 2nd Artillery Brigade. Item dislocation - n. Honey. The population - 1,000 troops.
- Engineering Brigade. Item dislocation - the city of Gori. The population - 1,500 troops.
- A single battalion of light infantry. Item dislocation - in Tbilisi. The population - 700 troops.
- Separate Battalion. Item dislocation - bp Saguramo. It includes: command and headquarters, headquarters company, three companies of communication.
- Battalion technical (electronic) intelligence. Item dislocation - part of Kobuleti. It includes: headquarters and headquarters company, three companies of technical intelligence.
- Medical Battalion. Item dislocation - bp Saguramo. The population - about 350 people.
Armament:
- 220 units. T-72 models: AB, B, B1, BC, BK1, M1 and SIM-1);
~ 400 units. BBM (~ 70 units. BMP-1 and BMP-1K, ~ 60. BMP-2, 20. BTR-80, 20. BTR-70DI, 190 «Ejder» and ~ 30. MT-LB);
- 601 units. artillery systems (296 units. caliber 100mm and more and 305 units. calibres less than 100mm) 3 units. 152 mm 2A36 cannon "Hyacinth-B" 9 units. 152 mm howitzer 2A65 "MSTA-B", 69 units. 122mm D-30 howitzers, 12 units. 100mm anti-tank guns MT-12 "Foil", 41 units. ACS (5 units. 2S7 203mm self-propelled guns, "Peony", 1 unit. 2S19 152mm self-propelled guns, "MSTA-S", 22 units. 152mm self-propelled guns "Dana" 13 units. 2S3 152mm self-propelled guns, "Acacia"), 46 units. 122mm MLRS BM-21 "Grad", 6 units. 122mm MLRS RM-70 and 6 units. 160 mm MLRS "Grad-LAR»; 16 units. 120 mm mortar 2S12 (2B11), 16 units. 120 mm mortars, PM-120, 40 units. 120mm mortars, M-75 (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 150 units. 82 mm mortars, BM-37m and 25 units. 82mm mortars, M-69A (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 100. 60mm mortars, M-57 (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 30. 60mm mortars S6-210 (Bulgaria), 60 mm mortars, M224 (USA), 81 mm mortars, L-16 / M252 (United Kingdom - USA).