SAM Battery 2005M*
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This battery (Ilmatorjuntaohjuspatteri (05M) in Finnish) belongs to a Readiness Brigade's (or Brigade 05) AA Battalion, that consists of SAM Battery 05, SAM Battery 05M and two AA Batteries 61/95.*
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The battery uses man portable ITO05 MANPAD equipment (hence the M), which gives the battery more versatile possibilities for deployment in the area of operation, when compared to the vehicle based batteries. The launchers can be deployed anywhere from high cliffs to building rooftops.*
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The SAM sections usually operate widely dispersed in the Brigade's AOR, covering the fighting battalions. Due to the good mobility of the unit, the point of main effort can be quickly shifted, if situation so demands.*