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Jaws43 · #2 June 25th, 2005, 03:32 PM

Hello here I have my remarks, based on my own experience and duty in several units. I'm a senior Cavalry NCO in the Dutch army and serve since 1981.

Leopard 2A4 start serving at 1 July 1983 at 41 and 43 tank battalion.At 1 january 1984 at 103 armoured recon batalion.
At this moment in the orbat the Leopard started serving since 1995??

Dutch recon units since 1966.

Recon platoons in a armoured Squadron (Eskadron) and Battalion.
A Recce platoon consist
1966 until 1975
5x M113 C&R with .50 call MG (2 sections of 2 and 1 platoon commander),
2x Tank started with AMX 13/75 in 1966 and ended with Leopard 1 in 1975 (normal updates were placed like the AMX 13/90),
1 M113 with a infantry squad and
1x mortar vehicle.

1975 until 1995.
5x M113 C&R with 25MM canon Oerlikon (crew had 3x LAW, 1x MAG 7.62mm (1 per section) and 3x UZI 9mm, 6 hand grenades and a signal weapon,
2x Tank started with Leopard 1 in 1975 and ended with Leopard 2A4 in1995 (No updates were made only in 1990 to Leopard 2 A4A1,
1x M113 with infantry squad (1x MAG 7,62mm, 1x Garl Gustaf, 3x LAW, 9x FAL FN 7,62mm) and
1x M106A1 (Crew of 6 man with FAL 7,62mm). (M106 was removed in 1990)

From 1995 until 2006

7x YPR 765 PRI (3 sections of 2 and 1 platoon commander) (3x weapon Dymaco C8 per vehicle and a MAG 7.62mm in each section)

2006 until�.
8x Fenneck LVB (Licht verkennings en bewakingsvoertuig) Light recon and surveillance vehicle) With a BAA head with terminal sight and laser. Further a .50 MG last generation, Squar radar per section, and 3x Panzerfaust latest generation with night vision per vehicle. Each man carries a Dymaco C8 and each commander also a clock.

Then we have a mechanized recce platoons (tank and infantry battalions had them) from 1978 until 1995.
5x YPR 765 CO with .50 cal,
1x YPR with RADAR,
1x Landrover,

Now I go to the Squadrons (Eskadrons)
1966 until 1995
3x Recce platoon and 2x RADAR (RADAR removed in 1990)

And the battalion
3x Recce Squadron and 1 Support squadron.

If you have any questions pleas ask.

Regards.