1st Mechanized Brigade (Slovakia)
The 1st Mechanized Brigade of general Ján Golian is a subordinate component of the Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic. The headquarters of the 1st Mechanized Brigade is located in Topoľčany.
Main task
The main task of the 1st Mechanized Brigade is to "participate in the tasks of defense and protection of vital interests of Slovak republic and its allies against military and non-military threats by conducting military and non-military operations."Organizational structure
- '''HQ of the 1st Mechanized Brigade'''
1st Mechanized Brigade
- 103rd Command Support Company, in Topoľčany
- 11th Mechanized Battalion, in Martin equipped with BVP-2
- 12th Mechanized Battalion, in Nitra equipped with BVP-2
- 13th Mechanized Battalion, in Levice equipped with BVP-2
- * Headquarters
- * 1st Mechanized Company
- * 2nd Mechanized Company
- * 3rd Mechanized Company
- ** 1st Mechanized Platoon
- ** 1st Mechanized Platoon
- ** 1st Mechanized Platoon
- ** Fire Support Platoon
- * Fire Support Company
- ** Mortar Platoon
- ** Anti-tank Platoon
- ** Recon Platoon
- * Combat Support Company
- ** HQ Platoon
- ** Maintenance Platoon
- ** Supply Platoon
- * Battalion Aid Station
- 14th Logistic Battalion, in Topoľčany
Equipment and weapon systems
Small arms and portable artillery- Pistol CZ 82
- Grand Power Q1
- Grand Power M4M1 assault rifle
- Model 58 assault rifle
- Universal machine gun model 59
- Fn minimi
- Sniper rifle SVDN 1
- R10 sniper rifle
- Sniper rifle AW-50
- Rocket-propelled grenade RPG-7
- OZ 9P135 M anti-tank missile launcher
- Mortar 81mm
- Mortar 82mm
- Mortar 98mm
- BRDM-2 armoured personnel carrier with 9M113 Konkurs anti-tank missile system
- BVP-2 infantry fighting vehicle
- OT-90 infantry fighting vehicle with 9M113 Konkurs anti-tank missile system
Utility and transport vehicles
- Off-road vehicle Land Rover Defender 110
- Mercedes-Benz G-Class
- Off-road vehicle UAZ-469 B
- Mercedes-Benz G-300
- Volkswagen Transporter (T4)
- AKTIS 4x4 off-road transport vehicle
- Tatra T-815 VVN heavy off-road transport
- Tatra T-815-7 heavy off-road transport
- Tatrapan armoured personnel carrier / armoured truck
- Praga V3S off-road transport vehicle
- Tatra T-815 Multilift container loader
- Crane vehicle AV-15
- Bridgelayer vehicles
- Božena 3 mine flail and de-mining equipment