Italian Army New Infantry Regiment TOE

December 24, 2000

Mr. Gordon McKinley writes:

The new infantry re-organisation is finally under way.

The Infantry Regiments in the Brigades will each consist of:

Regimental HQ

  • Command Company

HQ Platoon

2 Command Posts, main and tactical

Medical Platoon

Commisarite Office Platoon

Transport Platoon

Materials Platoon

  • 3 rifle companies

Each 4 platoons

Each HQ and 4 sections

Weapons detailed below

  • Anti-tank Company

Weapons detailed below

  • Heavy mortar company

6 or 8 120mm mortars

 

  • Rifle Company

 

Each platoon

 

HQ Section

Panzerfaust 3 antitank weapon

 

60 mm mortar

 

Accuracy International marksman rifle, .338 Lapua Magnum

4 Rifles sections (7 mean each)

1 Minimi Light Support Weapon

 

5 Beretta AR-SC-SCP-70/90 rifles

 

1 40mm grenade launcher for one of the rifles

  • Antitank Company
 

 

2 TOW Platoons of 4 launchers each

 

3 Milan platoons, each with 3 teams of 2 launchers each