Mobile Battalion
Overview
The Gondaran Line Infantry Battalion is the core maneuver formation of the Army of Gondara. Built around mobility, rapid consolidation, and immediate entrenchment, the battalion is designed to follow breakthrough forces, secure terrain, and establish defensible positions within hours of arrival.
Total Strength: 800 personnel
Battalion Structure
- Battalion Headquarters
- 3× Line Infantry Companies
- 1× Heavy Weapons Company
- 1× Skirmisher Platoon
- 1× Engineer Section
- 1× General Labor Pool
Battalion Headquarters
Total: 36 personnel
Command Element
- Battalion Commander (O-4)
- Executive Officer (O-3)
- Sergeant Major (E-8)
Operations & Signals
- Operations NCO (E-6)
- 2× Radio Operators
- 2× Runners / Orderlies
Medical
- 2× Medics
Scout Section
Total: 8 personnel
- Scout Team 1
- Sniper (DMR-20)
- Spotter
- Radio Operator
- Driver / Security
- Vehicle: 1× Vanguard PMR
- Scout Team 2
- Sniper (DMR-20)
- Spotter
- Radio Operator
- Driver / Security
- Vehicle: 1× Vanguard PMR
Line Infantry Companies
Total: 615 personnel
- 3× Line Infantry Company (205 men each)
(See Line Infantry Company for full structure)
Heavy Weapons Company
Total: 79 personnel
Company HQ (13)
- Company Commander
- Executive Officer
- First Sergeant
- 2× Radio Operators
- 2× Runners
- 2× Medics
- 2× Fire Direction NCOs
- 1× Air Watch NCO
- 1× Armorer / Mechanic
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Anti-Tank Platoon
Total: 30 personnel
- 6× 56.25mm AT Guns
- Crew: 5 per gun
Transport:
- 6× CT-32 Cargo Trucks
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Gun Platoon
Total: 24 personnel
- 6× 75mm Pack Howitzers
- Crew: 4 per gun
Transport:
- 6× CT-32 Cargo Trucks or UV-32 Mule (mixed tow capability)
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Air Defense Platoon
Total: 12 personnel
- 4× CT-32-AA
- Crew: 3 per vehicle
Skirmisher Platoon
Total: 42 personnel
Platoon HQ (6)
- Platoon Leader
- Platoon Sergeant
- Radio Operator
- 3× Support Personnel
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Skirmisher Teams
- 6× Paired Teams
Each Pair:
- 1× UV-32 Mule (VMG Team)
- 1× AUV-34 (Arrow I Team)
Total Vehicles:
- 6× UV-32 Mule
- 6× AUV-34
Engineer Section
Total: 18 personnel
- Section Leader
- 3× Engineer Teams
Equipment:
- 2× LET-26 Light Entrenchment Tractor
- 2× CT-32E Heavy Tow Vehicle
General Labor Pool
Total: 10 personnel
- Battalion-controlled flexible manpower
Roles:
- reinforcement
- runners
- drivers
- ammunition handling
- manual labor
- casualty support
Transport & Vehicle Totals
Line Infantry Companies
- 45× CT-32 Cargo Trucks
- 30× UV-32 Mule
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Battalion HQ
- 2× Vanguard PMR
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Heavy Weapons Company
- 6× CT-32 (AT Guns)
- 6× CT-32 (75mm Guns)
- 4× CT-32-AA
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Skirmisher Platoon
- 6× UV-32 Mule
- 6× AUV-34
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Engineer Section
- 2× CT-32E
- 2× LET-26
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Total Battalion Vehicles
- CT-32 Cargo Trucks: 57
- CT-32-AA: 4
- CT-32E Heavy Tow: 2
- UV-32 Mule: 36
- AUV-34: 6
- Vanguard PMR: 2
- LET-26: 2
Doctrine
The battalion operates under the Gondaran doctrine of:
Speed → Control → Entrenchment → Hold
- Skirmisher elements establish contact
- Line companies secure ground
- Heavy weapons stabilize engagement zones
- Engineers prepare defensive positions
- Battalion consolidates and holds terrain