1 Parachute Battalion - Circu August 1990	

	
Bn Gp HQ		
4 Rifle Co(Note 1)		
	HQ	
	3 Rifle Platoons	
		HQ (60mm)
		3 Sections(LMG+40mmGL)
Support Company		
	Mortar Platoon	
		8 81mm Mortars
	Machine Gun Platoon	
		8 Twin 12.7mm MG (Jakkals)
	Anti Tank Platoon	
		4 FT-5's
		4 Missiles
	Pathfinder Platoon		
		4 Sections	
			5 R5
			1 LMG
			1 RPG-7
			1 40mmGL
			12 Hand Grenades
Tac Air Supply Section			
Light Art. Bty			
	8 120mm Mortars		
Light AA  Troop			
	6 20mm Guns		
	4 SA-7		
Para Engineer Troop			
Signal Troop			
LWT Troop			
Ferret Anti Tank Troop	
	2 106mm Recoilless Anti-Tank Guns (Ferret)
	2 Anti-Tank Missiles (Ferret)

Note 1	
Each Company has	
110	Rifles
12	Light Machine Guns
3	60mm Mortars
12	Y5 40mm Grenade Launchers
238	Hand Grenades

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