1st Parachute Battalion Group(793)
Battalion Headquarters Command element Commander 2IC Regimental Sergeant-Major Personal Compartment Intellagence Comprtment Operations Compartment Logistics Compartment Finance Compartment Management Service Compartment Headquarters Platoon Regimental Police(RP) section Sniper Section HQ Protection Section Reconnaissance group Observation section Administrative Platoon Quartermaster Section Transport Section Personnel Section Catering Section
Signals Troop
Light Workshop Troop
4 Rifle Companies HQ Mortar Section(Note 1) 3 60mm Mortars 3 Infantry Platoons HQ 3 Infantry Sections Rifle Group 1 Corporal(R4) 6 Riflemen(R4) LMG Group 1 Lance Corperal(FN-Mag) 2 Riflemen(R4) Support Weapons Company HQ "(HQ only for administrative purposes, in combat all support platoons report directly to the battalion command post)" Assualt Pioneer Platoon(47) HQ Captain Sergeant 3 Infantry Sections Rifle Group 1 Corporal(R4) 6 Riflemen(R4) LMG Group 1 Lance Corperal(FN-Mag) 2 Riflemen(R4) Machine Gun Platoon(64)(note 3) HQ 8 12.7mm Browning HMG some 7.62mm MG Anti-Tank Platoon(64) HQ 8 Milan ATGW Captain 8 106mm RR Lieutenant or Sergeant """Equal number of RPG-7 and FT-5""" Mortar Platoon(97) HQ Captain 3 Fire Groups Lieutenant Sergeant 2 Mortar Sections 2 M-3 81mm Mortars Anti-Aircraft Battery 4 ZPU-2 14.5mm AA Machine Guns Some SA-7's(Note 1) Engineer Troop Artillery Battery 6 120mm Mortars 6 107mm Multiple Rocket Launchers Pathfinder Platoon(Note 2) HQ 6 Recce Teams About 6 members Lieutenant
Note 1 SA-7's with withdrawn in mid 1999
Note 2 Would normally be attached from 44 Parachute Brigade/Regiment
Note 3 Could possible include automatic grenade launchers
Note 3 Title Rank Coy Commander Major Coy 2IC Captain Intelligence Staff Lieutenant CSM WO 2 CQMS Staff Sergeant Ops Clerk Rifleman Intelligence NCO Corporal 2 Bn Signallers Rifleman Log Clerk L/Corporal Storeman Rifleman Drivers Rifleman