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  • #70464
    Avatar photoDarryl Smith
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    Hey folks,

    I am looking for the make-up of the current Austrian (not Australian) fire team/squad. As they do not use a SAW-type weapon, I am wondering how their fire teams are organized and armed.

    Thanks!

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    #70471
    Avatar photoJohn D Salt
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    As far as I can make out, section organisation is the same for Jägers or Panzergrenadiere, although they wear different Waffenfarbe.

    http://www.bundesheer.at/truppendienst/ausgaben/artikel.php?id=1351 seems to indicate a 9-man section, with pistol-armed vehicle driver and gunner, and a 7-man dismounted element (formerly an MG-turppe of 3 plus 4 riflemen, which I imagine is still right). The MG gunner carries a heavy-barrelled assault rifle with bipod, so I don’t know why you think they don’t have a SAW. There is also a rifle with precision sight, an anti-tank launcher, and an underslung grenade launcher, so taking into account the section commander and 2-i-c only one man seems to be an unspecialised rifleman, which makes me think he’ll be the mug walking point.

    All the best,

    JOhn.

    #70473
    Avatar photoDarryl Smith
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    Based on what I could find (albeit via Wiki) the MAG is used, but only on vehicles, and there was no 5.56mm SAW listed. The heavy barreled rifle must be the the HBAR AUG.

    Thanks, John!!

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    #70475
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    Here is a picture on wiki from 2011. It shows the (MG3?) still in use as presumably the squad support weapon.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesheer_at_Airpower11_01.jpg

    #70476
    Avatar photoDarryl Smith
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    Ahhh, missed the MG3 on the Wiki:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Armed_Forces#Equipment

    Hmmm, that throws a bit of a wrinkle in my plans to use Eureka Aussies as Austrians.

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    #70492
    Avatar photoJohn D Salt
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    Reading a bit further down the page I linked to, you will see that the platoon has 2 MGs and 2 ATk weapons, so I would imagine that the Austrians now use MG-74 as a platoon, rather than as a section weapon. I think the usage of “schweres MG” here does not translate exactly as HMG in British military English, we would say SF role MG, so I imagine tripods are available if wanted.

    All the best,

    John.

    #70709
    Avatar photoDarryl Smith
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    A bit of my thoughts on modern Austrians,

    Modern Austrians

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