Vol. 9 "1-77 Armor Regiment 'Steel Tigers', Panzer Battalion Combat Maneuver, Hungarian Quick Reaction Force"

This book contains the following articles:

1-77 Armor Regiment "Steel Tiger"

The mission of a tank battalion is to close with and destroy enemy forces using fire, maneuver and shock effect, or to repel his assault by fire and counterattack. The 1st Battalion, 77th Armor, deploys a battalion task force by ground, sea and/or air to conduct combat operations, however, it can also perform peacekeeping and peace-support operations.

Panzer Battalion Combat Maneuver

The German Panzer Battalion 383 took part in a major training exercise called "Blitzender Kurass" at the Oberlausitz training area. The Battalion's main objective for this exercise were combat firing in defense and employing the battalion reserve. Other objectives were to integrate all elements of the heavy armor battalion and to test the skill of the officers and NCOs in leading the unit through combat drills.

Hungarian Quick Reaction Force

In compliance with NATO standards, the HDF is composed of combat. combat support and combat service support units. These units are assigned to one of three categories: reaction forces, main forces or argumentation forces. The HDF's Quick Reaction Force is ready to face any military threat.

PLUS a 1/35 Scale Profile of Challenger 2 in Operation "TELIC" in Iraq