Warsaw Pact and NATO OOBs

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[EN][USSR, 1945-1990] Soviet Cold War OOB (equipment types might be inaccurate and numbers are skewed as well as they consider numbers after the CFE treaty which heavily reduced equipment everywhere):
http://www.ww2.dk/new/newindex.htm

[EN][Romania, 1989] Romanian Late Cold War Air Force OOB:
http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=119&Itemid=47

[CZ][Czechoslovakia, 1945-1991] Czechoslovakian Armed Forces OOB:
http://forum.valka.cz/

[EN][NATO, 1989] Wiki on 1989 NATO forces in Europe OOB:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORTHAG_wartime_structure_in_1989
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CENTAG_wartime_structure_in_1989
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Forces_Baltic_Approaches#War_Time_Structure_c.1989
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_of_the_French_Army_in_1989

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Allied_Tactical_Air_Force
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Allied_Tactical_Air_Force

[EN][USSR, 1984, 1991] Soviet OOBs info from US Army's FM-100:
https://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm100-2-1.pdf
http://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm100-2-3.pdf

[DE][DDR, 1988] A mostly-accurate East German OOB:
http://www.relikte.com/_basis/docs/nva-3.pdf

[EN][NATO/WP, 1980s]  Fire and Fury OOB set (Note that Fire and Fury uses stands rather than numbers representing actual units, so at battalion level and lower it starts to become inaccurate):
http://www.fireandfury.com/extra/ordersofbattle.shtml#CW

[RU/EN][Russia, 2008] Collection of essays about the armed conflict between Russia and Georgia on August 8-12, 2008.
EN - http://www.cast.ru/eng/?id=386
RU - http://cast.ru/news/?id=405

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If you want to know the full structure for up to a divisional engagement:

One MANPADS per Motor-Rifle Platoon

Each Regiment (MRR/Tank) has 4x SPAA and 4x SPSAM, usually 4x Shilka or 2S6 (SA-19) with 4x Strela-10 (SA-13) or Strela-1 (SA-9). Alternatively, 8x BTR-ZD skrezhet with 2 MANPADS per vehicle. These typically are disseminated to Battalion HQs.

Each division has a SAM Regiment that consists of 5x Medium-range SAM sites (A site constitutes 4x Launchers + Radars and a BMP-Ksh). These SAMs are typically Kub (SA-6), Osa (SA-8), or Buks (SA-11). New around the cold war is the Tor (SA-15) but I think that would be reserved for "Praetorian Guard" units around that time.

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US Organizations don't follow a strict doctrine and are typically a core Battalion with whatever the Brigade CO desires attached to it.

NATO as a whole has a lot less ground-based AA than the Soviets do. SPAA/SAMs are a divisional asset, but once again they can be disseminated down to battalion level thanks to relative structural freedom. An American "Battery" is 3x Platoons of 4x PIVADS or Chapparal + M113, with the Battery HQ consisting of an M113 + 4 supply trucks.

Bigger AA assets like I-HAWKs, Nikes, and Patriots are Corps-level assets and are typically defending strategic targets like airbases, ports, and high-level HQs. An I-HAWK battery is 6 Launchers + Support vehicles, and a Patriot Battery is 8 launchers.

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Alright. Let's go with Some common US units first.

Note that NATO as a whole enjoyed much more command freedom than their Warpac equivalents. Command authority and initiative was more often placed on the shoulders of Platoon and Company commanders than Battalion. A direct result of this is that while a Warpac formation would often see the entire company coalesced into a single maneuver element, NATO would have them split up by platoon. The exception to this rule is the Polish forces, who like NATO would operate platoon MEs.

As stated before on /simg/, NATO battalion structure was not rigid in wartime and would often be dictated by the Brigade CO to form "Task Forces". However, we're going to go over peacetime formations:

80's Armour Battalion
Battalion HQ
>2x Tanks, 4x M577s, 5x Jeeps/Humvees, and the supply platoon which is any number of trucks (typically 4-8)
4x Tank Companies
>1x Company HQ: 2 Abrams/M60A3, 1 M113
>3x Tank Platoon: 4 Tanks
Scout Platoon
>3x Scout Sections: 2 M3A1 Bradley + Cav Scouts
Mortar Battery
>1x M577, 6x M106 Self-propelled Mortars

Note: at 58 Tanks, a single US Armor Battalion in the 80's has almost twice the amount of tanks that a single Soviet Armor battalion does (31).

80's Mechanized Infantry Battalion
Battalion HQ
>2x M113/Bradley, 5x Jeeps/Humvees, Supply platoon
4x Mech Inf Companies
>1x Company HQ: 1 Bradley and 1 M113 or 2 M113
>3x Mech Platoons: 4x Bradley/M113, 3x Inf Squads, and the weapons team consisting of 1x M2HB, 1x MK19, and 1x Dragon
Scout Platoon
>3x Scout Sections: 2 M3A1 Bradley + Cav Scouts
Mortar Battery
>1x M577, 6x M106/M125 SPMs
AT company
>4x platoons of 4x M150/M901 SPAT which were spread out as 1 platoon per company of mech inf.

Armored Cavalry Regiments were the most powerful unit available to the United States. They were large in size and provided with the greatest, latest equipment, the best training, most fire support, and combined arms. Highly trained and knowledgeable about their local terrain, in good defensive posture, an Armored Cavalry unit could both perform it's duty of reconnaissance and hold back up to an entire Guards Tank Division. The most famous of these units, the 11th ACR, was positioned right at the mouth of the bear in the Fulda Gap. Similarly, the 2nd ACR guarded the Hof Gap.

Once again however, we'll return to Battalion scale:

80's Armored Cavalry Squadron
Squadron HQ
>2x M1A1 Abrams (Late models like the HA), 2x M577
3x Armored Cavalry Troop
>Troop HQ: 2x M1A1 Abrams, M577, Humvee, M3A1 Bradley, 4x Trucks
>4x Scout Platoons: 3x M3A1 Bradley + Cav Scouts
>2x Tank Platoons: 4x M1A1 Abrams
>Mortar sections: M577, 2x M106
1x Tank Company
>Company HQ: 2x M1A1 Abrams
>3x Tank Platoons: 4x M1A1 Abrams

More critical to an Armored Cav Rgt however was the plentiful air support it received, both rotary and fixed wing. Units like the 11th ACR would have had the classic assault breakers so beloved by techjerking burgers: The AH-64 Apache and A-10 Warthog. The fourth Squadron of an ACR was the Air squadron, which governed it's integral helo assets:

80's Air Cavalry Squadron
Squadron HQ
>6x OH-58 Kiowa, 3x MH-60 Blackhawk/UH-1D
3x Attack Troop
>Troop HQ: 2x OH-58 Kiowa
>2x Scout Platoon: 2x OH-58 Kiowa
>2x Attack Helicopter Platoon: 2x AH-1F Cobra or AH-64 Apache
2x Heavy Attack Troop
>Troop HQ: 2x OH-58 Kiowa
>2x Scout Platoon: 2x OH-58 Kiowa
>Heavy Attack Helicopter Flight: 6x AH-1F Cobra or AH-64 Apache

80's Artillery Battalion
Battalion HQ
>3x M577, 4x Truck, 2x M2HB HMG, 3x Stinger MANPADS
3x Self-Propelled Artillery Battery
>8x M109A2, 8x Truck, M577

An ACR would also more than likely enjoy Corps level support assets: 8 inch Howitzers, Lance SSMs, M270s.

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Soviet battalion-level OOBs (translated by me from Ru Wikipedia and other sources):

Motorized Rifle Battalion (Мотострелковый батальон, мсб):
-1x Battalion HQ
-3x Motorifle Company (Мотострелковая рота, мср) - BTR-60/70/80, BMP-1/2/3, MT-LB as inf carriers were used only for Far Northern troops (beneath the Artic Circle)
-1x Mortar Battery (Миномётная батарея, минбатр) - 2 platoons of 3 82mm mortars, 1 platoon of 3 self-propelled mortars
EDIT by Anon: Typically you'd have a single battery of either 120mm 2B11s or 82mm Vasileks. SPMs to my knowledge were reserved for MRRs in Tank Divisions
-1x Command Platoon (Взвод управления, ву) - 14 trucks grouped by sections of 5 (1st section),3 (2nd section), 4 (3rd section) + 2 separate trucks
-1x AT Platoon (Противотанковый взвод, птв) - 3 sections of 3 AT launchers + 1 BTR for each section (no AT platoons in BMP MRBs since BMP have built-in AT weapons), usually spread 1 section per MRC
-1x Grenade Launchers Platoon (Гранатомётный взвод, грв) - 2 sections with 3 AGS-17/30 each + transport, usually spread 1 section per MRC
-1x Technical Support [basically, Repair] Platoon (Взвод технического обеспечения, вто) - ~4 repair trucks (OOB not fixed)
-1x Material Support [Supply] Platoon (Взвод материального обеспечения, вмо) - 9 supply trucks
-1x Battalion Medical Center (Медицинский пункт батальона, МПб) - 3-4 UAZ-469 jeeps
Optional:
-1x SAM Platoon (Зенитный ракетный взвод) - 3 BTRs, 9 Strela/Igla MANPADs, usually spread 1 section per MRC

Air Assault/Parachute Landing Battalion:
Same as MRB, but Parachute Landing Battalions (Парашютно-десантный батальон) are using air-droppable equipment (BMD-1/2/3/4, BTR-D) and are assigned to Airborne Troops, Air Assault battalions (Десантно-штурмовой батальон) are using usually MRB equipment, but only the one that fit into air transport (only supplies airdropped)

Naval Infantry Battalion (Батальон морской пехоты, бмп):
Same as MRB, but have up to 5 infantry companies and have an Air Assault Company equipped for heliborne or airborne landings

Tank Battalion (Танковый батальон, тб):
-1x Battalion HQ
-3x Tank Company (Танковая рота, тр), 3 platoons of 3 tanks + 3 platoon commander tanks + 1 company commander tank in Tank Regiments or 3 platoons of 4 tanks + 3 platoon commander tanks + 1 company commander tank in Motorifle Regiments: during wartime Tank Companies in MRR were supposed to be dispersed and used as support for motorifle troops, 1 platoon per company, so 4 tanks attached to an MRC and the Company HQ tank is attached to Battalion HQ, while Tank Companies in TR were supposed to be used en-masse together
-1x Communication Platoon (взвод связи, вс) - 1 tank, 1 BMP, 1 radio-equipped car
-1x Technical Support Platoon (Взвод технического обеспечения, вто) - 6 trucks
-1x Material Support Platoon (Взвод материального обеспечения, вмо) - 14 trucks
-1x Battalion Medical Center (Медицинский пункт батальона, МПб) - 3-4 UAZ-469 jeeps
Optionally (for separate TBs):
-1x SAM Platoon (Зенитный ракетный взвод) - 3 BTRs, 9 Strela/Igla MANPADs

Recon Battalion (Разведывательный батальон, разведбат, рб):
-1x Battalion HQ
-4x Recon Companies - VERY flexible OOB, depends on tasks and availability, usually 2 recon companies (with 3 PT-76 or T-55 tanks), 1 airborne company, 1 electronic warfare company
-1x Visual Recon Platoon (no fucking idea what that is, found in OOB)
-1x Technical Support Platoon (Взвод технического обеспечения, вто)
-1x Material Support Platoon (Взвод материального обеспечения, вмо)
-1x Battalion Medical Center (Медицинский пункт батальона, МПб) - 3-4 UAZ-469 jeeps

EDIT by Anon:
Depends on where they are in the ORBAT, and timeframe. 60's-70's indeed had PT-76Bs, T-55s, BRDM-1s and even BTR-40, but from the 80's onward it was all BRMs and BRDM-2s.

A common variant of Recon Battalion, Divisional:
Long Range Recon Company
>4x Platoons of 2x Scouts on foot
Wheeled Recon Company
>3x Platoons of 6x BRDM-2
Tracked Recon Company
>1x Platoon of 3x Tank (Type depending on parent Division)
>2x Platoon of 3x BRM-1K (Pre-80's, PT-76B)

Separate Special Operation Group (SpetsNaz Battalion) -- no fixed OOB:
-1x Group HQ
-1st, 2nd Recon Companies
-3rd Recon Airborne Company
-4th Grenade Launcher Company
-5th Engineer Flamethrower Company - 1 Mine Deployment Group, 1 Flamethrower Group
-6th Transport Company - Technical Support Platoon + Material Support Platoon + 2x Automobile Platoons
-1x AA Group - 4 Sections (1 + 1/3 batteries)
-1x Communication Group
-1x Repair Platoon

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US Army:

Division:
-3x maneuver brigades
-1x aviation brigade
-1x engineer brigade
-1x division artillery

Brigade:
-3x maneuver battalions
-1x cavalry squadron
-1x fires battalion
-1x special troops battalion
-1x support battalion

Battalion (1960s-1980s):
-Headquarters and headquarters company (HHC)
-2-8x companies
-1x combat support company (CSC) (scout platoon, 4.2 inch heavy mortar platoon [optional: TOW missile platoons, ground surveillance radar sections MANPAD sections]

Beginning in the early 1980s, some elements of the combat support companies (the mortar and scout platoons) were merged into the headquarters company with the staff and support elements, others were moved to their parent type organization (ground surveillance radar and air defense), and in infantry battalions the heavy anti-tank missile platoon was organized as a separate company (E company). In the late 1980s, there was a fourth "line" company added (D company) in most infantry and tank battalions.