"ORBAT - MRR & TRR part 3a, Engineer Company " Topic

"Soviet Engineer units deployed a range of engineer equipment that provided high levels of automation in support of standard field engineering tasks. The Regimental Engineer Company included sufficient equipment to replicate the range of engineering support available at higher levels for all engineer tasks less amphibious bridging and river crossing capabilities. This provided the supported MRR or TRR with significant organic engineer capability in support of the primary mission. As in all Soviet combat support functions additional resources could be task organised from higher formation for specific missions as required.

I first wrote on the Soviet MRR Engineer Company a few years ago at the time I was focused on the task organised groups that the engineers form to support the regiment and did not spend much time trying to unravel the organisational knot caused by disparities in the organisational structure discussed in FM100-2-3 and Isbey's Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Union. Since then other sources have come to light and in addition a number of new models have been released allowing for better representation of the unit in 1/72 scale. So I thought it would be worth worth revisiting with more focus on the organisation and equipment of the company.

Like all supporting arms the engineer assets available to a combined arms commander include:

•The organic assets associated with the unit or formations
•Attached assets provided by higher commanders dependent on mission and priority. These can be provided for general support or to achieve specific tasks.
Similar to the allocation of artillery assets the need for centralised or decentralised control depends on the specific operation and phasing:

Centralised control is prefered during
•Preparation of an offensive
•Construction of fortifications and minefields
•During river crossings operations…"
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