Editing Regiment (section)

==Russian/Soviet Armed Forces==
[[File:4thTankDivisionOpenDay17p1-83.jpg|thumb|Personnel of the [[154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment]] during an [[exhibition drill]].]]
The regiments ({{langx|ru|полк}})<ref>the word had common etymology with the Scandinavian ''fólk'' that in the ancient times meant something akin to a gathering of armed people</ref> of the [[Armed Forces of the Russian Federation|Russian Army]] and armed forces influenced by Russia consist of [[battalion]]s ({{langx|ru|link=no|батальон}}), in the [[infantry]] or [[tank]] troops, {{proper name|[[divizion]]s}} ({{langx|ru|link=no|дивизион}}) in the artillery troops, and [[Squadron (aviation)|squadrons]] ({{langx|ru|link=no|эскадрилья}}) in [[aviation]] troops. Land forces regiments are subdivided into [[Company (military unit)|companies]] ({{langx|ru|link=no|рота}}) (or batteries in the artillery) and [[platoon]]s ({{langx|ru|link=no|взвод}}). These also include many support units of either company or platoon size.

On the march, a regiment normally travels in [[column (formation)|column]] along one or two routes, averaging 20–30&nbsp;km/h when moving on roads or 15&nbsp;km/h going cross-country.  The main force is preceded by reconnaissance and advanced guards and protected on the [[flank (military)|flanks]] and the rear by security elements.  When offensive operations begin, a regiment normally assumes attack formation about 1,000 metres from the enemy's position and attacks along a [[front (military)|front]] typically 4 to 5 kilometres wide, but can vary between 3 and 8 kilometres.  During the attack the average speed of advance is 200 metres per minute with [[BTR (vehicle)|BTR]]s or [[BMP development|BMPs]] normally following 100 to 400 metres behind tanks and 50 to 100 metres of spacing between vehicles.<ref>FM 5-34 Engineer Field Data. Department of the Army. 30 August 1999. Threat 2-11</ref>

===Motor Rifle Regiment===
The Motor Rifle Regiment was one of the basic tactical units within the [[Soviet Ground Forces]], totaling around 2,500 officers and other ranks. While normally operating as part of a [[:Category:Motor rifle divisions of the Soviet Union|Motor Rifle Division]] or [[Tank Division (Soviet Union)|Tank Division]], it was capable of short-term independent operations. By the late 1980s, it consisted of a regimental headquarters in command of three Motor Rifle Battalions, each numbering around five hundred personnel and equipped with either [[Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty|BMP]] [[infantry fighting vehicle]]s or [[BTR (vehicle)|BTR]] [[armoured personnel carrier]]s, and one Tank Battalion, typically consisting of thirty-one [[T-64]], [[T-72]] or [[T-80]] tanks, although older models were present in units outside the [[European theater]]. These were supported by a battalion of eighteen 122mm artillery pieces, either the self-propelled [[2S1 Gvozdika]] in BMP regiments or towed [[122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)|D-30]] [[howitzer]]s in BTR regiments, though some BTR regiments also used the 2S1, with additional fire support from the organic mortar battery in each infantry battalion. Additional combat support came in the form of an air defence missile and artillery company with four [[SA-9]] or [[SA-13]]s and four [[ZSU-23-4]] or [[2S6 Tunguska]]s, an antitank missile battery with nine [[BRDM]]-mounted [[AT-3 Sagger]] or [[AT-5 Spandrel]] launchers, a reconnaissance company mounted on BMPs, BRDMs and motorbikes and an engineer company. Other non-combat formations included a signals company, chemical protection platoon, material support company, maintenance company, and regimental medical point.{{sfn|United States Army|1991|page=4-3}}

===Tank Regiment===
The Tank Regiment was found in both [[Motorised Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|Motorised Rifle Divisions]] and [[Tank Division (Soviet Union)|Tank Divisions]], with slight organisational differences depending between the two. By the late 1980s, Tank Regiments operating as part of Motorised Rifle Divisions contained slightly over 1,100 officers and other ranks while those operating within Tank Divisions contained over 1,600. A regimental headquarters oversaw command of three Tank Battalions of thirty-one tanks each, typically [[T-64]], [[T-72]], or [[T-80]] tanks although some units used older models, and an artillery battalion of eighteen [[2S1 Gvozdika]] self-propelled howitzers, with some using the older towed [[122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)|D-30]] howitzer. Tank Regiments operating as part of a Tank Division included a fifth combat battalion of motorised infantry, identical to those in [[Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty|BMP]]-equipped Motorised Rifle Regiments. Combat support and combat service support subunits were the same as in Motorised Rifle Regiments with the exception of the antitank missile battery.{{sfn|United States Army|1991|pages=4-46, 4-109}}

===Artillery Regiment===
The Artillery Regiment was used to provide fire support, but differed depending on whether it was part of a [[Motorised Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|Motorised Rifle Division]] or [[Tank Division (Soviet Union)|Tank Division]]. The artillery regiment of an MRD consisted of three battalions of eighteen [[2S3 Akatsiya]]s each and a battalion of eighteen [[BM-21 Grad]]s, numbering just under 1,300 personnel total, while a TD artillery regiment had one less battalion of 2S3s and a little over one thousand personnel total. This was the standard model by the late 1980s, however not all artillery regiments had yet to conformed to it and one or more of the battalions might have used older weapon systems like the [[122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)|D-30]] howitzer. Each regiment was led by a command control battery and included an artillery reconnaissance battery, motor transport company, maintenance company, regimental medical point, chemical protection platoon and supply and service platoon.{{sfn|United States Army|1991|pages=4-50}}

=== Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment ===
An Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment was an important part of a motor rifle division or [[Tank Division (Soviet Union)|Tank Division]]'s effort to envelop the battlefield in an extensive air defence network. Numbering a little over five hundred personnel total, the SAM regiment consisted of a regimental headquarters in charge of twenty [[SA-6 Gainful]]s organised into five missile firing batteries; most were SA-6a platforms although since 1979 a limited number of SA-6bs were also deployed and some regiments used the [[SA-8 Gecko]] as an alternative. Each missile battery, along with the regimental headquarter and missile technical battery, were also equipped with three [[MANPAD]]s, either the [[SA-7 Grail]], [[SA-14 Gremlin]] or [[SA-16 Gimlet]]. Besides the missile technical battery, other support subunits included an artillery reconnaissance battery, motor transport company, maintenance company and chemical protection platoon.{{sfn|United States Army|1991|pages=4-62}}

=== Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment ===
Antiaircraft artillery (AAA) regiments in the late 1980s took the place of SAM regiments in divisions which were assigned to rear areas. These were equipped with twenty-four [[S-60 57mm Anti Aircraft Gun]]s organised into four firing batteries. Each firing battery along with the regimental headquarters were also equipped with three [[MANPAD]]s, either the [[SA-7 Grail]], [[SA-14 Gremlin]] or [[SA-16 Gimlet]]. Additional subunits include a command and control battery and service battery.{{sfn|United States Army|1991|pages=4-104}}