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Military Attaché Visit Schedule

9.5.2019 2

• 10.00 Exercise briefing

• 10.30 Simulation center display

• 12.15-12:50 Lunch

• 13.00-13.30 Equipment display

• 13:30 Blue Task Force SITREP

• 14:00-16:00 following the combat

exercise on field

• 16.30 departure by helo

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ARROW 19

Exercise Presentation

updated 8.5.-19

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Exercise briefing - Index

• General information and participants

• Exercise timeline

• Combat exercise

– Order of battle for the combat exercise

– Plan of troop movement

– Example of an excercise phase

• Live-Firing Exercise

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ARROW 19 -exercise 6.-17.5. 2019 • Army Mechanised exercise 119, lead by

ArmBde

• With foreign troops from United States,

Great-Britain and Estonia

• Total strength 2468 persons (FIN 2198 ,

US 197, BA 30 and EST 43).

Participating Troops • ArmBde: ArmBnBG (-)

• Karelia Bde: Mech Inf Bn (-)

• Pori Bde: Inf Coy (VMK(A))

• Jaeger Bde/Kainuu Bde: Tank Plt(-)

• Armour School: Tank Coy(-)

• Utti Jaeger Reg: HH-helicopter

• Air Force: Close Air Support

• USAR: Recce Plt

• USMC: Arm Recce Plt and Tank Plt

• British Army: Arm Recce Plt

• Eesti Kaitsevägi (EST): Mech Inf Plt

Execution • 6.-10.5. simulator assisted combat

exercise.

• Combat exercise theme is armoured

battallion task force in meeting

engagement.

• 11.-17.5. live-fire exercise.

• Live-fire exercise theme is platoon –

task force level tank live-fire exercises

(attack, defense and delay).

Exercise in

Pohjankangas,

Niinisalo

HNS in Niinisalo

Equipment and

personnel to Finland

via Pori and

Tampere

USMC possibly to

Norway by train

MAAVMEKH 119 (ARROW 19)

Main Equipment FIN: Leopard 2A6 (x 18), BMP-2M (x 15)

CV9030 (x 15), MT-LBV (x 25), Leopard 2A4

(x 4), Leopard 2L (x 2), Leopard 2R (x 2),

ITPSV90LEO (x 3)(AA), XA-185 (x 10)

USAR: M1126 Stryker (x 11),

USMC: LAV-25 (x 9), M1A2 (x 4), M88 (x 1)

BA: FV107 Scimitar (x 4)

Eesti Kaitsevägi: CV9035 (x 4).

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2.5. 3.5. 4.5. 5.5.

US/GB

HNS

Niinisalo

US/GB

HNS

Niinisalo

US/GB

Preparations

Niinisalo

US/GB

Preparations

Niinisalo

6.5. 7.5. 8.5. 9.5. 10.5. 11.5. 12.5.

US/GB/EST

Preparations

Niinisalo

EST/Other forces

Troop movement

All forces

Unit training

All forces

Combat exercise

All forces

Combat exercise

DV-Day

Media Day

All forces

Combat exercise

EST/other forces

Troop movement

ArmBde/US/GB

Maintenance

ArmBde/US/GB

Bore-sighting

Test-firings

13.5. 14.5. 15.5. 16.5. 17.5. 18.5. 19.5.

ArmBde/US/GB

Platoon-level live-

fire exercises

USMC/GB with

TankCoy (FIN)

US Army with

MechInfCoy (FIN)

ArmBde/US/GB

Platoon-level live-

fire exercises

USMC/GB with

TankCoy (FIN)

US Army with

MechInfCoy (FIN)

ArmBde/US/GB

Company-level live-

fire exercises

USMC/GB with

TankCoy (FIN)

US Army with

MechInfCoy (FIN)

ArmBde/US/GB

Company-level live-

fire exercises

USMC/GB with

TankCoy (FIN)

US Army with

MechInfCoy (FIN)

ArmBde/US/GB

ArmBnBtlGrp live-

fire exercise

Troop movement

US/GB

HNS

Niinisalo

US/GB

HNS

Niinisalo

20.5. 21.5.

US/GB

HNS

Niinisalo

US/GB

HNS

Niinisalo

ArmBde PoriBde

Exercise timeline

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The combat exercise

Aim of the exercise • Training of armoured troops as a part of a Battalion Battle

Group in a meeting engagement Secondary aims • Training of troops in the use of armoured reconnaissance

and UAVs • Training of troops to operate under enemy air threat • Training of troops to operate under electronic warfare • Training of troops in the use of close air support • Training of troops in co-operation with multi-national forces

Methods of training • Extensive use of combat-simulation equipment • Short engagements - engagements halted and repeated if

needed • Prompt feedback and analysis after engagements • Use of overlapping objectives and restricting boundaries to

create engagements

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Order of battle for the combat exercise

KARPR (-)

PSPR

HH

KARPR

(-) PSPR

PSPR

PSPR

(+) 61 PSPR

(-) PSPR

(-) PSPR

EW (-) PSPR

KARPR VYKS

KARPR

KARPR

(-) PSK PSPR

JOPO PSPR

HN PSPR JOJÄ

KAIPR

JPR

EST

(-) PORPR

BA

OPCON OPCON

US ARMY

USMC USMC

WED 8th THU 9th to FRI 10th

KARPR (±)

PSPR

PORPR

PORPR

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”Attack”

"Delay"

08-12

14-18

SUPPORT

Pohjankangas

From 18 on

Kauraharju

”Attack”

”Attack”

” Attack”

"Delay"

Plan of troop movement 9.5.

SUPPORT

Kauraharju

By 18

Hämeenkangas

ArmBde KARBde

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Yellow Force starts from

8km line on command,

no knowledge of the minefield,

recce may "go around" it

Blue Force starts from

3,8km line on command,

no knowledge of the minefield,

recce may "go around" it

Example of an excercise phase

7km

4,8km

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Live-Firing Exercise

Mon 13.5. Tue 14.5. Wed15.5. Thu 16.5. Fri 17.5.

ArmBde/US/GB

Platoon-level live-

fire exercises

USMC/GB with

TankCoy (FIN)

US Army with

MechInfCoy (FIN)

ArmBde/US/GB

Platoon-level live-

fire exercises

USMC/GB with

TankCoy (FIN)

US Army with

MechInfCoy (FIN)

ArmBde/US/GB

Company-level live-

fire exercises

USMC/GB with

TankCoy (FIN)

US Army with

MechInfCoy (FIN)

ArmBde/US/GB

Company-level live-

fire exercises

USMC/GB with

TankCoy (FIN)

US Army with

MechInfCoy (FIN)

ArmBde/US/GB

ArmBnBtlGrp live-

fire exercise

Troop movement

Sat 11.5. Sun 12.5.

ArmBde/US/GB

Maintenance

Preparations

Mortar Firings

ArmBde/US/GB

Bore-sighting

Test-firings

Mortar Firings

Preparations Platoon Company Batallion

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