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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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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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