Belgian Para Commandos are comparable to British or US paras or Royal Marine Commando's but not really to SAS or Delta because they do not do special forces missions.

Our 3 para commando batallions are indeed Belgium's Quick Reaction Force. There's always 1 Bn on standby.

We have Special Forces too, which are indeed all trained as Para Commandos before they join the Special Forces and those guys can be compared to SAS, Delta, Seals etc.

A Belgian Light infantry (or para commando) Squad comprises:

1 Squad leader w/FNC (Sgt or 1Sgt)
1 Sharpshooter (= not a sniper) with AW or scoped FNC
1 Unimog or Pandur Driver (light infantry) or AIV or soon Piranha (Stryker) Driver (Mechanised Infantry)
2 teams of 3 riflemen with 2 FNC and 1 Minimi (SAW) per team
A MAG 7.62mm MG can be attached to a Squad if the mission requires it, but it is not standard equipment for a light Inf Squad.

We will probably adopt the US system of 2 rifle teams of 4 men in the near future but it is not in effect yet.

A platoon has 3 rifle sections and 1 Heavy Weapons squad. This HW squad is armed with what we call the 3M's being a 50Cal MG, a MILAN AT missile launcher and a Mortar. These heavy weapons can be attached to the rifle squads if the mission requires it.

If and when Belgian combat troops will be deployed to Afghanistan nex year it will be the Para Commando's and Mechanised Infantry so if you want to use Belgians in your Afghanistan games, these are the guys you will need.

Fons
Senior NCO
Belgian Combat Engineers and currently serving as a basic skills instructor (kind'a like a drill sergeant)

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3 infantry companies with:
a small staff
2 infantry platoons, a third platoon can be activated in war time, with:
2 infantry sections
1 Anti-Tank squad, equipped with two MILAN firing posts

Belgian operate in mission UNOSOM, but their vehicles haven't camo, it's all white with UN painted on.

Belgian unit in somalia and pics:

BN Parà (1° Para) di Diest, 11ª Comp.
13ª Comp. (francofona)
21ª Compagnia
3° Lancieri Paracadutisti (3° Para) Stockem, near Adon, ex-squadrone Recce.
14ª Compagnia para-codo Emblem, Anversa.
4° Cacciatori a cavallo
4° BN TTr di Wieden, Colonia, RFT.

tot. 837 uomini.

reinforce:
2° BN Para-commando (2° Codo) Flawine, Namur.
Battery para-commando, Braschaat

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