72nd Reconnaissance-Commando Battalion

72nd Reconnaissance-Commando Battalion

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=72nd Reconnaissance-Commando Battalion


caption= Battalion insignia
colors=red, green, gold, white
type=Reconnaissance-demolition Squad
branch=Special Brigade
dates= June 12, 1992
country=Serbia
current_commander= Major Dragan Arsenijević
garrison=Pancevo

The 72nd Reconnaissance-Commando Battalion ( _sr. 72. Извиђачко-диверзантски батаљон or Izviđačko-diverzantski bataljon) is a single battalion within the Special Brigade units in the Serbian Army. Its main tasks are reconnaissance and demolition. The unit was formed in 1992, its headquarters are located in Pancevo.

Weaponry and equipment

The battalion is armed with Serbian-made 7.62 mm and 5.56 mm caliber rifles, 5.56 mm South African automatic rifles,Steyr AUG rifles, 7.62 mm, 7.9 mm and 12.7 mm caliber sniper rifles, 7.62 mm machine guns and various types of pistols and revolvers of the battalion's own choice. The 72nd Reconnaissance-commando Battalion's heavy armament consists of disposal, Serbian-made grenade-launchers, hand rocket-launchers also of domestic production, the "Wasp" Armour-piercing rocket system, and the 60 mm and 82 mm light mortars and optic-electronic devices for night operations.

External links

* [http://www.vojska.mod.gov.yu/eng/jedinice/kov/specijalna_brigada.htm Special Brigade]
* [http://galeb.etf.bg.ac.yu/~preki/vojska/specijalne/sokolov.html (Serbian version)]


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