IV Airborne Brigade (Argentina)
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| 4th Airborne Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Brigada Aerotransportada IV Brigada Paracaidista IV | |
General Guillermo Olegario Pereda[1] |
The 4th Airborne Brigade is a unit of the
Rapid Deployment Force
(Spanish: Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido - FDR).
Organization
As of 2022 it consists of:
- IVth Airborne Brigade HQ (Córdoba)
- 2nd Paratroopers Regiment "General Balcarce" (Córdoba)
- 14th Paratroopers Regiment (Córdoba)
- 601st Air Assault Regiment (Campo de Mayo)
- 4th Paratrooper Artillery Group (Córdoba)
- 4th Paratrooper Cavalry Scout Squadron (Córdoba)
- 4th Paratrooper Engineer Company (Córdoba)
- 4th Paratrooper Signal Company (Córdoba)
- 4th Paratrooper Support Company (Córdoba)
- Logistic & Support Base "Córdoba" (Córdoba)
Equipment
The members of the unit wear the red berets of the paratroopers with unit badges.
The Yarará Parachute Knife is a specially made dagger issued to Argentine paratroopers with a handguard that functions as a
knuckleduster. Current issue models come with an emergency blade in the crossguard.[2]
During jumps, the knife is put in an easy-to-reach place, so it can be quickly used to cut some of the parachute cords in case of an emergency, such as the cords getting entangled.
References
- ^ a b Mariano Iannaccone (11 October 2017). "La IV Brigada Aerotransportada celebró el Día del Paracaidista Militar". Vía Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "BACO TACTICOS CUCHILLOS: Yarará Paracaidista (Argentina)". bacotacticoscuchillos.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.