Regiment Huzaren Van Boreel
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The Regiment Huzaren van Boreel is an armoured regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army
, named for Willem Francois Boreel. It currently serves in the armoured Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, Reconnaissance (ISTAR
) role; the regiment provides two armoured reconnaissance squadrons assigned to each of the army's two mechanized brigades, while an STA artillery unit, an electronic warfare unit, Human Intelligence (HUMINT) unit and imagery intelligence unit all formed into a single battalion attached to the Combat Support Brigade.
(Brigade Verkennings Eskadron) for the 13th Mechanized Brigade, 43 BVE for the 43rd Mechanized Brigade.
Nowadays, the motto of these units is "See without being seen", as opposed to the cold-war period "Find, Bind and Strike", where the units would find the enemy, engage them, deliver an artillery strike, and speed off. The goal here was to delay the Russians
long enough for NATO troops to arrive.
With the new philosophy the combat task of these units has faded away. Where the units previously were armed with tanks, AIFVs and even their own artillery, nowadays they are equipped with the state of the art Fennek
reconnaissance vehicle.
A BVE typically consists of three recon platoons, eight vehicles each, 24 people total, an anti tank platoon, equipped with four Fennek MRAT (with the spike
medium range anti tank missile), a logistics platoon and a staff platoon. The two armoured reconnaissance squadrons of 103 ISTAR battalion
, 103 and 104 GGVE (ground based reconnaissance
squadron), are similar equipped, but instead of an anti tank section, they have three Fenneks to support a Tactical Air Control Party
in the forward air control role.
Royal Netherlands Army
The Royal Netherlands Army is the land forces element of the military of the Netherlands.-Short history:The Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, but its origins date back to 1572, when the so-called Staatse Leger was raised...
, named for Willem Francois Boreel. It currently serves in the armoured Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, Reconnaissance (ISTAR
ISTAR
ISTAR stands for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance. In its macroscopic sense, ISTAR is a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing the information they gather.Information is collected on...
) role; the regiment provides two armoured reconnaissance squadrons assigned to each of the army's two mechanized brigades, while an STA artillery unit, an electronic warfare unit, Human Intelligence (HUMINT) unit and imagery intelligence unit all formed into a single battalion attached to the Combat Support Brigade.
Armoured reconnaissance
The most important role of the regiment Huzaren van Boreel is armoured reconnaissance. To perform this task, the regiment has two brigade reconnaissance squadrons, one per mechanized brigade: 42 BVE42 BVE
42 BVE is one of the four ground-based reconnaissance troops in the Royal Netherlands Army. They are part of the 13th Mechanised Brigade which is stationed in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant.-Task:...
(Brigade Verkennings Eskadron) for the 13th Mechanized Brigade, 43 BVE for the 43rd Mechanized Brigade.
Nowadays, the motto of these units is "See without being seen", as opposed to the cold-war period "Find, Bind and Strike", where the units would find the enemy, engage them, deliver an artillery strike, and speed off. The goal here was to delay the Russians
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
long enough for NATO troops to arrive.
With the new philosophy the combat task of these units has faded away. Where the units previously were armed with tanks, AIFVs and even their own artillery, nowadays they are equipped with the state of the art Fennek
Fennek
The Fennek, named after the fennec , or LGS Fennek, with LGS being short for Leichter Gepanzerter Spähwagen in German , is a four wheeled armed reconnaissance vehicle produced by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems...
reconnaissance vehicle.
A BVE typically consists of three recon platoons, eight vehicles each, 24 people total, an anti tank platoon, equipped with four Fennek MRAT (with the spike
Spike
Spike may refer to:-Device to puncture or fasten:* Nail , especially one over ten inches long* Rail spike, or Screw spike used to construct railroad tracks* Tree spiking, making a tree dangerous to cut with a chainsaw...
medium range anti tank missile), a logistics platoon and a staff platoon. The two armoured reconnaissance squadrons of 103 ISTAR battalion
103 ISTAR battalion
103 ISTAR-battalion is a cavalry reconnaissance regiment in the Royal Netherlands Army. The battalion is the main part of the "Regiment Huzaren van Boreel", or "Boreel's Own Hussars"...
, 103 and 104 GGVE (ground based reconnaissance
Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about enemy forces or features of the environment....
squadron), are similar equipped, but instead of an anti tank section, they have three Fenneks to support a Tactical Air Control Party
Tactical Air Control Party
The Tactical Air Control Party, commonly abbreviated TACP, is a small team of Army, Marine or Air Force personnel who provide airspace deconfliction and terminal control of Close Air Support at battle group level or below...
in the forward air control role.