18th Motorised Rifle Division

18-ва Мотострелкова дивизия

Military Unit: 0000

Organisation 1980:

• 29th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 40th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Razgrad, Bulgaria)
• 45th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dobrich, Bulgaria)
• 86th Tank Regiment (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 47th Artillery Regiment (Targovishte, Bulgaria)
• 00 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 18h Missile Battalion (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 18th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 18th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
• 18th Reconnaissance Battalion (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 18th Engineer Battalion (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 18th Communications Battalion (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 18th Maintenance Battalion
• 18th Chemical Defence Company (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 18th Transport Battalion

Organisation 1988:

• 29th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 40th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Razgrad, Bulgaria)
• 45th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Dobrich, Bulgaria)
• 86th Tank Regiment (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 47th Artillery Regiment (Targovishte, Bulgaria)
• 00 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
• 18h Missile Battalion (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 18th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
• 18th Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion
• 18th Reconnaissance Battalion (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 18th Engineer Battalion (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 18th Communications Battalion (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 18th Maintenance Battalion
• 18th Chemical Defence Company (Shumen, Bulgaria)
• 18th Transport Battalion

Divisional coordinates:

• Shumen barracks [US designation: Shumen Army Barracks East 001]: 43 17 07N, 26 57 57E (18h Missile Battalion and other support units)
• Shumen barracks [US designation: Shumen Army Barracks Northeast 002/003]: 43 16 49N, 26 55 35E (29th Motorised Rifle Regiment and 86th Tank Regiment)
• Shumen barracks: 43 15 53N, 26 56 50E (Divisional HQ)
• Razgrad barracks [US designation: Razgrad Army Barracks West 001]: 43 31 23N, 26 30 07E (40th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Dobrich barracks [US designation: Dobrich Army Barracks 001]: 43 34 00N, 27 48 31E (45th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Targovishte barracks [US designation: Turgovishte Army Barracks 001]: 43 14 10N, 26 33 53E (47th Artillery Regiment)

Equipment:

• 12.85: 3200 men, 83 T-34, 58 T-54/55, 27 BTR-60, 36 122mm M-30, 12 152mm M-10

Subordination:

• 3rd Army, 1970 - 1990

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - Cadre High Strength (US terms: Category III).