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Figurę 1-3.

Distribution of Army

Combat Brigades at the End of 2012

(Percent)

Type of Combat Brigade

Source: Congressional Budget Office based on Army data.

Notę: Combat brigades include roughly 3,400 to 4,200 soldiers. Armored combat brigades, which have roughly 3,800 soldiers, are equipped with armored vehicles, such as tanks and armored infantry fighting vehicles. Stryker combat brigades, which have about 4,200 soldiers, are equipped with several variants of the Stryker vehicle, such as infantry carriers and command and control vehicles. Infantry combat brigades, which have 3,400 to 3,500 soldiers, are not equipped with any armored combat vehicles.