"US platoons with 8 rifle teams?" Topic
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 Extra Crispy  | 11 Jan 2023 7:41 p.m. PST |
Going through my US ground pounders I have a bunch of platoons with 8 rifle teams. Bought second hand, no idea when/where. Are there US platoons with 8 teams? Paras? Rangers? Any idea what gives? |
| Bunkermeister | 11 Jan 2023 8:15 p.m. PST |
Four squads broken into 8 rifle teams, two teams per squad.
That way they can bound forward by team within each squad. A task organization that was not uncommon in the Cold War, and probably other times too.
That would be my guess. Mike Bunkermeister Creek |
| Col Piron | 12 Jan 2023 3:37 a.m. PST |
PLATOON
HQ Section with: 3 Rifle Squads 155 points
2 Rifle Squads 110 points
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| Extra Crispy | 12 Jan 2023 11:46 a.m. PST |
Mystery solved. They are *two* platoons of armored infantry, at 4 teams per platoon…. |
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