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Old 08-13-2012, 01:24 PM
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I assume the driver and gunner only operate dismounted in the most unusual of circumstances (eg, vehicle disabled), so the squad is effectively 7 men.
Yeah. Driver and gunner would stay with the vehicle. Besides mobility, they're rocking a big chunk of the squad's firepower (even on a BTR).

Actual doctrine might have allowed for more innovation (or might not), but all the (staged/propaganda) training photos I've seen of Warsaw Pact troops show the dismounted guys either assaulting in close proximity (tens of meters, not hundreds) to their vehicle, or in prepared fighting positions pretty tight around their vehicle also.
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