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Originally Posted by Olefin
Very nice site on Australian Forces that gives some good information of the setup of their armed forces
http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/structure/one_army.asp
1993 Rifle Section:
9 Other Ranks
2 x Minimi light support weapon
1 x M79 grenade launcher
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Varied from unit to unit. Some units had the grenadier armed with M16/M203. Many units were still using the old structure of one GPMG (M60 in reserve units, MAG 58 in regular) and no Minimi.
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Originally Posted by Olefin
Rifle Platoon:
Platoon Headquarters (1 Officer, 2 Other Ranks)
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In my experience the PHQ consisted of the Officer (1st or 2nd Lt), 2IC (Sergeant), Signalman (private) and a runner (usually the most senior private and next in line for promotion to Lance Corporal).
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Originally Posted by Olefin
Rifle Company:
Company Headquarters (2 Officers, 4 Other Ranks)
3 x Rifle Platoon
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Plus support section (9 men) which (in addition to either F88 or L1A1 rifles) was armed with 84mm Carl Gustav's (4 of) and GPMGs (4 of) and
occasionally had a Landrover 110 plus trailer attached (to carry tripods, extra ammo, etc)
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Originally Posted by Olefin
Support Company
Signals Platoon
Mortar Platoon
Assault Pioneer Platoon
DFSW (Direct fire support weapon) Platoon
Reconnaissance and Surveillance Platoon
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Occasionally included an SFMG Platoon armed with GPMGs and tripods for use mainly in the indirect role at ranges up to 3,000 metres. This was separate to the Anti Armour Platoon (armed with 84mm Carl Gustav).