My campaigns wartime platoon reorganization...

[natehale1971]

Originally Posted by Abbott Shaull

Hmmm Looks to be a reinforced platoon. I don't ever remember our platoon having more than one medic, maybe a 2nd one from the aid station. Nice that the 2nd fire team are now MG teams assigned to each squad.

As for assigning vehicles.

If they are tracked or mounted then they should be assigned.

If they are used from transportation sub-unit and to only motorized, then no. In WWII many Infantry units were motorized, would be loaded in Duece and half and taken to predetermine distance behind the front and the troop would dismount and go to the front from there. Then the transportation would go back and get the next unit making it was up on foot.

Sounds good... I saw the reorganization of the divisions into a leaner more combat capable force as important, especially since support forces needed to be absorbed by combat forces to bring them as close to combat capable as possible. Thus the appearence of field training 'schools' that would create new riflemen or direct combat support (ie medics) for those who had moral objections to engaging in direct combat. I had felt this allowed platoons and their 'squads' to become as self-sufficient as possible during long range patrols (namely after seeing saving private ryan, and the make up of the group sent out to find PVT Ryan)...

I added a sniper overwatch & scout section with the three man composition since i had read that many nations have added a thrid position as 'flanker' to their sniper teams to protect the sniper and spotter whiel they where focused on their targets. I saw these overwatch/recon teams as perfect when supported by each of the designated marksman from the individual sections when they really needed to rip enemy positions with precision marksmanship and gunfire... i have thought of a section that would have a mortar team and anti-armor team... but i don't know. i need help with that aspect with advice from actual combat infantrymen who'd know if that would really make a platoon more self-sufficient or not.