The 60mm mortar is typically fielded at the infantry company level. A small mortar section with two mortars is organic to Army rifle companies (light, airborne, air assault) and Ranger companies. Marine rifle c
Orders often came from the top, and at times nearly every platoon used a Palestinian to clear locations, said an Israeli officer, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. Several Palestinians and soldiers told the AP that Israeli troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act...
troopers. The M-16 may have been the factor that allowed the 7th to survive that battle–if they had carried the WWII weapon mix of M1 rifles and BARs with M1919A4 light machine guns as their “heavy firepower” they may have been overwhelmed. The M-14-equipped rifle platoon was less ef...
The 54-year-old was born on 13 July 1970 in Kostroma. He went on to attend Kostroma Higher Military Command School of Chemical Defence, graduating in 2007. During his time there, between 1991 and 1995, he served as a platoon commander in the Western Group of Forces...
he will then transition to his rifle. The M203 adds to the effectiveness of a squad or platoon sized assault element by giving Rangers the ability to put additional fire into covered and concealed positions. A barrage of High Explosive grenades also acts as a force multiplier during a firefight...
US DoD Photo Rangers with the 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment fire a Ranger Antitank Weapons System (RAWS). The Weapons Platoon in each Ranger Rifle Company includes an Anti-Armor Section of 3 3-man teams armed with the RAWs or Javelin missile. ...
radio and TV stations which require good planning with prioritisation of targets to be cleared and captured. US infantry and platoon levels train in 14 basic drills like ‘entering and clearing a room; clearing a bunker, urban assaults’ and so on. It is required to train fighting inside a...
The Rk 62 is an assault rifle manufactured by Valmet and Sako. The standard issue infantry weapon of the Finnish Defence Forces, it was used by Valmet's UNFID FRDF platoon in Africa. RPG-7Ugo taking aim at Somali pirates with the RPG-7 in Episode 6....
Me, as an armorer with lots of opportunity to play with a (very) vintage BAR, and my Dad as a Platoon Leader on Attu, Kwajalein, and Luzon. Neither of us liked it much for all the well-known reasons—too heavy, too small a mag, etc. but the real problem was that blasted open ...
the Type 87 is the first grenade launcher that has entered service with the PLA as a standard weapon equipment. The weapon was described as “mini infantry artillery” and has been serving with the PLA infantry (including airborne forces and the Marine Corps) at platoon and company...