Rifle Company, Infantry and Airborne Battle Groups - CIE Hub

gunner, one assistant rocket gunner, and two ammunition
bearers. The weapons squad is organized into two
machinegun teams and a rocket launcher team.
(2) The rifle platoon of the airborne rifle company differs in
that:
(a) It contains a radiotelephone operator in platoon headquarters.
(b) The weapons squad has two 3.5-inch rocket launcher
teams rather than one.
(c) One infantry light weapons carrier is organic to the
weapons squad.
d. Weapons Platoon.
(1) The weapons platoon of the infantry rifle company consists
of a platoon headquarters, an 81-mm mortar section,
and two antitank squads. In the platoon headquarters
are the platoon leader, platoon sergeant, and a
radiotelephone operator. The 81-mm mortar section
headquarters consists of a section leader, three forward
observers, two fire direction computers, and four radiotelephone
operators. Each of the three 81-mm mortar
squads has a squad leader, gunner, assistant gunner,
and two ammunition bearers. Each of the antitank
squads has a squad leader, gunner, loader, and light
truck driver. The platoon's organic transportation is
located as follows: one 1 / 4 -ton truck with trailer in platoon
headquarters; one ¾-ton truck with trailer in the
81-mm mortar section headquarters, one :%-ton truck
with trailer in each 81-mm mortar squad; and one -/4
ton truck in each antitank squad.
(2) The weapons platoon of the airborne rifle company differs
in that:
(a) A section headquarters (section leader and ammunition
handler) controls the two antitank squads.
(b) The 81-mm mortar section headquarters contains one
additional fire direction computer.
(c) No vehicles are organic to platoon headquarters.
(d) Each 81-mm mortar squad has one infantry light
weapons carrier rather than a ¾%-ton truck with
trailer.
(e) The antitank section headquarters contains one infantry
light weapons carrier.
(f) Each antitank squad contains one infantry light
weapons carrier rather than a l/ 4 -ton truck.
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