Re: [DS] Specialist Elements

>From: "Robert W. Hofrichter" <RobHofrich@peoplepc.com>
>Reply-To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>To: <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
>Subject: Re: [DS] Specialist Elements
>Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 07:50:46 -0400
>
>Minor nitpick:  when I was in (that's back in the '80's admittedly) the
FT
>leader and FT Scout used the M16A2, the FT grenadier used the M16/203,
and
>the FT gunner used the SAW.
>
>Rob

FT?  Please spell out - I'm stumped on this one.
As I said, I gleaned this info from a book by Tom Clancy, not one of his

novels, but basically an indepth coverage of the makeup of a Marine 
Expeditionary Unit, and according to the info they gave him, which he
passed 
on to the reader, the team leader of the fire team has the M16A2/M203
combo, 
the two riflemen have M16A2's, and the automatic rifleman carries an
M249.  
Three teams and a sergeant make up a squad,  and three squads plus a Lt.
and 
a platoon Sgt. make up a platoon.

>ps-and the M60 (tripod mounted) was the "normal" APSW.

The M60 has been phased out, or is being phased out, I'm not sure if the

process is complete.

Brian B
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