Re: [SG/DS] Battalion structure was Re: SG - hover APCs
From: Roger Books <books@j...>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 16:56:32 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [SG/DS] Battalion structure was Re: SG - hover APCs
Thanks for the suggestions, I see things I have definately missed.
On 28-Mar-02 at 12:25, laserlight@quixnet.net (laserlight@quixnet.net)
wrote:
> And the infantry companies each have a heavy weapons platoon which
include
> mortars and anti-tank assets. Company level mortars are very nice in
> SG--they're "immediate response", so eg if you need to drop smoke
> *right now* to cover you, they work a lot better than trying to
persuade
> Brigade to get around to it.
How many mortars would you recommend? I'm assuming 1 mortar team
replaces an infantry fireteam? As far as anti-tank, would the
GMS/Ls each platoon has be insufficient?