Editing British Mechanized Company

By 1985, the British infantryman has evolved into a mechanized unit, riding FV432s into the battlefields of Europe. Platoons number around 35 men, composed of 4 Rifle sections and a command section. As with all NATO armies, the platoon is led by a 2nd Lieutenant (pronounced "Lefta-nent" in the British Army) and a Sergeant First Class acting as an advisor. The Rifle sections have 6 riflemen with L1A1 Self Loading Rifles (SLRs), 2 riflemen manning an L7 GPMG, an anti-tank gunner with a Carl Gustav 86mm Recoilless Rifle and a Squad leader with an SLR. In real life, disposable 66mm Anti Tank rockets would be issued by Battalion depending on the mission and are not part of the standard loadout.


==In Team Yankee==
[[File:TB105.jpg|300px|left|thumb|The Stat Card]]

The British Infantry are represented in Team Yankee by the Irish Guards as part of the 4th Armoured Brigade. Compared to other NATO infantry Platoons, the Brits have 3+ Assault and 3+ Counterattack along with AT 17 Firepower 3+ Carl Gustav, making them far deadlier against enemy entrenched infantry, main battle tanks and even other infantry in assaults, since the Gustav fireteam can fight equally well in close combat as any rifle base. Another base of note is the mortar team, capable of destroying enemy infantry but suited to blinding key enemy units with smoke, such as heavy weapons. With the ability to defeat enemy infantry in close combat, threaten BMP hordes with rocket fire or holding terrain, they hold the crown of the best infantry in the game. This is bolstered by their ability to purchase 2 Milan sections for 2 points, giving them the ability to RELIABLY destroy enemy tanks at range!

Despite all their strengths, they suffer from the same weaknesses as other infantry, such as vulnerability to being pinned. While the M113 and Marder feature .50 cal MGs and autocannons capable of fighting light armor, the FV432 features a comparative peashooter with AT 2, limiting it to fighting enemy infantry or unarmoured tank teams like BM-21 Grads. A key difference is that they retain a moving ROF of 3 and have 1 armor all round, so expect these things to way die faster than the infantry they are supposed to protect.



==IRL==
[[File:37279b9e.jpg|300px|right|thumb|"England expects that every man will do his duty."]]
The vast majority of British infantry are equipped with FV432 APCs, with Armour ed Divisions transitioning to Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles from 1988 onward; exceptions include the Territorials and the Parachute Regiment. Today, the infantry operate a variety of transports for different missions, including the Warrior, the Bulldog (a modernized FV432) and Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles.

{{British Forces in Team Yankee}}
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