Editing US Mech Platoon (section)

==In Team Yankee==
[[File:Mech Platoon Stat Card.jpg|300px|left|thumb|The Stat Card]]
The Mech platoon excels in midrange combat, with the rifle squads holding the line while dragons engage light armor or even some MBTs.
Skilled and well armed, these brave soldiers excel in holding key positions on the battlefield and protecting your tanks from getting overrun by the Soviet hordes. 

The two parts of the Mech Platoon are the M249 SAW/M72 LAW Teams and the M47 Dragon Teams.

The SAW/LAW Teams are your anti-infantry component that can occasionally deal with light armored vehicles or early model MBTs from the side. When halted, each individual SAW/LAW Team has a very respectable ROF of 3, which is a considerable amount of DAKA for opposing infantry to deal with. When combined with the general resilience of infantry (3+ save against everything remember), a mech platoon can be quite a stumbling block. If your opponent sends their reconnaissance vehicles or IFVs to try to root you out, the AT 12 of the LAW is more than sufficient to punch through the front of these vehicles. The cool thing is that both weapons of the SAW/LAW teams have a FP of 5+, which means that they can deal with dug in infantry and armored threats with the same efficiency as auto cannons (I guess the combination of DAKA from the SAWs and M16s plus the explosives air mailed by the M203 grenade launchers make up the difference).

When the Commies get a little frustrated with their light forces being held up by your GI's and send something more serious your way, it's time to bring out the M47 Dragons. The Dragon missile is an optically guided ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) that excels at dealing with all but the latest model PACT armor. The AT value of 18 is in an interesting range of numbers where it can punch in one side and out the other of almost every vehicle in Team Yankee, but is easily stopped by the front armor of almost every MBT, though the sides are a different story. The range of the Dragon means that you can comfortably engage threats out to 28" away, which is more than double the range of the Soviet RPG-7, and with its 3+ FP can surprise unaware opponents by detonating vehicles that they thought were at a safe distance. Don't worry about the penalties for engaging targets at range, though, as the guided and HEAT rules ignore those anyway. There are some downsides; the Dragon can only be fired if you have not moved, meaning you can't fire while charging like the Soviets can with the RPG-7, and BDD Armor can prove quite difficult to deal with.

Remember that both weapon teams have thermal imaging, which means smoke can be used to great effect to help preserve their numbers while they bleed the enemy of their troops and support vehicles. 

Compared to other US infantry, the mech platoon is far more versatile and cost-efficient thanks to the additional M113s. However, the Marines and Airborne are undisputedly superior options if you wish to use your infantry as assaultmen or as dedicated infantry killers.