http://2d4chan.org/mediawiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=American_Rifle_Company 2026-05-13T16:12:45Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.0 http://2d4chan.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=American_Rifle_Company&diff=43969&oldid=prev 2023-06-17T18:19:49Z

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imported>Administrator http://2d4chan.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=American_Rifle_Company&diff=43968&oldid=prev 2023-04-30T15:49:20Z

<p><span class="autocomment">IRL</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:49, 30 April 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l12">Line 12:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 12:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Modern American Rifle Companies have been shrunk far below the original ~200 men to a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">far </del>smaller ~135, largely due to improved organization and technological advancements.     </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Modern American Rifle Companies have been shrunk far below the original ~200 men to a smaller ~135, largely due to improved organization and technological advancements.     </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{US Forces in Flames of War}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{US Forces in Flames of War}}</div></td></tr> </table>

2607:FB91:71A:CB7C:607C:9523:DC8B:A058 http://2d4chan.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=American_Rifle_Company&diff=43967&oldid=prev 2022-12-18T17:55:56Z

<p><span class="autocomment">IRL</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:55, 18 December 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==IRL==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==IRL==</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">During the Inter-war period, the US army contracted in size considerably, having less than 119,000 soldiers on active duty in 1935. This began to change after the invasion of Poland, with a build up of forces.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A company is an organizational unit made up of 3-6 platoons. They first originated with the Platoon as an organizational unit in the 1600s under Gustavus Adolphus, whom you may recognize as the one who spearheaded the platoon. The short version is that Companies are made up of several platoons, all that fall under the command of either a Captain or major.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A company is an organizational unit made up of 3-6 platoons. They first originated with the Platoon as an organizational unit in the 1600s under Gustavus Adolphus, whom you may recognize as the one who spearheaded the platoon. The short version is that Companies are made up of several platoons, all that fall under the command of either a Captain or major.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

1d4chan>A Walrus http://2d4chan.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=American_Rifle_Company&diff=43966&oldid=prev 2022-12-17T15:20:34Z

<p><span class="autocomment">IRL</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:20, 17 December 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l7">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 men due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 men due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific presence of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every commanding officer in the chain a radio <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of their own </del>(although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could easily call in artillery or close air support.  A running joke on /K asserts that if you shot at someone you could not identity, if they shoot back with rifles they were British, if they shoot back with machine guns they were German, and if at first, nothing happens, and then five minutes later your position is obliterated by artillery: they were American.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific presence of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every commanding officer in the chain a radio (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could easily call in artillery or close air support.  A running joke on /K asserts that if you shot at someone you could not identity, if they shoot back with rifles they were British, if they shoot back with machine guns they were German, and if at first, nothing happens, and then five minutes later your position is obliterated by artillery: they were American.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

1d4chan>Piroko http://2d4chan.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=American_Rifle_Company&diff=43965&oldid=prev 2022-12-17T15:19:06Z

<p><span class="autocomment">IRL</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:19, 17 December 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l7">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 men due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 men due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">prescence </del>of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every officer a radio of their own (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could easily call in artillery or close air support.  A running joke on /K asserts that if you shot at someone you could not identity, if they shoot back with rifles they were British, if they shoot back with machine guns they were German, and if at first, nothing happens, and then five minutes later your position is obliterated by artillery: they were American.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">presence </ins>of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">commanding </ins>officer <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in the chain </ins>a radio of their own (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could easily call in artillery or close air support.  A running joke on /K asserts that if you shot at someone you could not identity, if they shoot back with rifles they were British, if they shoot back with machine guns they were German, and if at first, nothing happens, and then five minutes later your position is obliterated by artillery: they were American.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

1d4chan>Piroko http://2d4chan.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=American_Rifle_Company&diff=43964&oldid=prev 2022-12-17T15:17:32Z

<p><span class="autocomment">IRL</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:17, 17 December 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l7">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 men due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 men due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific prescence of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every officer a radio of their own (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could easily call in artillery or close air support.  A running joke on /K asserts that if you shot at someone you could not identity, if <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">you get shot by mass </del>rifles they were British, if <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">you get shot by </del>machine guns they were German, and if at first, nothing happens, and then five minutes later your position is obliterated by artillery: <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">it was an </del>American.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific prescence of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every officer a radio of their own (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could easily call in artillery or close air support.  A running joke on /K asserts that if you shot at someone you could not identity, if <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">they shoot back with </ins>rifles they were British, if <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">they shoot back with </ins>machine guns they were German, and if at first, nothing happens, and then five minutes later your position is obliterated by artillery: <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">they were </ins>American.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

1d4chan>Piroko http://2d4chan.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=American_Rifle_Company&diff=43963&oldid=prev 2022-08-11T03:35:25Z

<p><span class="autocomment">IRL</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 03:35, 11 August 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l7">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 men due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 men due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific prescence of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every officer a radio of their own (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could easily call in artillery or close air support.  A running joke on /K asserts that <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the Germans </del>could <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">know </del>they were <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">facing Americans when "</del>at first, nothing happens, and then five minutes later your position is obliterated by artillery.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific prescence of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every officer a radio of their own (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could easily call in artillery or close air support.  A running joke on /K asserts that <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">if you shot at someone you </ins>could <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">not identity, if you get shot by mass rifles </ins>they were <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">British, if you get shot by machine guns they were German, and if </ins>at first, nothing happens, and then five minutes later your position is obliterated by artillery<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">: it was an American</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

2607:FB90:3315:16A7:AC39:65F1:4FCA:A918 http://2d4chan.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=American_Rifle_Company&diff=43962&oldid=prev 2022-08-10T04:03:44Z

<p><span class="autocomment">IRL</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:03, 10 August 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l7">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 men due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 men due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific prescence of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every officer a radio of their own (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could call in artillery or close air support <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in </del>minutes<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, often with the frontline lieutenants making their requests DIRECTLY to the battery captains</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific prescence of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every officer a radio of their own (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">easily </ins>call in artillery or close air support<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.  A running joke on /K asserts that the Germans could know they were facing Americans when "at first, nothing happens, and then five </ins>minutes <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">later your position is obliterated by artillery</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

1d4chan>Piroko http://2d4chan.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=American_Rifle_Company&diff=43961&oldid=prev 2022-08-09T19:51:04Z

<p><span class="autocomment">IRL</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:51, 9 August 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A company is an organizational unit made up of 3-6 platoons. They first originated with the Platoon as an organizational unit in the 1600s under Gustavus Adolphus, whom you may recognize as the one who spearheaded the platoon. The short version is that Companies are made up of several platoons, all that fall under the command of either a Captain or major.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A company is an organizational unit made up of 3-6 platoons. They first originated with the Platoon as an organizational unit in the 1600s under Gustavus Adolphus, whom you may recognize as the one who spearheaded the platoon. The short version is that Companies are made up of several platoons, all that fall under the command of either a Captain or major.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ment </del>due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">men </ins>due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific prescence of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every officer a radio of their own (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could call in artillery or close air support in minutes, often with the frontline lieutenants making their requests DIRECTLY to the battery captains.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific prescence of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every officer a radio of their own (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could call in artillery or close air support in minutes, often with the frontline lieutenants making their requests DIRECTLY to the battery captains.</div></td></tr> </table>

1d4chan>Lord Of The Lemmings http://2d4chan.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=American_Rifle_Company&diff=43960&oldid=prev 2022-07-20T16:08:08Z

<p><span class="autocomment">IRL</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:08, 20 July 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l6">Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 ment due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>American Rifle Companies in early WWII tended to have a headquarters of 24 men, with most of these men being purely for administrative or logistical purposes, all under the command of a Captain. The unit had 3 [[Rifle Platoon|rifle platoons]], which is detailed elsewhere. In addition, a weapons platoon was included in every company, which had a mortar section and a machine gun section, with each being equipped with a 60mm mortar and M1919 machine gun respectively. There would be three mortar and two machine gun squads per company. The late war organization tables expanded the Headquarters by 16 ment due to increased mechanization and cut down on the number of riflemen, divying up some of the remainder from being simple riflemen to dedicated scouts. Otherwise the changes until the end of the war are rather minor.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Frankly the most dangerous part of US infantry companies was the prolific prescence of radios.  Virtually EVERY US COMPANY, regardless of type, had a radio (usually an SCR-300 walkie-talkie).  Some of the frontline platoons had radios (SCR-536 handy talkies) when available.  No other army in the whole war attempted to give every officer a radio of their own (although Germany tried with Panzergrenadier units).  What this meant was that every frontline US unit could call in artillery or close air support in minutes, often with the frontline lieutenants making their requests DIRECTLY to the battery captains.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Modern American Rifle Companies have been shrunk far below the original ~200 men to a far smaller ~135, largely due to improved organization and technological advancements.     </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Modern American Rifle Companies have been shrunk far below the original ~200 men to a far smaller ~135, largely due to improved organization and technological advancements.     </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{US Forces in Flames of War}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{US Forces in Flames of War}}</div></td></tr> </table>

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