Rifle Company

The British Rifle Company is a unit available in flames of war and an organizational unit of the British Army.

IRL

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.

In World War 2, the British Rifle Company was commanded by a major, with 129 men under his command. The Company headquarters had 16-18 men. Each Company had 3 platoons, which are detailed elsewhere. In contrast to American Rifle Companies, British Rifle Companies did not have a dedicated weapons section. They instead had a detachment of 3 men who would operate a 2" mortar to support the rest of the platoon. Additionally, Snipers were included in the Company HQ until 1944, when they were moved to the Battalion level. PIATs were also kept at the Company HQ for dispersal as needed, and they were not moved to the Battalion level for the remainder of the war.

Traditionally units with a heritage that can be traced back to being horse-mounted that are company sized are called Squadrons. Artillery "Squadrons" are called "Batteries" instead.