Platoon
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A platoon (UNSC symbol: •••) is a military unit used by the Unified Ground Command (UNICOM) of the United Nations Space Command military.[2][3][4]
Overview[edit]
UNSC Army[edit]
Little is known of how platoons are organised and used in the UNSC Army. However, as part of the UNICOM rank structure, platoons are led by a Second Lieutenant.[5]
UNSC Marine Corps[edit]
In the UNSC Marine Corps, a platoon consists of 36[2][3]-40[4] men divided into three squads of 12[2][3]-13,[4] plus an additional commanding officer (typically a Second Lieutenant or Staff Sergeant).[2][3][4] The platoon's assistant leader, or "platoon sergeant", is typically a Staff Sergeant or Sergeant.[2][3][5]
A typical Marine rifle platoon consists of three rifle squads and the CO, though the specifics of the organisation differ depending on the platoon's parent company. A typical company has three rifle infantry platoons plus a heavy weapons platoon and a headquarters section,[4] though certain "T companies" may eschew this and instead mix the weapons squads into each platoon - instead rounding out to four mixed platoons in the company, with each platoon having a weapons squad of its own.[2][3]
Marine vehicle platoons consist of between two and four vehicle sections.[4]
Orbital Drop Shock Troopers[edit]
The use of platoons within the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers seems to vary. While in some cases ODSTs have been described to eschew a traditional squad/platoon system in favour of combat teams organised directly at the company level,[6] other deployments such as the 21st Space Assault Battalion[7] and the battalion assigned to UNSC Pillar of Autumn in 2552[8][9] have both used platoons more similarly to the standard Marine Corps, consisting of 40 men[7] and led by a Second Lieutenant.[8][9]
Known UNSC platoons[edit]
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Trivia[edit]
The starter box set of Halo: Ground Command came with one full platoon of UNSC Army infantry, alongside a combat Lance of Covenant troops.[1] The box includes 41 troopers and three SPARTAN-IIIs split accordingly:
- 9 bases of riflemen (3 riflemen/base)
- 2 bases of snipers (1 sniper + 1 designator/base)
- 2 heavy weapons bases (1 rocketeer + 2 riflemen/base)
- 1 officer base (1 officer + 2 riflemen/base)
- 2 Warthogs (1 driver + 1 gunner/vehicle)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Stand Your Ground (Retrieved on Apr 26, 2016) [archive]
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 55
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 55
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 56-57
- ^ a b Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, page 142-143
- ^ Bungie.net, Bungie Weekly Update: 11/21/08 (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2014) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 7
- ^ a b Halo: The Flood, chapter 5
- ^ a b Halo: The Flood, chapter 6
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