with 1 Mortar Section, 2 LMG Sections and Command Carbine Team.
The Weapons Platoon lays down a base of fire, covering the Rifle Platoons as they advance on the enemy. Although the platoon only has two machine-guns officially, it wasn’t unusual for quartermasters to issue replacements for lost guns to increase their firepower.
In Flames of War
The US Army believed in centralising its resources so that they could be allocated to support key units in battle. They applied this concept at all levels from the company on upwards. As a result all the rifle company’s machine-guns and mortars were assigned to the Weapons Platoon.
Weapons Platoon may make Combat Attachments to Combat Platoon.
