Platoon
ARMY & MARINE UNITS |
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Marine Detachment |
Fireteam |
Squad / Section |
Platoon / Flight |
Company / Squadron |
Strike Company / Strike Squadron |
Battalion / Group |
Regiment / Wing |
MULTI-UNIT FORMATIONS |
Brigade |
Division |
Corps |
Field Army / Expeditionary Force |
A platoon is a military unit used in The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN) by the Royal Manticoran Army and the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps.
In canon, a platoon is a subsidiary unit of a company made up of approximately 40 soldiers or marines commanded by a lieutenant. The platoon is in turn made up of squads.
Royal Manticoran Army
For Atmospheric Command units, a flight is the equivalent to ground force platoons.
A platoon is a Tier 2 chapter. required minimum complement is:[1]
3+ Total members
CO: 2nd Lieutenant (O-1)
NCOIC: Staff Sergeant (E-6)
Chapter nomenclature
RMA chapters have regimental names,[2] so a Tier 2 chapter portrays a subsidiary platoon of the named regiment.
Example: Shadow Vale Regiment, Alpha Company, First Platoon.
Royal Manticoran Marine Corps
A shipboard Marine Detachment (MarDet) may be platoon sized.