Military buildup

[ArnoldLol]

i'd like to know the military of the (american) army

how big is a platoon, how big a company etc. from the smalles group till the biggest. thank you guys already

[screwtype]

I don't think it's changed much from world war II. In most armies a company is about 200 men, a battalion, usually four companies or about 1000 men, a regiment or brigade, two or three battalions or 2-3000 men, a division, two to four regiments or brigades or about 7-12,000 men, a corps, two-six divisions, an army, two-six corps.

Not too sure of units below company level. I think a platoon might contain about 60-80 men but I'm not sure about a squad, possibly 20 men.

[Vladimir]

The American military has changed a lot lately. Do a search for topics like Force XXI or other internet searches. There's been a lot of changes in the post-Soviet era.

Oh, and there's been no "build up", more like a gutting. China's military is "building up" while the US military is filling in the gaps.

[Watchman]

The term you're looking for is "military organisation." "Military build-up" AFAIK refers to the mobilization and deployement of the military, and/or its equipping, training and general expansion on the longer term.

[spmetla]

Currently it's somewhat like this, it varies between Air Assault, Airborne, Mechanized, Light, and Regular Infantry units but for my unit (Light) it's the following:
From the smallest unit to the largest I know the composition of
Antitank teams : 2 soldiers
Gun teams : 3 soldiers
Rifle Team: 4 soldiers
Weapons Squad: 2 gun teams 1 antitank teams plus Squad Leader
Rifle Squad: 2 teams plus Squad Leader
Rifle Platoon:3 rifle squads, 1 weapons squad, plus Platoon Leader Platoon Sergeant Radio Telephone Operator and usually an attached Medic from the battalion Medical Platoon
Rifle Company: 3 Rifle Platoons 1 HQ Platoon (supply, sniper team, 2 60mm mortar sections ) plus Company Commander, Executive Officer, First Sergeant, and more RTOs
Infantry Battalion: 3 Rifle Companies 1 Motorized Company (for antitanke uses, not sure of composition) 1 HQ Company (medics, scout platoon, mechanics, more supply guys) plus Battalion Commander, XO, Sergeant Major, a full Staff S1 S2.... even more RTOs
2 or more Infantry battalions make a regiment example 1 inf reg consists of 1/1 2/1 Inf Battalions
Brigades consist of mixed battalions with usually 3-4 inf Battalions a Artillery Battalion Engineers Cav troops etc...
Divisions have multiple Brigades
Corps have multiple Divisions
Armies have multiple Corps
above this I don't know,

Most organzational field manuals are available online, I got most of mine from AKO but google will bring them up, try 7-8 and 7-10 for Infantry platoons and companies. Each division usually has a webpage which lists the different brigades and battalions

[ArnoldLol]

thank you guys. and yeah i meant military organisation

[Vladimir]

thank you guys. and yeah i meant military organisation


Currently it's somewhat like this, it varies between Air Assault, Airborne, Mechanized, Light, and Regular Infantry units but for my unit (Light) it's the following:
From the smallest unit to the largest I know the composition of
Antitank teams : 2 soldiers
Gun teams : 3 soldiers
Rifle Team: 4 soldiers
Weapons Squad: 2 gun teams 1 antitank teams plus Squad Leader
Rifle Squad: 2 teams plus Squad Leader
Rifle Platoon:3 rifle squads, 1 weapons squad, plus Platoon Leader Platoon Sergeant Radio Telephone Operator and usually an attached Medic from the battalion Medical Platoon
Rifle Company: 3 Rifle Platoons 1 HQ Platoon (supply, sniper team, 2 60mm mortar sections ) plus Company Commander, Executive Officer, First Sergeant, and more RTOs
Infantry Battalion: 3 Rifle Companies 1 Motorized Company (for antitanke uses, not sure of composition) 1 HQ Company (medics, scout platoon, mechanics, more supply guys) plus Battalion Commander, XO, Sergeant Major, a full Staff S1 S2.... even more RTOs
2 or more Infantry battalions make a regiment example 1 inf reg consists of 1/1 2/1 Inf Battalions
Brigades consist of mixed battalions with usually 3-4 inf Battalions a Artillery Battalion Engineers Cav troops etc...
Divisions have multiple Brigades
Corps have multiple Divisions
Armies have multiple Corps
above this I don't know,

Most organzational field manuals are available online, I got most of mine from AKO but google will bring them up, try 7-8 and 7-10 for Infantry platoons and companies. Each division usually has a webpage which lists the different brigades and battalions

And I meant OPSEC ~;p