USMC Platoon ?
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# Fire team: four Marines
# Squad: three fire teams and a corporal or sergeant as squad leader
# Platoon: three squads, a platoon sergeant, and a lieutenant as platoon commander
# Company: three platoons, a Navy corpsman, a company gunery sergeant, first sergeant, a first lieutenant as executive officer, and captain as commander
# Squad: three fire teams and a corporal or sergeant as squad leader
# Platoon: three squads, a platoon sergeant, and a lieutenant as platoon commander
# Company: three platoons, a Navy corpsman, a company gunery sergeant, first sergeant, a first lieutenant as executive officer, and captain as commander
Rick
Mongoose
Something that has only just struck me as I was reading this post was this thought. Given that the pre-painted figs are ready-to-use straight out of the box, how are Mongoose going to deal with weapon options within a unit. For example, a british section might be equipped with an ATGW in a mechanised role, but not in an airborne role (1 per platoon). I think that Mongoose will have to release 'half boxes' of specialists, such as AAGW or ATGW gunners and seconds, sniper teams, etc. I mention this in the USMC post for the simple reason that the USMC companies have a support weapons platoon that has Mortar, MG and ATGW teams in it that can be dished out as needed to the platoons.
Which brings up the next question. Are there going to be mortar teams or are all indirect fire support going to be "off-board" type? With this I mean that then you don't actually need artillery pieces or even mortars (of course there are quite small mortars, like 60mm mortars that are easily portable).
SnowDog said:
Small mortars are being phased out of the British Army, replaced by underslung grenade launchers, which is the option we feature in our section.
Just a point of interest
byram said:
Marines don't take casualties.... or that's what they want you to believe.
Effectively, the Marines are in the same mess as the Navy, looking for a purpose in the future, since Amphibious Assaults are rare and certainly few and far between. So, they're demanding more funding to become a rapid deployment force (See the V-22 Osprey) and are trying to come up with a justification so the 4 Divisions the USMC currently has don't get cut.
Lord David the Denied
Mongoose
Maybe they'll remember what marines are for and go back to doing that? :wink:
Lord David the Denied
Mongoose
Hiromoon said:
Since when? Marines are for shipboard security and boarding actions. Amphibious assaults are only a secondary purpose for marines, we have the Army for that kind of thing. The Brigade of Guards like to think they're better than everyone else, they got to try to prove it in Normandy...
Rick
Mongoose
Hmm. Don't try suggesting to a US Marine that he's just a glorified coastguard! :shock:
Traditionally, Marine units have a higher morale and esprit de corps because they need it! To the US it makes sense to have a naval rapid reaction force available, 'cos whenever there's any kind of trouble or tension anywhere in the world, the US always like to send a damn great fleet to have a look. Subtle as a thrown brick! :lol:
Which brings us back to US Marines again. :lol: Isn't their unofficial motto "first in, last out?"
kinky.
Traditionally, Marine units have a higher morale and esprit de corps because they need it! To the US it makes sense to have a naval rapid reaction force available, 'cos whenever there's any kind of trouble or tension anywhere in the world, the US always like to send a damn great fleet to have a look. Subtle as a thrown brick! :lol:
Which brings us back to US Marines again. :lol: Isn't their unofficial motto "first in, last out?"
kinky.
Rick
Mongoose
No.
1 x USMC platoon (full strength) = 41 troops.
1 x Mongoose USMC pack = 8 figures.
At full strength you would need around 5 packs for just 1 platoon. :roll:
It's all very well saying that few units are at full strength, especially after combat, but we've got little or no idea how the army lists are worked out for the book. :?
1 x USMC platoon (full strength) = 41 troops.
1 x Mongoose USMC pack = 8 figures.
At full strength you would need around 5 packs for just 1 platoon. :roll:
It's all very well saying that few units are at full strength, especially after combat, but we've got little or no idea how the army lists are worked out for the book. :?
Looking at the weapons, if one was to buy the full 5 packs, does that actually match with the proper weapons? Or, would you be stuck with too many of something?
I saw on another message that MS said they generally played with 3-4 regular squads, 1-3 tanks, and filled out with support units from there for a 2-3000 point game. I guess in the end I want to be able to have enough for some good games, while saving as much as I can as I think I'll be buying USMC and MEA with a small smattering of the Europeans.
I saw on another message that MS said they generally played with 3-4 regular squads, 1-3 tanks, and filled out with support units from there for a 2-3000 point game. I guess in the end I want to be able to have enough for some good games, while saving as much as I can as I think I'll be buying USMC and MEA with a small smattering of the Europeans.
ok if you want to be accurate id suggest the following:
5x 8 man USMC squad broken down into 3 squads of 12, plus a command fire team.
that is 1 platoon not at full strenght even, becasue your missing the Heavy Weapons squad,
but for fun i can see just buying 2 USMC boxes and a Command pack
and maybe a couple tanks
5x 8 man USMC squad broken down into 3 squads of 12, plus a command fire team.
that is 1 platoon not at full strenght even, becasue your missing the Heavy Weapons squad,
but for fun i can see just buying 2 USMC boxes and a Command pack
and maybe a couple tanks
