Very true, so why was the 1924 platoon smaller than the 1995 platoon?Originally Posted by Ken White
Actually in the UK it is not the Politicians. It's the senior officers who make incredible data free descisions, and then hide behind blaming the politicans. No UK politician ever specified a platoon level weapons set, or made up data to support the 8-man section. It was all done by soldiers.
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