Are snipers and recon still valid in infantry battalions?

[82redleg]

So now I get to be the "Math Nazi"

OK, OK, I'll do it myself I must depreciate my math-in-public abilities in advance, so I may mess up some multiplication .

HBCT:
Current ARS Recon Troop is 93 pax, 36 in each PLT. Increasing to a 10 x M3 platoon increases 14/PLT, 28 per troop, and 2 tank platoons are an additional 28 pax per troop, so 56 pax, 5 M3 and 8 M1 x 3 troops = 168 pax, 15 M3 and 24 M1
Same 14 pax and 5 x M3 in each CAB scout platoon equals additional 28 pax and 10 M3 in each CAB = a total of 196 pax, 25 M3 and 24 M1 per HBCT.

SBCT:
Current RSTA Recon Troop is 3 platoons x 27 pax + 4 M1127 RVs. Conversion to 2 PLTs x 10 M1127 + 50 pax / PLT = 8 M1127 + 19 pax increase/ troop x 3 troops = 24 M1127 + 57 pax / SQDN.
4 MGS + 12 pax / PLT x 6 platoons (2/troop) = 24 MGS and 72 pax = net increase of 24 MGS, 24 RVs and 129 pax in the SQDN
Current IN BN Scout PLT is 24 pax + 4 RVs- same increase to 50 pax and 10 RVs is 6 RVs + 26 pax/PLT x 3 PLTs (1/ IN BN) = 72 pax + 18 RVs.
Total of 201 pax, 24 MGS and 42 RVs per SBCT.

IBCT:
Current RS Recon Troop is 3 PLTs x 6 HMMWV + 24 pax = 18 HMMWV + 72 pax/troop. Conversion to 2 PLTs x 10 HMMWV + 40 pax = increase of 2 HMMWV + 8 pax/ troop x 2 troops = 4 HMMWV + 16 pax / SQDN
Addition of 4 TOW PLTs x 4 HMMWV + 12 pax/ PLT = 16 HMMWV + 48 pax / SQDN
Total of 20 HMMWV + 64 pax per IBCT.