I am interested in the german fire support system at company level. So does the infantry coy has heavy weapons platoon or fire support platoon? If it has or not, what type of weapons does the platoon/coy use for fire support (mortars, AT rockets, machine guns, grenade launchers)? How many soldiers does the platoon (manoeuvre plts. and HW plt.) made up of? Thank you!
Modern German army or WWII?
The modern German army doesn’t have any fire support elements at company level. The only mortars are 120mm and these are battalion weapons. Grenade launchers, machine guns and AT weapons are all squad and platoon level items. The MG3, out of production for more than 30 years is going the way of the Do Do, being fully replaced by 5.56×45mm weapons. Each squad gets a 40mm grenade launcher and a Panzerfaust 3.
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Modern German army or WWII?
The modern German army doesn’t have any fire support elements at company level. The only mortars are 120mm and these are battalion weapons. Grenade launchers, machine guns and AT weapons are all squad and platoon level items. The MG3, out of production for more than 30 years is going the way of the Do Do, being fully replaced by 5.56×45mm weapons. Each squad gets a 40mm grenade launcher and a Panzerfaust 3.
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