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| | A Platoon is a measurement in the Military; |
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| | * A military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters unit. |
| [[File:HGC-UNSCArmy.png|thumb|300px|A UNSC Army infantry platoon supported by two [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]s.]]
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| A '''Platoon''' is a [[UNSC Military Organization|military unit]] used by the [[UNSC Army]], the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and the [[Colonial Militia]] to organize their combat forces.
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| ==Composition==
| | An average [[UNSC]] [[Marine]] Platoon consists of around twenty-five to thirty personnel, although may consist of up to forty. Naval Special Warfare and [[ODST]] platoons usually consist of fewer members- about twenty. UNSC platoons generally contain two twelve-Marine squads, sometimes with a third, "weapons" squad. A senior NCO and/or junior officer command along with a corpsman as medical specialist. |
| A platoon is typically composed of three 13 man [[squad]]s, for a total of thirty-nine men not including the platoon commander. <ref name="enc55">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''', ''p. 55 (2009 and 2011)''</ref> Platoons are usually led by a [[Second Lieutenant]], with a "platoon sergeant" acting as the assistant leader of the unit, typically a role fulfilled by a [[Sergeant]] or [[Staff Sergeant]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc55}}<ref name="osfm">'''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''', ''p. 143''</ref> [[ODST]] platoons may be composed of 40 men instead.<ref name="HSSC7">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 7'', ''page 97''</ref>
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| | An example is the [[105th Drop Jet Platoon]]. |
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| Four platoons compose a [[Company]]. Companies typically employ three infantry platoons,{{Ref/Reuse|enc55}} bearing small arms such as [[rifle]]s, [[shotgun]]s and [[grenade launcher]]s, though can be reinforced with heavy [[machine gun]]s and [[rocket launcher]]s.<ref name="summerred">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-summer-red-summer-blue '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Summer Red, Summer Blue'']</ref> The fourth platoon in the company is typically a heavy weapons platoon, though these numbers may change depending on the unit type and mission. "T Companies", for example, eschew this model and mix heavy weapons personnel into each platoon so all platoons instead have one weapons squad alongside their other infantry.{{Ref/Reuse|enc55}}
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| == Known UNSC platoons == | | == Known UNSC platoons == |
| *[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] | | *[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] |
| *[[Alpha Platoon]] | | *[[Fifth Platoon]] |
| *[[Bravo Platoon]] | | *[[Fourteenth Platoon]] |
| *[[Charlie Platoon]]
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| *[[First Platoon (E2-BAG/1/7)|First Platoon]] {{C|[[E2-BAG/1/7]]}}
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| *[[First Platoon]] {{C|[[Harvest Colonial Militia]]}}
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| *[[First Platoon (ODST)|First Platoon]] {{C|{{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}}}
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| *[[First Platoon (Spirit of Fire)|First Platoon]] {{C|{{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}}}
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| *[[First Platoon (Pillar of Autumn)|First Platoon]] {{C|{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}}}
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| *[[Second Platoon (UNSC Marine Corps)|Second Platoon]]
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| *[[Second Platoon]] {{C|[[Harvest Colonial Militia]]}}
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| *[[Second Platoon (Pillar of Autumn)|Second Platoon]] {{C|{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}}}
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| *[[3rd Platoon|Third Platoon]]
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| *[[5th Platoon]]
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| *[[14th Platoon]]
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| ==Trivia==
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| The starter box set of ''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' came with one full platoon of UNSC Army infantry, alongside a combat [[Lance]] of [[Covenant]] troops.<ref name="stand">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-stand-your-ground '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Stand Your Ground'']</ref>
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| ==Sources==
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| ==See also== | | == See Also == |
| *[[UNSC Military Organization]] | | *[[Multiplayer squad]] |
| | *[[Platoon]] |
| | *[[Company]] |
| | *[[Division]] |
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| {{UNSC military organization}}
| | [[Category:UNSC]] |
| [[Category:UNSC organizational military units]] | | [[Category:UNSC Military Units]] |
