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| [[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==
| | A '''Platoon''' is a [[UNSC Military Organization|military unit]] used by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] to organize its combat forces. Normally, a Platoon is composed of either three or four [[Squad|squads]]. |
| 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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| 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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| | Platoons are composed of anywhere from 20 to 50 troops, depending on the size and number of squads in the platoon. Depending on their purpose, a Platoon can have a varying number and specialty of its personnel. Using a [[United States Marine Corps]] platoon as an example, a ''Rifle Platoon'' usually encompasses three squads of riflemen, as well as a [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] medical [[Corpsman]], a Platoon Commander (usually a [[First Lieutenant]]) and a Platoon [[Sergeant]] (usually a [[Staff Sergeant]]. If the UNSC uses a ''Weapons Platoon'', then the squads are replaced by mortar section, assault section and medium machine gun section. |
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| | [[ODST]] platoons seem to have fewer members than the regular [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] units, possibly because they aren't as easily defeated in battle, making it more efficient to deploy them in smaller forces. |
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| == Known UNSC platoons == | | == Known UNSC platoons == |
| | *[[First Platoon]] |
| *[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] | | *[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] |
| *[[Alpha Platoon]] | | *[[Fifth Platoon]] |
| *[[Bravo Platoon]] | | *[[Fourteenth Platoon]] |
| *[[Charlie Platoon]]
| | *[[Second Platoon (Halo 3: ODST)]] |
| *[[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}}}} | |
| *[[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]] | | *[[UNSC Military Organization]] |
| | | [[Category:UNSC Organizational Military Units]] |
| {{UNSC military organization}}
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| [[Category:UNSC organizational military units]] | |
