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In actual war, numbers are based upon reality. Example: in the Vietnam War sometimes a dismounted platoon was only 8 men. The rest were either pulling .50 duty or assigned driver on the ACAV, or DERO's or ETS'd out. DEROs was rotated out of Vietnam (his tour of duty was up); ETS was honorably discharged from the army. An ACAV was a M-113, modified into a Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle. For PAPER purposes, a squad is the lowest army unit, consisting of 12 men. But the squad "could" be further divided into sections. Two or more squads make a platoon; a platoon is the lowest OFFICER led unit in the Army. Usually three platoons (plus a headquarters platoon) make a company. In the Armored Cavalry, a company is called a TROOP...such as "F" Troop. Cavalry Troops and Infantry Company's are commanded by Captains.

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Traditionally, in the 20th century, Air Squadron's consisted of approximately 17 aircraft. For the US Army, during the Vietnam War (there have been many changes since Vietnam), a US Armored Cavalry Squadron consisted of approximately 600 men. A squadron was equivalent to a battalion; and a battalion's company in the cavalry was called a troop. In the artillery, a company was called a "battery."

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Three or four, depending on the platoon's composition. If there's a separate weapons squad, it'll be four. Otherwise, the machine gunners and AGs will be assigned to the line squads while in garrison.

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A US Army infantry squad has a total of 9 members, two fire teams of 4 men each plus one squad leader.

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It depends on what type of squad. The average infantry squad is between 8-12 men with a squad leader, an assistant squad leader and riflemen.

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Depends on the task of that squad. For an infantry squad, it would be nine, ideally.

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A Troop is more or less a Company, albeit under a different name as used by Cavalry units. Typically, they'll be 120 - 150 soldiers.

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Ideally, nine persons.

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