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In the British Army, there was one, or sometimes two medical orderlies to a platoon, depending in the kind of unit the platoon belonged to.
about 500 men per platoon fought in the war
The movie was fairly accurate. The movie was "based" on the director, Oliver Stone's experience in Vietnam while serving as a rifleman with the 25th Infantry Division, as depicted by actor Charly Sheen, who mostly played the part concerning Oliver Stone's experience.
Cavalry.
WWII thru Vietnam was 5 tanks per platoon. 3 tanks led by the LT was the heavy section, 2 tanks led by the platoon sergeant was the light section. After Vietnam, everything changed.