Infantry Drills

1-42: Infantry Weapons Squad



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1-42. The Infantry weapons squad provides the primary base of fire for the platoon’s maneuver. It is comprised of two medium machine gun teams, two medium CCMS teams, and a weapons squad leader. (See figure 1-4.)

Figure 1-4. Infantry Weapons Squad.

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