It is an FCX-Fire Control Exercise.
FCX
several soldiers form a squad. several squads form a platoon. Several platoons form a company and several companies form a battalion.
US ARMY Army Group Army Corps Division Regiment Battalion Company Platoon Squad
Both USMC and US Army tank battalion in Vietnam had 57 to 58 Patton tanks per battalion. 17 Pattons per company (5 per platoon, 2 in headquarters platoon).
In a British infantry battalion there are 3 rifle companies, 1 support company, 1 HQ company. Each rifle company is split into 3 platoons, and a HQ element. Each platoon is then split into 3 Sections of 8 men. Thee platoon is led by the platoon commander which is normally a 2nd lieutenant or lieutenant and a platoon sergeant. The sections are normally led by a corporal with a lance corporal as his second in command or 2 ic
Depends on how big the group is, I will start with smallest. Squad, Platoon, Company, Battalion, regiment, division The smallest group is called a fire team which is 4 or 5 soldiers, a normal squad is about 10 soldiers, a platoon is usually 4 squads plus a platoon leader and a platoon sgt, a company usually is made up of at least 4 platoons plus a company commander and a 1st sgt, a battalion is at least three companys. The number of soldiers also mya change upon their primary use, weapons, infantry, MP and such.
It varies by each MOS (specific job), most of which it goes: Enlisted: Team Leader Squad Leader Section Sergeant Platoon Sergeant Company/Battery/Troop First Sergeant Battalion Command Sergeant Major Officers: Platoon Leader Company Executive Officer Company Commander Battalion Executive Officer Battalion Commander Brigade Executive Officer Brigade Commander Division Commander
Soldier--->Unit---->Platoon--->Battalion
Highest to lowest: Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Division (3 regiments), Regiment (3 battalions), Battalion (3 rifle companies, 1 weapons company, 1 headquarters and support company), Company (3 rifle platoons, 1 weapons platoon, 1 H&S platoon), Platoon (3 squads), Squad (3 fire teams), Fire team (team leader, SAW gunner, grenadier, and a rifleman).
It depends. There are 4 people in a team, 13 in a squad, about 42 in a platoon, 3 rifle platoons plus 1 weapons platoon plus HQ and support makes about 160-180 in a company. 3 rifle companies plus 1 weapons co. plus 1 HQ Co. make a battalion so 750-900 in a battalion. Sometimes less, sometimes more.
To provide field level maintenance to the battalion/squadron
The battalion commander or S3.