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During the Viet War, the US Army consisted of approximately four platoons per company: A line company (aka Letter Company) 1st, 2nd, 3rd platoons plus headquarters platoon; HHC (Headquarters and Headquarters Company) was ALWAYS the largest company...because it contained Medics, Mortars, Mess Section, Radar Section, Scout Section (Reconaissance Section), Anti-Armor Section (Anti-tank Section), Maintenance Section, etc.). A Cav Troop would be the same. An artillery battery might be divided into gun sections. A Headquarters company is almost always the size of about 2 or 3 letter companies put together. Infantry companies are twice as big as an Armor company (Tank Company). A US Tank company in Vietnam only had about 86 men assigned to it. A Grunt company might have 186 men assigned to it.

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An Army company is the smallest level unit to be given an alpha-numeric designation with headquarters recognition at battalion and brigade levels. Companies (and "Batteries" of artillery, or "Troops" of Cavalry) are organizations of smaller units: squads are composed of up to ten soldiers (dependent upon mission needs), and are typically refered to as a letter (A {Alpha} squad, B {Bravo} squad, etc.; Platoons, usually designated by number, are composed of typically 30 soldiers but can range from 15 to 45 soldiers; and, a company can be formed by three to five platoons, with support elements such as communications, infantry detachments, maintenance, and supply. An Army company/battery/troop can contain as few as 45 service members and as many as 250, although the average ranges around 130.

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Times and armies are organized differently. During the Vietnam War, the US Army's standard Rifle Company (Infantry Company) was approximately 187 men. A US Army Armor Company (Tank Company) had approximately 87 men.

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The best and easiest way to put this would be to say "a lot."

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It depends. An airborne or light infantry company usually has about 150 soldiers, where a mechanized infantry company can have as many as 250.

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how many soldiers in a battalion

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Usually about 96-120.

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138

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