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FM 7-10 Rifle Company, Infantry Regiment

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FM 7-10

Rifle Company, Infantry Regiment

Army · FM · Apr 1943 · 328 pages

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This manual uperspedes FM 7-10, 2 June 1942, including C 1, 21 December 1942; and C 2, 5 April 1943. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. COMPOSITION. a. General. The rifle company is the basic infantry unit with administrative and supply functions. The company consists of a company headquarters, three rifle platoons, and one weapons platoon. (See fig. 1.) b. Company headquarters. Company headquarters includes the personnel necessaiy to assist the company commander in performing his tactical, administrative, and supply duties. It is divided into - (1) COMMAND, GROUP. Company commander, second-in-command, first sergeant, communication sergeant, bugler, and messengers. (2) ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP. Supply sergeant and armorer-artificer; mess sergeant, cooks, and cooks' helpers; company clerk. c. Rifle platoon. The rifle platoon consists of a platoon headquarters (command group) and three rifle squads. d.

DesignationFM 7-10

EditionApr 1943

StatusSuperseded

Pages328

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

EchelonCompany

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 6

References 31

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