PLATOON ORGANISATION

The basic building bricks of the Infantry Battalion are the platoon and the section. Under normal circumstances, the whole platoon with the exception of the LMG (Light Machine Gun) gunners are armed with IW SA80 (Individual Weapon).

In an armoured or mechanised battalion, the platoon vehicles could be either Warrior or AFV 432.

Under normal circumstances expect a British infantry platoon to resemble the organisation in the following diagram:

Note:
In addition to the above, infantry platoons deploying on operations have a range of other weapons and systems available to them.