Special missions troops are designed to operate in small elite units, typically at platoon strength. Battalions are the largest special missions formations on the Imperial order-of-battle. 5th Battalion is one such battalion.
BATTALION ORGANIZATION
The platoon includes the following personnel and equipment:
Platoon headquarters, which includes platoon leader (PL), platoon sergeant (PSG), forward observer (FO), and platoon medic (attached). Three 9-man squads of infantry with antitank assets (PLX-4). One 7-man weapons squad.
The infantry platoon has one officer and enlisted personnel in three elements: the platoon headquarters, the mounted element, and the infantry squads.
Rifle Platoon Headquarters:
The infantry rifle platoon has three 9-man rifle squads and one 7-man weapons squad.
Rifle Squads:
Each of the three rifle squads consists of a rifle squad leader and eight soldiers. The rifle squad leader is the senior tactical leader of the squad and controls the squad's movement and fires. He conducts squad training and maintains the squad's ability to conduct tactical missions successfully. Each infantry squad is further organized into two 4-man fire teams consisting of a team leader, an engineer, and an automatic rifleman. The fourth member within each fire team is either the squad's antiarmor specialist or the squad's designated marksman (DM). The fire team leader is a fighting leader who leads his team by example. He is equipped with an E-11mkII blaster. The fire team leader controls the movement of his team and the placement of fires against enemy soldiers. He assists the squad leader as required.
Squad Antiarmor Specialist: