Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines
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Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines is a specialized heavy weapons and fire support company within the 2nd Battalion of the 5th Marine Regiment of the United States Marine Corps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps unit
ⓘ
weapons company ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| branch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under command of the commanding officer, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ |
| conflictParticipation |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctrine | Marine Corps infantry battalion table of organization and equipment ⓘ |
| garrison | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton ⓘ |
| higherFormation | 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
direct fire support for infantry companies
ⓘ
indirect fire support for infantry companies ⓘ |
| nicknameOfParentBattalion | 2/5 ⓘ |
| parentBattalionNickname | Magnificent Bastards ⓘ |
| parentDivision |
1st Marine Division (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Marine Division
|
| parentRegiment | 5th Marine Regiment ⓘ |
| partOf |
1st Marine Division (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Marine Division
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ 5th Marine Regiment ⓘ |
| primaryMission | provide heavy weapons support to maneuver elements of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ |
| role |
fire support
ⓘ
heavy weapons support ⓘ |
| secondaryMission | reinforce rifle companies with direct and indirect fires ⓘ |
| service | United States Marine Corps infantry battalion ⓘ |
| serviceBranchComponent | Fleet Marine Force ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | active duty unit ⓘ |
| supportsUnitType | rifle companies of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ |
| type | infantry weapons company ⓘ |
| typicalEquipment |
.50 caliber heavy machine guns
ⓘ
81mm mortars ⓘ MK19 grenade launcher ⓘ
surface form:
MK19 automatic grenade launchers
anti-armor missile systems ⓘ |
| typicalPersonnelType |
Marine infantry weapons specialists
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anti-armor gunners ⓘ machine gunners ⓘ mortarmen ⓘ |
| typicalSubunit |
81mm mortar platoon
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anti-armor platoon ⓘ company headquarters ⓘ heavy machine gun platoon ⓘ |
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