Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines
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Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines is a specialized heavy weapons unit within the U.S. Marine Corps infantry battalion responsible for providing fire support with assets such as machine guns, mortars, and anti-armor systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps unit
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weapons company ⓘ |
| associatedWithUnitType | Marine infantry battalion weapons company ⓘ |
| branch | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Marine Corps officer ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctrine | organized under the Marine Corps infantry battalion table of organization ⓘ |
| function |
engage enemy armored vehicles
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provide heavy weapons support to rifle companies ⓘ provide long-range suppressive fire ⓘ reinforce battalion firepower ⓘ support defensive operations ⓘ support offensive operations ⓘ |
| garrisonedWith | 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherFormation | 8th Marine Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | infantry ⓘ |
| militaryFormationLevel | company ⓘ |
| mission |
augment the combat power of subordinate rifle companies
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provide organic heavy weapons capabilities to the battalion commander ⓘ |
| parentUnit | 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
anti-armor support
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direct fire support ⓘ heavy weapons support ⓘ indirect fire support ⓘ infantry fire support ⓘ |
| service | United States Marine Corps infantry battalion ⓘ |
| typicalCommanderRank | captain ⓘ |
| typicalPersonnelType |
anti-armor gunners
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infantry Marines ⓘ machine gunners ⓘ mortarmen ⓘ |
| typicalSubunit |
anti-armor platoon
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heavy machine gun platoon ⓘ mortar platoon ⓘ |
| usesWeaponSystem |
60mm mortars
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81mm mortars ⓘ anti-armor missile systems ⓘ anti-armor rockets ⓘ heavy machine guns ⓘ medium machine guns ⓘ |
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