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Designated automatic rifleman: uses an M249 light machine gun or M27 IAR and serves as second in command for the fireteam; "fire". Assistant automatic rifleman: standard rifleman tasked with providing spotting support, range-finding, carries extra LMG ammunition, and offers close-protection should the fireteam fall under attack; "assist".
In 1923, the Army updated the Team Marksmanship Badges with a new three piece design which was awarded in three grades; gold, silver, and bronze for pistol, rifle, and automatic rifle. There were four components to this new badge; the brooch, clasp, Team Disk, and pendant.
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Distinguished Automatic Rifleman Badge: Retired in the late 1940s or early 1950s [9] [10] [11] Team Marksmanship Badges: Replaced by Army Excellence-in-Competition Badges in 1958 [9] [12] [13] [14] Glider Badge: Retired on 3 May 1961 [15] Counterintelligence Special Agent Identification Badge: Replaced with a different design
The rifle squad was reorganized into an eleven-man organization with a sergeant (E-5) as squad leader and two five-man fire teams. [25] Each fire team consisted of a corporal (E-4) team leader, an automatic rifleman, an assistant automatic rifleman, a grenadier, and a scout-rifleman. The assistant squad leader position was eliminated, with the ...
The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a 5.56mm, select-fire assault rifle / squad automatic weapon developed from the HK416 by Heckler & Koch.It is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and was originally intended for automatic riflemen, [6] but now is issued to all infantry riflemen as a replacement for the M4 carbine.
The L85 IW (Individual Weapon) was the rifle version and was designed to replace the 9mm L2 Sterling SMG and 7.62mm L1A1 SLR Rifle. The L86 LSW (Light Support Weapon) was the automatic rifle version and was intended to replace the L4 BREN gun and supplement the FN MAG general-purpose machine gun, replacing it at section level. Teething problems ...
Automatic Rifleman – Lance Corporal (E-3) Assistant Automatic Rifleman – (Pvt-LCpl, E-1/3) Rifleman/Scout – (Pvt-LCpl, E-1/3) Weapons Platoon Platoon Headquarters Platoon Commander – usually a First Lieutenant (O-2) Platoon Sergeant – Gunnery Sergeant (E-7) Machine Gun Section (6 – M240G 7.62mm general-purpose machine guns)