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New video on the evolution of the U.S. Army Mechanized Infantry Platoon (both M113 and M2 Bradley) during the 1980s

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Guide to U.S. Mechanized Infantry Squads (1980s)

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Anonymous

Great video! This was always confusing to me, but seeing it like this makes sense. I remember that our infantry (5-16) carried the M60 in the Gulf, but I also remember seeing M249s too. I never got a chance to ask the grunts about their squad organization- maintaining my own track kept me too busy!