Frequently deployed as a surgical strike team by WesCom command, drop companies are often the first that an opposing force will see before Combine support elements provide follow-up or flanking maneuvers.
(6 Officers, 102 Other Ranks.)
Company HQ (1 Officer, Signaller and 4 Other Ranks)
All wearing M3 combat armor and armed with L7A3 rifles.
Medic Attache (Medic, Assistant and 4 ORs)
All wearing M3 combat armor and armed with L7A3 rifles.
1 Observation Platoon (1 Officer, 23 ORs)
All wearing M3 combat armor. Command squad equipped with two recon drones. One soldier per squad armed with an L58 SAW or IAVR as the situation demands. All other soldiers armed with L7A3 rifles.
3x Rifle Platoons (1 Officer, 23 ORs each)
Rifle Platoon (1 Officer, 23 ORs):
Command Squad (Lieutenant, 5 ORs)
All wearing M3 combat armor and armed with L7A3 rifles.
3x Rifle Squads (6 ORs each)
All wearing M3 combat armor. One soldier each armed with an L58 SAW.
Second and Third squads equipped with an R5A2 GMS/P.
First squad includes a marksman armed with an L9A1 sniper rifle. All other soldiers armed with L7A3 rifles.