Armoured Reconnaissance Platoon*
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Armoured battalions perform their own recce missions with a recce platoon. The platoon is armed with BMPs and has FO sections to use indirect fire against advancing enemy formations and later the rear echelons and reserves. The platoon is strong enough to fight against enemy of similar size and slow and wear down stronger enemy to buy time to the armoured battalion.*
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The best way to use the platoon is to avoid firefights and do the dirty work using artillery. When a weak enemy is spotted it may be attacked quickly, but longer firefights will disable the platoon from performing the main task - reconnaissance. That is why the platoon should not be used to attack enemies directly - if the platoon is destroyed the armoured battalion will lose its "eyes".*
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To simulate the special and independent nature of the platoon, each section is its own formation.*