Terrain Exercises

by William H. Waldron

Reconnoitering Patrol Card No. 8

Director’s Key

1. Conduct class to point where ambush may be arranged for.

2. Distribute Situation No. 8 and explain it.

3. Size up situation. Enemy messenger.

4. Details of ambush and method of capture.

Table 28-W.—RIFLE COMPANY, INFANTRY REGIMENT.
(War Strength)
	1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1		Units	Specialist Rating (Class)	Company Headquarters	One Platoon				Total Company (3 Platoons) and Company Headquarters
					Platoon Headquarters	1 Squad	1 Section (3 Squads and Section Headquarters) [[16]]	Total Platoon (2 Sections and Platoon Headquarters
2	Captain			1					1
3	First Lieutenants			1[[17]]	{1}			{1}	2(1[[17]])
4	Second Lieutenants								2
5		Total Commissioned		2(1[[17]])	1			1	5(1[[17]])
6	First Sergeant			1					1
7	Sergeants, incl.			3	1		1	3	12
8		Mess		(1)
9		Platoon Sergeants			(1)
10		Section Leaders					(1)
11		Signal		(1)
12		Supply		(1)
13	Corporals, incl.			2		1	4	8	26
14		Company Clerk		(1)
15		Section Guides					(1)
16		Signal		(1)
17		Squad Leaders				(1)	(3)
18	Pvts. 1st Cl. & Pvts., incl.			17	4	7	21	46	161[[18]][[19]]
19		Barber		(1)
20		Buglers		(2)
21		Cobbler		(1)
22		Cooks (First)	4th	(2)
23		Cooks (Asst.)	5th	(2)
24		Mechanics	6th	(2)
25		Riflemen				(5)
26		Riflemen, automatic	6th			(1)	(1)	(2)	(6)
27		Riflemen, automatic					(2)	(4)	(12)
28		Riflemen, with grenade disch.				(1)
29		Runners and Agents		(6)	(4)
30		Tailor		(1)
31		Total Enlisted		23	5	8	26	57	200[[19]]
32	AGGREGATE			25	6	8	26[[16]]	58	205
33	Pistols			9	2	1	3	8	33
34	Rifles			16	4	6	20	44	148
35	Rifles, automatic					1	3	6	18
36	Rifles, with grenade discharger					1	3	6	18

[16]. Includes Section Headquarters (1 Sergeant and 1 Corporal).

[17]. Second in Command. Not authorized for War Strength Companies organized in time of peace.

[18]. Includes: 53 Privates 1st Class, 108 Privates. Summary of Specialist Ratings: Fourth Class, 2; Fifth Class, 2; Sixth Class, 8.