What makes up a royal marine commando?
The three Commandos are each organised into six companies, further organised into platoon-sized troops, as follows: * Command Company o Main HQ o Tactical HQ o Reconnaissance Troop (includes a sniper section) o Mortar Troop (9 Barrels of 81mm) (Includes 4 MFC pairs) o Anti-Tank (AT) Troop (Milan—to be replaced by Javelin ATGW) o Medium Machine Gun Troop * One Logistic Company o A Echelon 1 (A Ech1) o A Echelon 2 (A Ech2) o FRT o RAP o B Echelon (B Ech) * Two Close Combat Companies o Company Headquarters (Coy HQ) o Three Close Combat Troops (Troop HQ, 3 Rifle Sections, Manoeuvre Support Section) * Two Stand Off Companies o Company Headquarters (Coy HQ) o Heavy Machine Gun (HMG) Troop (0.5″ heavy machine guns) o AT Troop o Close Combat Troop In general a rifle company Marine will be a member of a four-man fire team, the building block of commando operations. A Royal Marine works with his team in the field and shares accommodation if living in barracks. This structure is a recent developm
