Sneak Peek: USMC Light Armored Recon Platoon
Added 2025-06-11 07:09:22 +0000 UTCThis is a rough graphic of a US Marine Corps LAR Platoon that I am currently using to fact check with LAR Marines. I find it's often good to make a preliminary graphic like this when getting first hand accounts so there is something for them to correct. People being interviewed often also don't mention pretty critical information unless asked directly about it. Like I've been talking to LAR Marines for about a week and didn't learn until today that because of a change in how they deploy on MEUs, many LAR Companies have gone from the doctrinal 3 line platoons to only 2 line platoons.
This video will be both on the legacy/current role and organization of the LAR Battalion from team to battalion level, plus experimentation they've been doing as part of Force Design 2030. I've been talking to about a dozen Marines from several MOS's with LAR experience.
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Outstanding! Everything you turn out is spot on !
kenneth a schneider
2025-06-18 04:07:35 +0000 UTCFor the M107 depending on who you ask, higher doesn't know how to employ them, or it's redundant when scouts are in proximity to their LAV-25s. However, if they go further with ultralight vehicles and boats I could see it coming back. 2d LAR is currently testing out a 4-8 man scout team with 2 UTVs and they have an M107. As for the M32, I'm not really sure. One SL told me that a skilled M320 can be almost as fast, so I guess now that they have standalone M320s it may be less necessary.
Battle Order
2025-06-13 07:56:44 +0000 UTCI’m curious as to why the M107 and the M32 are not commonly used. Too specialized to justify use?
Gd2go2
2025-06-12 01:29:45 +0000 UTC
