divided into 18 platoons who were grouped into three "firings" with each platoon either firing or reloading at any given time during a fusillade. This system was also used in the British, Austrian, Russian and Dutch armies.

NATO

NATO defines a platoon, or detachment, as an organization larger than a section but smaller than a company. The standard NATO symbol for a platoon consists of three dots (???) placed above a framed unit icon. Member nations have stipulated

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