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Platoon Leadership
Standard Operating Procedures
Karmakut Liberation
SECTION 1: Platoon Leadership Elements
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Purpose of Platoon Leader:
- Designated under callsign Assassin 1-6, Assassin 2-6.
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Platoon Leader is responsible for all Assassin Squads in their Platoon.
- Platoon Leader manages Squad attachments for Heavy Weapons Squad units in their Platoon.
- Responsible for tactically coordinating Assassin Squads movement and positioning in an Area of Operations designated by Company Commander.
- Platoon Leader coordinate calls for fire through Support Elements with Platoon TACP when present.
- Platoon Leader tasks and receives ground-based ISR through Platoon Phantom when present.
- Platoon Leader is relied upon to call for resupply which may be coordinated through Company Command, Platoon TACP, or Ogre if available.
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Purpose of Platoon Executive Leader:
- Designated under callsign Assassin 1-7, Assassin 2-7.
- Platoon Executive Leader is responsible assisting Platoon Leader in performing their responsibilities.
SECTION 2: Operations
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Operating as Platoon Leader:
- Platoon Leaders must monitor Long Range - Company Net 030.000, and Platoon Net 031.000, and Short Range 160.000. {2nd Platoon: Platoon Net 032.000 and Short Range 260.000}
- Platoon Leaders are relied upon to mark Assassin Squads hold points, support by fire positions, and lines of routes for strategic movements.
- Platoon Leader must have a good understanding of how to use simple map tools to recognize terrain features such as defilade, mountainous terrain, hills, elevation, distance, etc to help ensure strategic plans.
- Platoon Leader must have full knowledge of all SOPs.
- Even though a Platoon Leader can be in a hot Area of Operations it is imperative that they be in as safe a position as possible to keep tasking and cohesion for the Assassin Squads.
- Platoon Leaders must NEVER be on the front lines leading assaults.
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Operating as Platoon Executive Leader:
- Platoon Executive Leaders must assist the Platoon Leader in their responsibilities and ensure their own safety so that the Platoon may be coordinated in the Platoon Leader's absence until they are available again.
SECTION 4: Platoon Leadership Elements Disclaimer
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Disclaimer:
- Platoon Leadership roles are permission-based and must be applied for.
- Platoon Leaders are not administrators and must follow the Server Rules and Standard Operating Procedures, failure to do so may result in loss of perms and/or further administrative actions.
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2 strikes equals a loss of Platoon Leadership Elements permissions. {you may later reapply again for reinstating of permissions at the review of Community Staff}
- Admin Team may remove your permissions at any time if they feel you are not performing well enough as a leader.
- Platoon Leadership roles bridge together several important elements of the Company. If you do not feel capable in the roles, seek out guidance from other permission holders in the Server and Discord, and utilize the Training Server to practice with the equipment available. Several community resources are available in: Resources
- Platoon Leaders (x-6) can authorize danger-close fire missions. (Company Command can overrule)
- When conducting CFF mission utilizing CBU rounds, danger close is considered 300m and requires approval.
- CAS can only be coordinated when a TACP is present.
- Both x-6 and x-7s will need to understand support element SOPs (Rotary and fixed wing CAS/logistics, Banshee, Phantom, Savage, Ogre, Butcher). Failing to implement assets within respective SOPs will result in administrative actions against the asset AND the PL.
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Purpose of Platoon Leader: