Sentence examples for a mortar platoon from inspiring English sources

First, a mortar platoon was diverted to the site.

A mortar platoon and machine gun platoon augmented the ad hoc formation.

In an effort to bolster the strength of White's 11th MSF Company, Shungel sent a mortar platoon of about 35 Montagnard CIDG out from Khâm Đức to reinforce the small garrison at Ngok Tavak during the last days of April.

Support Company was subsequently raised in Port Moresby to replace the infantry company there, and included a mortar platoon, anti-tank platoon, signals platoon and an assault pioneer platoon.

The only heavy weapons in the battalions were a 3 inch mortar platoon and a Vickers machine gun platoon.

3.57: We are sure that Private U, a member of Mortar Platoon who had taken up a position at the northern end of Block 1 of the Rossville Flats, fired at and mortally wounded Hugh Gilmour as the latter was running south (ie away from the soldiers) along the Rossville Street side of Block 1 of the Rossville Flats.

In addition to the D and H Company men, there were a few from the Heavy Mortar Platoon and one or two from B Company.

These attacks had been preceded by heavy artillery and mortar fire, with the Chinese subjecting C and D Companies, 2 RAR and the 2 RAR Mortar Platoon to a heavy bombardment.

Private U A member of 1 Para's mortar platoon, U was found to have "mortally wounded" Hugh Gilmour as he was running away from the soldiers near the Rossville flats.

Finally at 03 30, rocket and mortar fire began falling on FSB Coral, concentrating on the 102nd Field Battery and the 1 RAR Mortar Platoon positions in an intense bombardment lasting five minutes.

It was a blazing hot day on May 5, 2010, and the members of Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment were on a routine foot patrol when their radio picked up a transmission from insurgents in the Taliban stronghold.