Assertion: troop | /r/HasProperty | the equivalent of a platoon
Facets:
value: in many armies
type: LOCATION
value: to platoon
type: OTHER
value: in general terms
type: OTHER
value: in the cavalry branch
type: OTHER
value: to the infantry company
type: OTHER
value: to the infantry section
type: OTHER
value: in the royal marines
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In the Canadian Army, a troop is the equivalent of a platoon within the armoured, artillery, engineer, and signals branches.
text: In the Royal Marines, a troop is the equivalent to an army platoon; a carryover from the organisation of the British Commandos in World War II.
text: In the United States Army, in the cavalry branch, a troop is the equivalent unit to the infantry company, commanded by a captain and consisting of three or four platoons, and are called a troop within a Regiment.
text: In many armies a troop is the equivalent element to the infantry section or platoon.
text: Today, it is used in various ways to denote units of troops who are not conventional infantry, but in general terms, a troop in the British armed forces is the equivalent of a platoon, with the squadron being a company-level formation, while in U.S. cavalry regiments, the troop is analogous to an infantry company, with the squadron being the battalion-level unit.