Mobile Recon Company
Overview
The Reconnaissance Company serves as the forward operational awareness and corridor-security element of the Mobile Infantry Brigade.
The company is responsible for maintaining brigade operational tempo through route validation, convoy security, deployment preparation, and corridor reconnaissance. Unlike breakthrough reconnaissance formations attached to Assault units, the Reconnaissance Company operates primarily within corridors already penetrated by friendly forces.
Its mission is to ensure brigade battalions can rapidly move, deploy, entrench, and sustain operations without operational collapse caused by congestion, damaged infrastructure, lingering enemy resistance, or inaccurate route intelligence.
Recon Company Headquarters
| Element | Personnel | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| Recon Company Headquarters | ~20 | 2× CT-32 Command/Signal Trucks 2× UV-32 Mule |
Responsibilities
- Reconnaissance tasking
- Route assignment
- Brigade liaison
- Traffic coordination
- Signal management
- Intelligence compilation
- Corridor status tracking
Mounted Recon Element
Lynx Recon Platoons
| Platoon | Vehicles | Primary Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Lynx Recon Platoon | 4× AS-33 Lynx | Corridor security / convoy escort |
| 2nd Lynx Recon Platoon | 4× AS-33 Lynx | Route patrol / force reconnaissance |
| 3rd Lynx Recon Platoon | 4× AS-33 Lynx | Flank screening / rapid response |
| Total | 12× AS-33 Lynx |
Operational Role
The Lynx platoons serve as the brigade’s primary armored corridor-security force.
Their responsibilities include:
- Convoy escort
- Route patrol
- Ambush suppression
- Force reconnaissance
- Flank screening
- Threat isolation
- Artillery spotting and reporting
Light threats are engaged directly.
Heavy threats are reported, isolated, bypassed, or targeted by brigade artillery assets.
The Lynx platoons are intended to preserve movement continuity and prevent corridor paralysis caused by lingering enemy resistance.
Routefinder Recon Platoon
| Element | Personnel | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| 4× Routefinder Squads | 24 | 4× UV-32E |
Operational Role
The Routefinder Recon Platoon specializes in operational movement preparation and corridor validation.
Unlike Assault force pathfinders operating in unsecured territory, Routefinder teams primarily validate and refine routes already penetrated by friendly formations.
Their responsibilities include:
- Route validation
- Bridge inspection
- Terrain assessment
- Alternate route identification
- Convoy staging preparation
- Battalion deployment-zone preparation
- Gun emplacement identification
- Traffic flow analysis
- Corridor condition reporting
Routefinder Squad Structure
Each Routefinder Squad consists of six highly trained operational reconnaissance specialists.
| Role | Typical Rank | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Squad Leader | E-6 to E-7 | Operational coordination and mission command |
| Land Navigation Specialist | E-5 to E-6 | Route planning and terrain analysis |
| Engineer/Demolition Specialist | E-5 to E-6 | Bridge inspection and obstacle assessment |
| Weapons/Security Specialist | E-4 to E-5 | Security planning and overwatch |
| Communications Specialist | E-4 to E-5 | Radio coordination and signal support |
| Driver/Transport Specialist | E-4 to E-5 | Vehicle operation and trafficability analysis |
Mission-Configurable Equipment Doctrine
Routefinder Squads are authorized mission-specific access to brigade reconnaissance and specialist equipment reserves.
Loadouts are determined according to operational requirements and approved through Recon Company command channels.
Authorized equipment may include:
- Standard infantry weapons
- SMGs
- LMG-39
- GL-34 Problem Solver
- Anti-material rifles
- Rocket launchers
- Optics
- Radios
- Demolition equipment
- Signal equipment
This flexibility allows Routefinder teams to adapt to varying operational conditions without requiring separate specialist formations.
Operational Doctrine
The Reconnaissance Company does not conduct breakthrough assaults or deep strategic penetration operations.
Instead, it functions as the brigade’s operational movement and corridor-security element.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Validate operational movement routes
- Ensure brigade corridors remain functional
- Suppress lingering threats
- Prepare battalion deployment zones
- Maintain brigade situational awareness
- Preserve operational tempo
- Prevent corridor collapse during movement operations
The company serves as the brigade’s forward operational awareness network, ensuring battalion formations arrive at their assigned sectors with current route intelligence and prepared deployment plans.