text: Chapter 1
  ARMORED COMPANY
  1-90. The ABCT Cavalry squadron has an organic Armored company. The Armored company is comprised
  of a headquarters and three tank platoons that organize, equip, and train to fight with organic assets or as a
  task organized company team. The headquarters element has two tanks commanded by the commander and
  executive officer.
  1-91. The Armored company’s mission is to close with the enemy utilizing maneuver to destroy or capture the
  enemy, repel the enemy’s assault by fire, and engage in close combat and counterattack. The company
  maneuvers in all types of terrain, weather, and visibility conditions. The company capitalizes on long-range,
  direct fire combat with enemy mechanized or armored units in open terrain with speed and shock effect.
  1-92. The Armored company in the Cavalry squadron enables reconnaissance and security. It provides the
  BCT commander with flexibility, adaptability, and depth to the Cavalry squadron’s scheme of maneuver by
  synchronizing and integrating combined arms. The Armored company enables the squadron to fight for
  information and develop the situation in and out of contact against a broad range of threats, adversaries, and enemies.
  CAPABILITIES
  1-93. The Armored company has the following capabilities:
  * Conducts operations requiring firepower, mobility, armor protection, and shock effect.
  * Employs a combination of fire and maneuver to destroy enemy tanks, fighting vehicles, antiarmor
  systems, and emplacements.
  LIMITATIONS
  1-94. The Armored company has the following limitations:
  * Lack of resources to operate a functional command post.
  * Very high consumption rate of classes III, V, and IX (petroleum, oil, and lubricants/ammunition/
  repair parts and components for equipment maintenance).
  * Dependency on logistics packages (LOGPACs) from the forward support company (FSC) to
  maintain continuous operations.
  * Limited recovery assets across the squadron.
  WEAPONS TROOP
  1-95. The SBCT Cavalry squadron has an organic weapons troop. The SBCT weapons troop’s role is to
  provide direct fires to facilitate maneuver. The formation adds depth to the Cavalry squadron by enhancing
  maneuver to deliver direct fires at the decisive point. Employed correctly and synchronized with other
  maneuver units, they facilitate the Cavalry squadron’s ability to conduct effective reconnaissance and
  security operations.
  1-96. The SBCT weapons troop has antitank guided missile platoons. The troop has a headquarters section
  with an assigned Infantry carrier vehicle. Habitual attachments include a fires support team with a fire support
  vehicle from the field artillery battalion to manage indirect fires and medics with a medical support vehicle.
  1-97. The weapons troop in the Cavalry squadron enhances the reconnaissance and security capabilities of
  the Cavalry squadron. The weapons troop provides the BCT commander with flexibility, adaptability, and
  depth so the squadron can fight for information and develop the situation against a broad range of threats,
  adversaries, and enemies throughout the area of operations.
  CAPABILITIES
  1-98. The weapons troop has the following capabilities:
  * The SBCT antiarmor platoon engages the enemy through long-range, antiarmor fires and
  maneuvers to destroy or to repel assaults by fire and counterattack.
  * Many of the Stryker vehicles can be transported by C-130 and heavier aircraft.