text: Cavalry Organizations and
  the Operational Environment
  * The TOW system provides direct fire against armored targets out to 4,500 meters and bunkers out
  to 3,000 meters.
  LIMITATIONS
  1-99. The weapons troop has the following limitations:
  * Lack of resources to operate a functional command post.
  * By design, the Stryker family of vehicles does not have the level of protection necessary to fight
  against heavily armored vehicles.
  * The antitank guided missile variant must rely on their mobility and maneuverability, in coordination
  with other units, to effectively engage targets and then displace.
  SCOUT PLATOON
  1-100. The fundamental role of the scout platoon is to conduct aggressive reconnaissance to satisfy the
  battalion and brigade CCIRs. The Cavalry troop commanders and the combined arms battalion commanders
  give missions to the scout platoons and the platoons progressively build situational awareness of the
  commanders’ operational environments. The critical information the platoon provides enables the
  commander to develop situational understanding, make comprehensive plans and decisions, and direct
  follow-on or future operations. Scout platoons of the combined arms battalion provide the link from forward
  reconnaissance elements to the main body maneuver units.
  CBRN RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE PLATOON
  1-101. The CBRN reconnaissance and surveillance platoon in the IBCT provides dismounted CBRN
  reconnaissance and surveillance and site assessments to protect the force and support offensive operations.
  They can execute missions in restrictive terrain and in dense urban and subterranean environments. The
  CBRN reconnaissance and surveillance platoon in support of the ABCT and SBCT provides early warning
  of CBRN hazards with the advantage of speed and protection offered by the nuclear, biological, chemical
  reconnaissance vehicle. While conducting reconnaissance operations, CBRN reconnaissance and
  surveillance platoons capitalize on their observation of NAIs to answer PIRs in addition to their CBRN
  specific tasks.