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to equip soldiers of motorized infantry squads with single-shot recoilless weapons. There is also need to modify motorized infantry platoon structure that would include proposed changes in its weaponry and increase of squads' strength, currently they have too few soldiers. A platoon structure should consist of: platoon lead- er, his deputy, three motorized infantry squads and support squad. A proposed motorized infantry platoon would be equipped with three Rosomak IFVs armed with 30 mm cannon, one armed with Mk19 automat- ic grenade launcher in a turret, two Spike ATGM launchers, three short-range ATGM launchers, three general purpose machine guns, three light machine guns, fifteen 5.56 mm Beryl assault rifles (including three with under-barrel grenade launch- ers; in the future MSBS assault rifles), sixteen 5.56 mm Mini-Beryl assault rifles (or MSBS in bull- pup configuration), and as many single-shot an- ti-tank recoilless weapons as necessary to execute the task. An implementation of those changes in the Table of Organization and Equipment of a motorized in- fantry platoon, would result in a significant increase of combat effectiveness. Furthermore, combined with changes in supporting units, would positively affect also a motorized infantry battalion combat potential. A battalion would achieve, therefore, a capability to engage various targets, especially those heavy armored. Each platoon, using Spike ATGMs, would be able to defeat heavy armored ve- hicles at the distance of 3000 meters. And last, but not least, a squad, defenseless against armored vehicles, would be able, thanks to short-range ATGMs, to effectively destroy tanks at the distance of 1000 meters. With single-shot anti-tank recoil- less weapon, each soldier would be able to defeat armored targets at the distance of 300 meters. It is important to mention that both grenade launch- ers and short-range ATGMs would be used to engage an enemy hidden in light shelters or behind protection barriers. The proposed ways of increasing combat effec- tiveness of a battalion do not require any replace- ment or modernization of APCs currently in ser- vice. Suggested options may significantly increase combat effectiveness of battalion's units, at the de- gree comparable to replacement "old APCs" with vehicles

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