Recon with Tanks? (U.S. Armored Cavalry Explained)

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Sources:
• ATP 3-20.97 "Cavalry Troop" (September 2016)
• ATP 3-20.96 "Cavalry Squadron" (May 2016)
• ATP 3-20.98 "Reconnaissance Platoon" (April 2013)
• FM 3-98 "Reconnaissance and Security Operations" (July 2015)
• MCoE Supplemental Manual 3-90 "Force Structure Reference Data (2015 & 2016)
• "From the Screen Line: Cavalry Scouts in the Army of 2020" https://www.benning.army.mil/armor/ea...
• "The All-Bradley Scout Platoon at National Training Center Rotation 14-04" https://www.benning.army.mil/armor/ea...
• "What Do We Mean When We Say ‘Fight For Information’?" https://www.benning.army.mil/armor/eA...
• "The 120mm Smoothbore in the Recon Fight: How the New Cavalry Squadron Structure is Performing at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center" https://www.benning.army.mil/armor/ea...

Intro: (0:00)
Doctrine Overview: (2:02)
Cavalry Squadron: (4:22)
Cavalry Troop HQ: (5:01)
Mortar Section: (6:28)
Scout Platoon: (7:20)
Armor Company: (12:20)