I've been playing a French campaign set on 2012 and I've noticed a couple of things.
The "Legion spt pl" (formation 110) with trucks should probably have a Legionaire section instead of an Infantry Section and 81mm mortars instead of 120mm mortars.
The foot Legionaire company (98) should probably use the foot support platoon (102) instead of the one in trucks (110). It's quite unusual to have foot formations with motorized support platoons in the OOBs. I guess this is some kind of mismatch.
Currently the foot support platoon (102) and Mech FS support platoon (107) don't have the mortarts which the truck support platoon has. They also should have Milans instead of Eryxes and an option for the 12.7 HMG. Milans are used by the company support platoon while Eryxes are platoon level AT-weapons.
According to
this the contemporary Legion sections should have FAMAS, Minimi SAW, ABL AT4 and LGE Mle F1. Platoons have an attached Eryx team. This is pretty much exactly the same organization as the modern Infantry Company (041) in the French OOB.
Apilas is notably absent from the TO&E presented at the page, and I can't find solid info on whether it's even used by the French army these days or not. I've read that it was some kind of a stopgap solution before Eryx and that it had major drawbacks. If they withdrew them from service it makes sense.
A very ubiquitous but suspicious piece of equiment in the French OOB is the Energa Grenade which is found on various infantry units. I find it kind of odd that the French would be using an AT rifle grenade from the 50's during modern times.
Many French engineer units are equiped with flamethrowers. Since nearly everyone has stopped using flamethrowers I' unsure if the french are really using them these days either.
Does anyone have any solid info on if Apilas, Energa and flamethrowers are still used by the french army?
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