Mobile Assault Platoon

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Mobile Assault Platoon (also known as MAP platoon, or MAP) is a term used to describe a platoon in a Mobile Assault Company, usually in the United States Marine Corps in Iraq, that patrol in humvees as opposed to by foot.^[1]

The benefits of the vehicles are speed and mobility. Unfortunately the vehicles are imposing and make it more difficult to interact with the local population.

MAP platoons are usually more heavily armed, since the humvee provides armored protection and allows for a powerful weapon (a heavy machine gun, for example) to be mounted on top of the vehicle.

MAP platoons, being vehicle-borne, are also susceptible to IEDs and are easy targets if their patrol routes become predictible.^[2]

Some MAP patrols use a combination of foot patrols and vehicle patrols depending on the volitility of the area.

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^ Marine Corps News: "Marines battle the elements while facing insurgents and improvised explosive devices." July 2, 2006; Submitted on: 07/02/2006 10:02:10 AM ; Story ID#: 20067210210. By Cpl. Antonio Rosas, 1st Marine Division
^ Marine Corps News: [http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/0/62614b2f857b7c7f8525715f005442b8?OpenDocument 1st Battalion, 1st Marines pauses to honor a fallen Marine, Submitted by: Regimental Combat Team 5, Story by: Computed Name: Cpl. William Skelton, Story Identification #:2006429112021]

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