Company headquarter and weapons platoon

The company headquarter platoon, or HQ platoon for short, was an important military element within an infantry company. The platoon's design was slightly modified for the different heavy weapons companies.

History and role
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Personnel and structure for an infantry company's HQ platoon

 * Rapid heavy weapons section (2 x F-Z0 antipersonnel blaster cannon)
 * Heavy weapons detail (2 x assistant gunners and a heavy weapons gunner)
 * Heavy weapons detail (2 x assistant gunners and a heavy weapons gunner)
 * Command detail (Sergeant and brevet corporal)
 * Infantry missiler section (5 x missile launders) [Anti armor section]
 * Infantry missiler team (4 x active gunners)
 * Support group (2 x ammo carrying reserve gunner)
 * Command detail (Sergeant and brevet corporal)
 * Transport section
 * Command section
 * Signal detail (4 x signaller)
 * Security detail (3 x stormtroopers)
 * Command detail (Lieutenant and sergeant major)

Personnel and structure for a heavy weapons company's HQ platoon

 * Field engineer squad
 * 9 x engineers (including two officers)
 * Infantry missiler section
 * Infantry missiler team (4 x active gunners)
 * Support group (2 x ammo carrying reserve gunner)
 * Command detail (Sergeant and brevet corporal)
 * Transport section
 * Command section
 * Signal detail (4 x signaller)
 * Security detail (3 x stormtroopers)
 * Command detail (Lieutenant and sergeant major)