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Point of order. The Assault Troop in a Recce Squadron was not a mechanized infantry platoon by another name. They had mobility/counter-mobility tasks, so they were closer to assault pioneers. They could also be used to secure Sqn HQ or the echelon (so similar again to assault pioneers from time to time). They could also conduct dismounted OPs in close country or conduct patrols. Tank hunting as part of a screen was also a possible task. Clearing defiles would be a possible task, but executing an attack as part of a squadron operation, though, would be highly unusual. All that to say, while we could certainly make a Venn Diagram that would show that Assault Troops had some things in common with a Mechanized Infantry Platoon, they were not interchangeable.