If you look at the dynamics of urban combat, each objective is secured by a fire team with another fireteam in support. Open field objectives can often be engaged by entire platoons, including support elements. This means the CO of a 250 man company, rather than mananging 2-3 objectives has to worry about allocating support to about ten objectives.
And that kind of leadership is not just data management. The company commander needs to know his men individually, to know which sergeants will make a stubbon defence, which a reckless attack, which SAW gunner wastes ammo, which mortar crew never misses. And the personal difference. A movie example of this is from "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (Written by a guy who grew up on frontier outposts.) Captain Brittles tells LT Cohill to take two squads and secure the river crossing.
Cohill calls out, "!st Squad! 3rd Squad!"
Brittles: "3rd Squad has too many old, married men."
Cohill; "1st Squad, 5th Squad, with me!"
The last time armies were organized for OOTW was in the late 19th Century, when the American and British armies has companies of 80-120 long-service professionals. 250 man companies were introduced by the French and Germans before the turn of the century to double the size of their peacetime armies with reservits and draftees.
And that kind of leadership is not just data management. The company commander needs to know his men individually, to know which sergeants will make a stubbon defence, which a reckless attack, which SAW gunner wastes ammo, which mortar crew never misses. And the personal difference. A movie example of this is from "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (Written by a guy who grew up on frontier outposts.) Captain Brittles tells LT Cohill to take two squads and secure the river crossing.
Cohill calls out, "!st Squad! 3rd Squad!"
Brittles: "3rd Squad has too many old, married men."
Cohill; "1st Squad, 5th Squad, with me!"
The last time armies were organized for OOTW was in the late 19th Century, when the American and British armies has companies of 80-120 long-service professionals. 250 man companies were introduced by the French and Germans before the turn of the century to double the size of their peacetime armies with reservits and draftees.