, ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁its ▁G - 3 ▁Oper ations ▁mis cell aneous ▁division , ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁experimental ▁Army ▁R anger ▁unit , ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Army ▁R anger ▁Company , ▁to ▁trial ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁re est ab lish ing ▁small ▁light ▁inf antry ▁companies ▁that ▁special ized ▁in ▁in fil tr ation ▁and ▁irregular ▁war fare . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁the ▁R anger ▁Training ▁Center ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Fort ▁Ben ning , ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁▁ ▁With ▁the ▁successful ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Army ▁R anger ▁Company , ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁additional ▁R anger ▁companies ▁was ▁ordered . ▁The ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁ 2 nd ▁Army ▁R anger ▁Infantry ▁Company ▁was ▁form ulated ▁on ▁the ▁Table ▁of ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁Equ ip ment ▁documents ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁R anger ▁units . ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Infantry ▁Company ▁was ▁organized ▁into ▁three ▁heavily ▁armed ▁pl ato ons , ▁which ▁were ▁over seen ▁by ▁a ▁headquarters ▁element ▁of ▁five ▁men . ▁Each ▁pl ato on ▁compr ised ▁ 3 6 ▁men ▁in ▁three ▁squad s : ▁two ▁assault ▁squad s ▁and ▁one ▁heavy ▁weapons ▁squad . ▁Each ▁pl ato on ▁was ▁also ▁furn ished ▁with ▁ 6 0   mm ▁M 2 ▁mort ars , ▁M 2 0 ▁Super ▁B az ook as , ▁and ▁M 1 9 1 8 ▁Brow ning ▁Autom atic ▁R if les . ▁One ▁sni per ▁was ▁designated ▁for ▁each ▁pl ato on , ▁with ▁the