▁National ▁Training ▁Center . ▁Company ▁A ▁was ▁assigned ▁a ▁tank ▁pl ato on ▁and ▁additional ▁tank ▁section ▁from ▁ 2 d ▁Battalion , ▁ 6 9 th ▁Arm or . ▁The ▁company ▁then ▁trained ▁and ▁valid ated ▁as ▁a ▁unit ▁capable ▁of ▁rep lic ating ▁a ▁Soviet ▁motor ized ▁rif le ▁batt alion . ▁Company ▁B ▁formed ▁M IC V ▁configured ▁pl ato ons ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁M 1 1 3 A 1 ▁equ ipped ▁pl ato ons ▁to ▁operate ▁as ▁a ▁U . S . ▁ground ▁force ▁against ▁a ▁Soviet ▁ground ▁force . ▁The ▁two ▁companies ▁were ▁deployed ▁almost ▁continu ously ▁for ▁four ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁T urrent ine ▁Range ▁Area ▁and ▁other ▁locations ▁on ▁F t . ▁Ben ning ▁performing ▁one ▁force ▁on ▁force ▁exercise ▁after ▁another ▁to ▁develop ▁data ▁that ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁deployment ▁of ▁the ▁Brad ley ▁Fight ing ▁vehicle ▁to ▁the ▁Army . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁Company ▁A ▁was ▁an ▁over - str ength ▁company ▁of ▁some ▁ 2 2 0 ▁men ▁( the ▁then - M TO E ▁author ized ▁ 1 8 7 ▁men ) ▁having ▁also ▁been ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁unit ▁that ▁would ▁re train ▁N CO s ▁in ▁over ▁strength ▁M OS s ▁as ▁inf antry ▁N CO s . ▁A ▁prov is ional ▁ 4 th ▁mechan ized ▁inf antry ▁pl ato on ▁was ▁formed . ▁This ▁additional ▁pl ato on ▁with ▁the ▁three ▁tank ▁sections ▁allowed ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁render ▁a ▁Soviet ▁motor ized ▁rif le ▁batt alion ▁foot print ▁during