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A weapons platoon will usually have a first lieutenant (O-2) and a gunnery sergeant (E-7) due to the generally larger number of Marines (up to 69 in the 81mm mortar platoon) in these platoons (the heavy machinegun platoon being the exception with only 28 members) and the more complex weapon systems employed.
Since at least 1986, a Tank Platoon is four tanks. The next unit up in size for tanks is either the Company or Troop (depending on whether they are in an armored unit, or a cavalry unit). A Tank Company has three platoons of four tanks each, with two additional tanks in the HQ platoon, for a total of 14 tanks.