Sub-subunit

Sub-subunit

Sub-subunit

Type of military unit

Sub-subunit or sub-sub-unit is a subordinated element below platoon level of company-sized units or sub-units which normally might not be separately identified in authorization documents by name, number, or letter. Fireteams, squads, crews, sections and patrols are typically sub-subunits.

Types of sub-units

Main article: Military organization § Modern hierarchy
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References

  1. [1]
    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-8.
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    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-13.
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    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-13.
  4. [4]
    Usually as a translation, rarely used in post-WWII Soviet and Russian infantry tactics due to small squad size
  5. [5]
    In historical context, e.g. 1930s Red Army teams
  6. [6]
    When referring to infantry teams crewing collective weapons: HMGs, grenade launchers, ATGMs etc.
  7. [7]
    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-25.
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    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-8.
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    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-8.
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    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-13.
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    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-13.
  12. [12]
    Crew in most military branches, e.g. aviation, armour, automobile troops etc.
  13. [13]
    Crew in artillery and all kinds of missile troops
  14. [14]
    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-25.
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    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-25.
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    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-25.
  17. [17]
    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-8.
  18. [18]
    The personal strength, e.g. of self-contained platoons, training platoons, technical platoons, or Bundeswehr sub-subunits with platoon structure, might contain different staff.[citation needed]
  19. [19]
    A section with group-structure (e.g.: US Marine Corps, 8–12 soldiers) may contain, in opposite to a "Section" in France armed forces, decisive less personal strength.[citation needed]
  20. [20]
    In fighter aviation
  21. [21]
    In bomber and military transport aviation
  22. [22]
    APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-8.
  23. [23]
    APP-6 Military Symbols for Land Based Systems. NATO. July 1986. pp. B8.
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