Military unit: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 03:04, 18 September 2005

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| [[Division (military)|division]]

| 10,000–20,000

| 2-4 brigades or regiments

| [[major general]]

|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;"

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| [[brigade]]

| 2000–5000

| 2+ regiments or<br> 3&ndash;6 <br>battalions or Commonwealth regiments

| [[brigadier general]], [[brigadier]] (UK) or [[colonel]] ([[United States Army|US Army]])

|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;"

| align=center | III

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| [[battalion]] or Commonwealth [[regiment]]

| 300&ndash;1000

| 2&ndash;6 companies or 4&ndash;6 squadrons

| [[lieutenant colonel]]

|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;"

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| [[Company (military unit)|company]] or [[squadron]]

| 100&ndash;300

| 32&ndash;6 platoons or troops

| [[captain]] or [[major]]

|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;"

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| 8&ndash;12

| 2+ fireteams

| [[Non-commissioned officer|NCO]] ([[corporal]] to [[staff sergeant]])

|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;"

| align=center | &bull;

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| 8&ndash;12

| 2+ fireteams

| [[Non-commissioned officer|NCO]] ([[corporal]] to [[staff sergeant]])

|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;"

| align=center | &Oslash;

| [[Fireteamfireteam]]

| 4&ndash;5

| n/a

| [[Non-commissioned officer|NCO]] ([[lance corporal]] to [[sergeant]])

|- valign=top style="border-bottom:3px double #999;"

| align=center | &Oslash;

| [[Firefire and maneuver team]]

| 2

| n/a