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
+ Sub-subunits (de: Teileinheit; ru: подразделение/podrazdelenie) in various languages and armed forces NATO symbol Bundeswehr English French Russian Polish Icon Description Designation Structure Commander/leader one dot over framed unit icon Trupp 2–7 men,Tank crew Unteroffizier ⇒ Hauptgefreiter Squad EquipeEquipage Группа (gruppa)Usually as a translation, rarely used in post-WWII Soviet and Russian infantry tactics due to small squad sizeЗвено (zveno)In historical context, e.g., 1930s Red Army teamsРасчёт (raschot)When referring to infantry teams crewing collective weapons: HMGs, grenade launchers, ATGMs etc. Drużyna Two dots over framed unit icon Gruppe,Halbzug 8–12 men,2 tank crewsOberfeldwebel ⇒ Unteroffizier Section GroupePatrouille Отделе́ние (otdelenie)Экипаж (ekipazh)Crew in most military branches, e.g., aviation, armour, automobile troops etc.Расчёт (raschot)Crew in artillery and all kinds of missile troops DrużynaZałogaDziałon Rotte 2 aircraft Two-ship flight/Pair Patrouille légère Пара (para) N.N. Three dots over framed unit icon Zug,Hörsaal ca. 40 menThe personal strength, e.g., of self-contained platoons, training platoons, technical platoons, or Bundeswehr sub-subunits with platoon structure, might contain different staff.Hauptmann ⇒ Hauptfeldwebel Platoon SectionA 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. Взвод (vzvod) Pluton Schwarm/Kette 3–4 aircraft Flight PatrouilleIn fighter aviationPelotonIn bomber and military transport aviation Звено (zveno) Klucz four dots over framed unit icon Staffel Hauptmann ⇒ Hauptfeldwebel Echelon Escadrille Eskadra
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