Sub-subunit

Sub-subunit or sub-sub-unit – 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.

Typical sub-subuinits are:

fire and maneuver team
fireteam
squad or crew
section or patrol
Commonwealth troop

See also

Main article: Military organization#Modern hierarchy

Main article: Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre

Sub-subunits *(de: Teileinheit; ru: подразделение/ podrasdelenie*) in various languages and armed forces
Designation & symbol		Bundeswehr			English:	French	[] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)	Polish language: '
basically	as sub-subunit	Designation	Structure	Commander/ leader	English:	French	[] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)	Polish language: '
● single point	single point above a laying rectangle / (example)	Trupp gun crew/ combat tank	2–7 men	Unteroffizier ⇒ Hauptgefreiter	Team (e.g. Fireteam)	Équipe de combat	Команда (Komanda)	działon, obsługa
● ● two points	two points above a laying rectangle / (example)	* Gruppe * Halbzug	* 8–12 men * 2 crew combat tank	Oberfeldwebel ⇒ Unteroffizier	Squad	Groupe de combat	Отделе́ние (Gruppe) Экипаж (crew) Расчёт (service crew)	Drużyna
● ● two points	two points above a laying rectangle / (example)	Rotte	2 air craft	Oberfeldwebel ⇒ Unteroffizier	Two-ship flight/ Pair	N.N.	Пара (Para)	N.N.
● ● ● three points	three points above a laying rectangle / (example)	* Zug * Hörsaal	ca. 40 men^[1]	Hauptmann ⇒ Hauptfeldwebel	* Platoon * Lecture hall	Section^[2]	* Взвод (Vsvod) * yчебная группа (utchebnaj gruppa) * отряд (odrjad)	Pluton
● ● ● three points	three points above a laying rectangle / (example)	Schwarm/ Kette	3–4 aircraft	Hauptmann ⇒ Hauptfeldwebel	N.N.	N.N.	Звено (chain, tactical unit)	N.N.

Remarks: Army / Air Force

References[]

↑ The personal strength, e.g. of self-contained platoons, training platoons, technical platoons, or Bundeswehr sub-subunits with platoon structure, might contain different staff.
↑ 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.

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[1] The personal strength, e.g. of self-contained platoons, training platoons, technical platoons, or Bundeswehr sub-subunits with platoon structure, might contain different staff.

[2] 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.

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