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==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
===Overview=== | ===Overview=== | ||
A file is an administrative grouping of low-tier warriors under the command of an officer.<ref name="sg"/> The commander of the file | A file is an administrative grouping of low-tier warriors under the command of an officer.<ref name="sg"/> The commander of the file is referred to as a "file leader".<ref name="flood333">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', Chapter 11, ''pages 296-299'' (2003 paperback); ''pages 330-333'' (2010 paperback)</ref> | ||
A file is larger than a [[lance]], with a single file of Unggoy being more dangerous than a combat lance; a single [[Goblin]] | A file is larger than a [[lance]], with a single file of Unggoy being more dangerous than a combat lance; a single [[Goblin]] is considered more powerful than a lance of Unggoy, but not a file of similar composition.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating'']</ref> A file is roughly analogous to a [[squad]];<ref name="infinity">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond'']</ref> some definitions compare lances to squads,<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-summer-red-summer-blue '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue'']</ref> though they are actually more comparable to the smaller [[fireteam]]s.<ref name="sg"/><ref name="infinity"/> | ||
===Composition=== | ===Composition=== | ||
