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==UNSC Marine Corps== | ==UNSC Marine Corps== | ||
The large-unit structure of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] appears to mirror the organizational structure of the [[United States Marine Corps]] in most distinguishable ways, however the small-unit structure is more unique and in some ways still unclear. A nearly complete chart showing the sourced known structure of the UNSC Marine Corps units can be seen below. | The large-unit structure of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] appears to mirror the organizational structure of the [[United States Marine Corps]] in most distinguishable ways, however the small-unit structure is more unique and in some ways still unclear. A nearly complete chart showing the sourced known structure of the UNSC Marine Corps units can be seen below. As in the case of the United States Marine Corps, the UNSC Marines appear to have a very flexible organization depending on the needs of the mission. The Expeditionary force is listed as the largest deployable unit above a division, but marines also deploy in Marine Expeditionary Brigades (MEB: commanded by a brigadier general and about 16,000 marines and sailors strong) and Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU: commanded by a colonel and about 2,200 marines and sailors strong). | ||
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 align=center style="border-collapse:collapse; border:0 none; vertical-align:top;" frame=void rules=rows | Similarly to the expeditionary force, they each contain a ground combat element, an air combat element, a logistics element, and a command element. The Marine Expeditionary Brigade's Ground Combat Element consists of an infantry regiment reinforced by an artillery battalion, a tank company, a combat engineer company, and reconnaissance company. It's Air Combat Element is a composite air group (the level below air wing) commanded by a colonel and a combat logistics regiment (the level below logistics group) commanded by a colonel. The Marine Expeditionary Unit's Ground Combat Element consists of an infantry battalion reinforced by an artillery battery (the equivalent of a company), a tank platoon, a combat engineer platoon, and a reconnaissace platoon. It's Air Combat Element consists of a composite air squadron (level below air group) commanded by a lt. col. It's Logistics Combat Element consits of a composite logistics battalion (level below logistics regiment) commanded by a lt. col. To be clear, Divisions, Regiments, Battalions, and corresponding air and logisitics units are not permenantly assigned to marine expeditionary forces, brigades, and units, but rather formed for specific task forces for a mission. For example, say the UNSC wanted to establish a base on a moon or asteroid but a force or brigade was too large for the job. It would detach an infantry battalion from, tank platoon, etc. from it's mother infantry division and assaign these untis to the MEU HQ. After the mission was over they could possibly remain with the MEU or it could be disbanded. Another possibility would be to rotate units out of MEU back to their parent unit after some time and replace it with a fresh unit. The flexibility and adaptability of the system clearly shown here helps to explain why it has survived for centuries. | ||
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! align=left | Name | Current [[Halo]] canon focuses heavily on small unit interactions, with units at any strength higher than a Battalion being only occasionally mentioned and never elaborated upon. This has caused a lack of information regarding the specifics of larger UNSC Marine commands. Small units structure is often referenced indirectly. The below chart shows unit strength and specifics that can be applied to all (as of yet ) known units. | ||
! align=left | No. of personnel | |||
! align=left | No. of subordinate units | {|border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse; border:0 none; vertical-align:top;" frame="void" rules="rows" | ||
! align=left | Unit leader | |-valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:3px double #999;" | ||
! align=left | Identification Scheme | !align="left"|Name | ||
|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | !align="left"|No. of personnel | ||
| [[Marine Expeditionary Force|Expeditionary Force]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], Page 111</ref> | !align="left"|No. of subordinate units | ||
| 50,000 | !align="left"|Unit leader | ||
| | !align="left"|Identification Scheme | ||
| [[Lieutenant General]] | |-valign="top" style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | ||
|[[Marine Expeditionary Force|Expeditionary Force]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], Page 111</ref> | |||
| 40,000-50,000 | |||
|1 Infantry Division, 1 Air Wing (Major Gen), 1 Logistics Group (Brigadier Gen), 1 Headquarters Element<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], Page 111</ref> | |||
|[[Lieutenant General]] | |||
|Designated with a number, all Expeditionary Forces in the UNSC are on the same number system. (eg- [[9th Marine Expeditionary Force]]) | |Designated with a number, all Expeditionary Forces in the UNSC are on the same number system. (eg- [[9th Marine Expeditionary Force]]) | ||
|- valign=top style="border-bottom:3px double #999;" | |-valign="top" style="border-bottom:3px double #999;" | ||
|[[Division]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], Page 112</ref> | |[[Division]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], Page 112</ref> | ||
| | |20,000 | ||
| 3 | | | ||
| [[Major General]] | 3 Infantry Regiments + 1 Artillery Regiment, 1 Headquarters Battalion, 1 Tank Battalion | ||
1 Reconnaissance Battalion, 1 Combat Engineer Battalion | |||
|[[Major General]] | |||
|Designated with a number, all Divisions in the UNSC are on the same number system. (eg- [[21st Marine Division]], [[105th ODST Division]]) | |Designated with a number, all Divisions in the UNSC are on the same number system. (eg- [[21st Marine Division]], [[105th ODST Division]]) | ||
|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | |-valign="top" style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | ||
| [[Regiment]]<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel]]</ref> | |[[Regiment]]<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel]]</ref> | ||
| 3,200 | |3,200 | ||
| 3 Battalions | |3 Infantry Battalions Battalions, 1 Headquarters and Service Company | ||
| [[Colonel]] | |[[Colonel]] | ||
|Designated with a number, all Regiments in the UNSC are on the same number system. (eg- [[77th Marine Regiment]], [[506th Tank Regiment]]) | |Designated with a number, all Regiments in the UNSC are on the same number system. (eg- [[77th Marine Regiment]], [[506th Tank Regiment]]) | ||
|- valign=top style="border-bottom:3px double #999;" | |-valign="top" style="border-bottom:3px double #999;" | ||
| [[Battalion]]<ref>[[The Art of Halo]]</ref> | |[[Battalion]]<ref>[[The Art of Halo]]</ref> | ||
|800-1,000 | |800-1,000 | ||
| 3 | |3 Rifle Companies, 1 Weapons Company, 1 Headquarters and Service Company | ||
| [[Major (UNSC)|Major]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], Page 33</ref>-[[Lieutenant Colonel]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 112</ref> | |[[Major (UNSC)|Major]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], Page 33</ref>-[[Lieutenant Colonel]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 112</ref> | ||
| Receive a numbering within the Regiment, or an independent number for special forces units (eg- [[7th ODST Battalion]]) | |Receive a numbering within the Regiment, or an independent number for special forces units (eg- [[7th ODST Battalion]]) | ||
|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | |-valign="top" style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | ||
| [[Company]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]]</ref> | |[[Company]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]]</ref> | ||
| 130<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]]</ref>- 250<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref> | |130<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]]</ref>- 250<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref> | ||
|3 <ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>-6 Platoons<ref>[[Halo 3]]</ref> | |3 <ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>-6 Platoons<ref>[[Halo 3]]</ref> | ||
|[[Captain (Marine Corps)|Captain]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]]</ref>-[[First Lieutenant]] | |[[Captain (Marine Corps)|Captain]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]]</ref>-[[First Lieutenant]] | ||
|Designated with a letter from the [[Phonetic Alphabet]]. (eg- [[Tango Company]], [[Alpha Company]]) | |Designated with a letter from the [[Phonetic Alphabet]]. (eg- [[Tango Company]], [[Alpha Company]]) | ||
|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | |-valign="top" style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | ||
|[[Platoon]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Delta Halo (Level)]]</ref> | |[[Platoon]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Delta Halo (Level)]]</ref> | ||
|25<ref>[[Halo]]</ref>-48<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], </ref> | |25<ref>[[Halo]]</ref>-48<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], </ref> | ||
|3 <ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>- 4 Squads <ref>[[Halo 3]]</ref> | |3 <ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>- 4 Squads <ref>[[Halo 3]]</ref> | ||
|[[Gunnery Sergeant (UNSC)|Gunnery Sergeant]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Sierra 117 (Level)]]</ref>, [[Second Lieutenant]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 134</ref>, or [[First Lieutenant]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 58</ref> | |[[Gunnery Sergeant (UNSC)|Gunnery Sergeant]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Sierra 117 (Level)]]</ref>, [[Second Lieutenant]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 134</ref>, or [[First Lieutenant]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 58</ref> | ||
|Numbered within a Company (eg- [[First Platoon]]) | |Numbered within a Company (eg- [[First Platoon]]) | ||
|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | |-valign="top" style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | ||
|[[Combat Team]] <ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]</ref> | |[[Combat Team]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]</ref> | ||
|10-12<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]</ref> | |10-12<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]</ref> | ||
|2 Squads<ref>[[Halo 3]]</ref> | |2 Squads<ref>[[Halo 3]]</ref> | ||
|[[Sergeant]] or [[Staff Sergeant]] | |[[Sergeant]] or [[Staff Sergeant]] | ||
|Designated within Platoon by letter in Phonetic Alphabet | |Designated within Platoon by letter in Phonetic Alphabet | ||
|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | |-valign="top" style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | ||
|[[Squad]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Sierra 117]]</ref> | |[[Squad]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Sierra 117]]</ref> | ||
|5<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Silent Cartographer]], level [[Truth and Reconciliation]]</ref>-8<ref>[[Halo 3]]</ref> | |5<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Silent Cartographer]], level [[Truth and Reconciliation]]</ref>-8<ref>[[Halo 3]]</ref> | ||
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|[[Corporal]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]]</ref>-[[Staff Sergeant]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref> | |[[Corporal]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]]</ref>-[[Staff Sergeant]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref> | ||
|Numbered (using the word, not the number) within a Platoon. (eg- [[First Squad]], [[Second Squad]]) | |Numbered (using the word, not the number) within a Platoon. (eg- [[First Squad]], [[Second Squad]]) | ||
|- valign=top style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | |-valign="top" style="border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | ||
|[[Fireteam]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]</ref> | |[[Fireteam]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]</ref> | ||
|2<ref>[[Halo: Combat Part 2]]</ref>-5<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]</ref> | |2<ref>[[Halo: Combat Part 2]]</ref>-5<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]</ref> | ||
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|Designated with a letter from the phonetic alphabet within a squad, (eg- [[Alpha Team]], [[Fireteam Charlie]]) | |Designated with a letter from the phonetic alphabet within a squad, (eg- [[Alpha Team]], [[Fireteam Charlie]]) | ||
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===Exceptions=== | ===Exceptions=== | ||
