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A '''file''' is a organizational unit of the [[Covenant]]'s [[Covenant military|military]], consisting of low-tier warriors under the command of an officer.<ref name="sg">[http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/topic/20608-lore-questions/#comment-347235 '''Spartan Games''': ''Lore Questions - General Discussion'']</ref>
A '''file''' is the smallest infantry unit within the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]]. A [[lance]] is the unit above a file.


== Overview ==
==Organization==
The group usually consists of around four to five [[Unggoy]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 61''</ref> or [[Kig-Yar]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 155''</ref> A file is usually led by a [[Sangheili Minor]], or a [[Jiralhanae Minor]] with an [[Ultra Unggoy]] assisting. A file is the Covenant equivalent to a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Fireteam]].  
A file is an administrative grouping of low-tier warriors under the command of an officer.<ref name="sg"/> The composition of a file is quite diverse, ranging from five [[Unggoy]] led by an [[Unggoy Major]],<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 35'' (2010)</ref> to several low-ranking [[Kig-Yar]] led by a high-ranking Unggoy,<ref name="flood333">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 333'' (2010)</ref> to five [[Special Operations Sangheili]] led by an [[Special Operations Officer|Officer]];<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 238'' (2010)</ref> the commander of the file being referred to as a "file leader".<ref name="flood333"/> A file is larger than a [[lance]], with a single file of Unggoy being more dangerous than a combat lance; a single [[Goblin]] was 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"/>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==

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A file is a organizational unit of the Covenant's military, consisting of low-tier warriors under the command of an officer.[1]

Organization

A file is an administrative grouping of low-tier warriors under the command of an officer.[1] The composition of a file is quite diverse, ranging from five Unggoy led by an Unggoy Major,[2] to several low-ranking Kig-Yar led by a high-ranking Unggoy,[3] to five Special Operations Sangheili led by an Officer;[4] the commander of the file being referred to as a "file leader".[3] A file is larger than a lance, with a single file of Unggoy being more dangerous than a combat lance; a single Goblin was more powerful than a lance of Unggoy, but not a file of similar composition.[5]

A file is roughly analogous to a squad;[6] some definitions compare lances to squads,[7] though they are actually more comparable to the smaller fireteams.[1][6]

List of appearances

Sources