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==Introduction==
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A '''Squad''' is a [[UNSC Military Organization|military unit]] used by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] in the organisation of its combat personnel.  In the UNSC Marine Corps, a squad can consist of anywhere between five to eight members(Usually containing six marines)<ref>[[Assault on the Control Room (Level), [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]</ref><ref>[[343 Guilty Spark (Level)]], [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]</ref>, and can be further divided into [[Fireteam]]s for combat operations.
 
A '''squad''' is a [[UNSC Military Organization|military unit]] used by the [[UNSC Army]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps]] in the organisation of its combat personnel.   


==Composition==
==Composition==
Squads typically are composed of twelve personnel,{{Ref/Reuse|enc55}} though this is an ideal and rarely matched in the field, leading to squad sizes ranging from eight to thirteen members.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[Assault on the Control Room]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref> Squads can be led by a [[corporal]], [[lance corporal]]<ref name="enc55">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''p. 55 (2009 and 2011)''</ref> or [[sergeant]].<ref name="osfm">'''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''', ''p. 143''</ref> Squads are typically divided into two or more [[fireteam]]s, each consisting of 4-5 soldiers led by a Corporal or Lance Corporal. Likewise, three squads form a [[platoon]], though exact composition depends on [[company]] structure. Some company organisations mix their heavy weapons personnel into each platoon, so that each platoon has one heavy weapons squad and two riflemen squads.{{Ref/Reuse|enc55}} Squads within a [[platoon]] are numbered i.e. [[First Squad]], [[Second Squad]], and so forth.


The UNSC Marine Corps does follow the general structure used by the 20th and 21st Century [[US Marine Corps]], although exact  numbers differ Normally, a squad is composed of usually two, sometimes three, [[Fireteam]]s of  two to four Marines under the command of a Non-Commissioned Officer, usually a [[Corporal]]. A  [[Sergeant]] or [[Staff Sergeant]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], prologue.</ref> commands the squad as a whole.
[[UNSC Special Forces]] sometimes utilise much lower personnel counts in squads, as low as four - making them effectively equivalent to a fireteam.<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''Prologue''</ref> such as the [[ODST]] and [[Naval Special Warfare]] units.
 
The UNSC may use a smaller system for  such as the [[ODST]] and [[Naval Special Warfare]] units.


Squads within a [[platoon]] are numbered i.e. [[First Squad]], [[Second Squad]], and so forth, with a Platoon normally composed of at least two Squads, often three or four.
==Known squads==
See ''[[:Category:UNSC Marine Corps squads]]'' for a list of known squads.


==Known Squads==
==Sources==
*[[First Squad]]
{{Ref/Sources}}
*[[Second Squad]]


== Related Articles ==
==See also==
*[[UNSC Military Organization]]
*[[UNSC Military Organization]]


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{{UNSC military organization}}
[[Category:UNSC Military Units]]
[[Category:UNSC organizational military units]]

Latest revision as of 03:50, March 24, 2023

A squad is a military unit used by the UNSC Army and UNSC Marine Corps in the organisation of its combat personnel.

Composition[edit]

Squads typically are composed of twelve personnel,[1] though this is an ideal and rarely matched in the field, leading to squad sizes ranging from eight to thirteen members.[2][3] Squads can be led by a corporal, lance corporal[1] or sergeant.[4] Squads are typically divided into two or more fireteams, each consisting of 4-5 soldiers led by a Corporal or Lance Corporal. Likewise, three squads form a platoon, though exact composition depends on company structure. Some company organisations mix their heavy weapons personnel into each platoon, so that each platoon has one heavy weapons squad and two riflemen squads.[1] Squads within a platoon are numbered i.e. First Squad, Second Squad, and so forth.

UNSC Special Forces sometimes utilise much lower personnel counts in squads, as low as four - making them effectively equivalent to a fireteam.[5] such as the ODST and Naval Special Warfare units.

Known squads[edit]

See Category:UNSC Marine Corps squads for a list of known squads.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), p. 55 (2009 and 2011)
  2. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, Assault on the Control Room
  3. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, 343 Guilty Spark
  4. ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, p. 143
  5. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, Prologue

See also[edit]