Sub-subunit

Sub-subunit or sub-sub-unit is a 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. Fireteams, squads, crews, sections and patrols are typically sub-subunits.

Type of military unit

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Sub-subunit or sub-sub-unit is a 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. Fireteams, squads, crews, sections and patrols are typically sub-subunits.

Types of sub-units

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Main article: Military organization § Modern hierarchy

Sub-subunits (de: Teileinheit; ru: подразделение/podrazdelenie) in various languages and armed forces

NATO symbol		Bundeswehr			English	French	Russian	Polish
Icon	Description	Designation	Structure	Commander/leader
	one dot over framed unit icon	Trupp[1]	2–7 men, Tank crew	Unteroffizier ⇒ Hauptgefreiter	Squad	Equipe[2] Equipage[3]	Группа (gruppa)[4] Звено (zveno)[5] Расчёт (raschot)[6]	Drużyna[7]
	Two dots over framed unit icon	Gruppe,[8] Halbzug	8–12 men, 2 tank crews	Oberfeldwebel ⇒ Unteroffizier	Section	Groupe[9][10] Patrouille[11]	Отделе́ние (otdelenie) Экипаж (ekipazh)[12] Расчёт (raschot)[13]	Drużyna[14] Załoga[15] Działon[16]
		Rotte[17]	2 aircraft		Two-ship flight/Pair	Patrouille légère	Пара (para)	N.N.
	Three dots over framed unit icon	Zug, Hörsaal	ca. 40 men[18]	Hauptmann ⇒ Hauptfeldwebel	Platoon	Section[19]	Взвод (vzvod)	Pluton
		Schwarm/Kette	3–4 aircraft		Flight	Patrouille[20] Peloton[21]	Звено (zveno)	Klucz
	four dots over framed unit icon	Staffel[22]		Hauptmann ⇒ Hauptfeldwebel	Echelon[23]	Escadrille		Eskadra

Legend:

•   Army
•   Air Force

References

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1. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-8.
2. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-13.
3. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-13.
4. ^ Usually as a translation, rarely used in post-WWII Soviet and Russian infantry tactics due to small squad size
5. ^ In historical context, e.g., 1930s Red Army teams
6. ^ When referring to infantry teams crewing collective weapons: HMGs, grenade launchers, ATGMs etc.
7. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-25.
8. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-8.
9. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-8.
10. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-13.
11. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-13.
12. ^ Crew in most military branches, e.g., aviation, armour, automobile troops etc.
13. ^ Crew in artillery and all kinds of missile troops
14. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-25.
15. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-25.
16. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-25.
17. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-8.
18. ^ The personal strength, e.g., of self-contained platoons, training platoons, technical platoons, or Bundeswehr sub-subunits with platoon structure, might contain different staff.^{[citation needed]}
19. ^ 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.^{[citation needed]}
20. ^ In fighter aviation
21. ^ In bomber and military transport aviation
22. ^ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-8.
23. ^ APP-6 Military Symbols for Land Based Systems. NATO. July 1986. pp. B8.