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Combat team, the Glossary

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A combat team is temporary grouping of military organizations of differing types to accomplish a defined mission or objective.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Armoured warfare, Artillery, Brigade combat team, Brigade group, Combat engineer, Company (military unit), Infantry, Military organization, NATO Joint Military Symbology, Regimental combat team, Squadron (army), Tank, Triangular division.

  2. Ad hoc units and formations

Armoured warfare

Armoured warfare or armored warfare (American English; see spelling differences), is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare.

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Artillery

Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.

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Brigade combat team

The brigade combat team (BCT) is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the U.S. Army.

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Brigade group

A brigade group is a term used primarily in armies of the Commonwealth of Nations for an ad hoc arrangement of forces. Combat team and brigade group are ad hoc units and formations.

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Combat engineer

A combat engineer (also called pioneer or sapper) is a type of soldier who performs military engineering tasks in support of land forces combat operations.

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Company (military unit)

A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100–250 soldiers and usually commanded by a major or a captain.

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Infantry

Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.

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Military organization

Military organization (AE) or military organisation (BE) is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer such military capability as a national defense policy may require.

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NATO Joint Military Symbology

NATO Joint Military Symbology is the NATO standard for military map symbols.

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Regimental combat team

A regimental combat team (RCT) is a provisional major infantry unit which has seen use by branches of the United States Armed Forces.

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Squadron (army)

A squadron was historically a cavalry subunit, a company- or battalion-sized military formation.

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Tank

A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat.

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Triangular division

A triangular division is a designation given to the way military divisions are organized.

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See also

Ad hoc units and formations

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_team