Brigades, divisons, regiments... what's all that r

[Demagor 0]

Now, I know that the exact figures may vary depending what nation is being referrenced, but I would really like some information that would apply (at least) in general "across-the-board".  Basically, I want to know is, how big is a Division? a Regiment? a Battalion? a Company? an Army?, etc. (I know there are more).  Also, how are they structured?  For example (and I'm just making this up) there are 4 regiments in a battalion, 2 battalions in a division, 4 divisions in an Army, etc.  This is something that has always eluded me, and an answer would shine a lot of light on an otherwise dim understanding.

Again, I know that the size and content may potentially vary by nation (i.e. British Divisions may be larger than those of the Soviets, U.S. battalions are typically larger than those of Finnland, etc), so if I could get feedback from persons of different countries with their respective info, that would help much more!

[Paratrooper 0]

You could find all this with a simple google search you know.

[Tex -USMC- 0]

squad- 8-12 men

platoon- 30-40 men

company- 3-4 platoons +command element

battalion- 3-4 companies

regiment- 3-4 battalions

brigades- 3-4 regiments (only exist in armored commands, afaik)

division- 15,000 troops, ballpark

corps- 3-4 divisions

[Aculaud 0]

Ok, what about "unit"? Is that just like a general term describing some sort of combat element, or is it refering to something specific?

[Tex -USMC- 0]

yes.

[Guest]

Sweden:

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Grupp = 10 - 12 men

Pluton = 4 x Grupp

Kompani = 4x Pluton + 1 x HKV Platoon (HQ)

Bataljon = (3-4) x Kompani

Regimente = 3-4 x Battaljon

...etc

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Sep. 05 2002,23:50)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Sweden:

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Grupp = 10 - 12 men

Pluton = 4 x Grupp

Kompani = 4x Pluton + 1 x HKV Platoon (HQ)

Bataljon = (3-4) x Kompani

Regimente = 3-4 x Battaljon

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hhmmm...wonders of Latin....the all sound similar

so i assume this applies to your Amphiant branch?

[Aculaud 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Sep. 05 2002,14:37)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">yes.<span id='postcolor'>

Yes, it describes some sort of element, or yes, it describes something more specific?

[Tex -USMC- 0]

no. errr, yes?

[Aculaud 0]

huh..............ok, how about half and half?

[Tex -USMC- 0]

Unit is just a general term. It has no fixed numeric value

[Aculaud 0]

Ahhhh, gracias

[Tex -USMC- 0]

I dragged it out there long enough didnt I?

[Aculaud 0]

yeah, but it was funny while it lasted

[WhoCares 0]

For the US Army you can get your informations in the Field Manuals

(sometimes even the AA:O forum is useful)

[Gollum1 0]

I´ve never gotten around to solving this mystery of brigades and platoons, but now I feel better!

Thanks.

[Warin 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Gollum1 @ Sep. 09 2002,19:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I´ve never gotten around to solving this mystery of brigades and platoons, but now I feel better!

Thanks. <span id='postcolor'>

Umm..what mystery??

To quote Tex:

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">squad- 8-12 men

platoon- 30-40 men

company- 3-4 platoons +command element

battalion- 3-4 companies

regiment- 3-4 battalions

brigades- 3-4 regiments (only exist in armored commands, afaik)

division- 15,000 troops, ballpark

corps- 3-4 divisions

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No mystery