WAR GAMES

sábado, 20 de septiembre de 2008

MILITARY UNITS SIZE.

Here is the size of different played military units.

MILITARY SYMBOLS

The following are the symbol used by any army in tactiacl or strategy maps.

Unit sizes.

Above the unit symbol, a symbol representing the size of the unit can be displayed. Here are the different possibilities:

Symbol
Name
Typical no. of personnel
No. of subordinate units
Typical rank of leader

XXXXXX region or theatre (rare in peacetime) 250,000 + Several army groups
US:General of the Army

XXXXX army group (rare in peacetime) 120,000 + Several armies US:General of the Army

XXXX army 100,000 Nominally several corps,but often instead divided into a larger number of divisions (e.g. five to ten) General (Gen)

XXX Corps 30,000-60,000 Several divisions Lieutenant general (Lt Gen)

XX division 10,000–20,000 Nominally several brigades or regiments,but typically about 10 battalions plus support units Major general (Maj Gen)

X brigade 2000–5000 Several regiments or battalions (Nb: Commonwealth infantry battalion is equivalent to regiment in other Commonwealth arms e.g. Engineers) Commonwealth: brigadier, US: brigadier general

III regiment or group [Depends on country and arm] A regiment in the field is equivalent to either brigade or battalion depending on the country and arm. (NB: In the Commonwealth regiments are also a ceremonial concept.) N/A

II battalion or equivalent, e.g U.S. Cavalry squadron or Commonwealth regiment of tanks or engineers 300–1000 2–6 companies, batteries, U.S. troops, or Commonwealth squadrons Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col)

I company or equivalent, e.g. artillery battery, U.S. Cavalry troop or Commonwealth armoured squadron 60–250 Several platoons or Commonwealth troops Captain (CPT) assisted by a First Lieutenant. Also assisted by a Company Sergeant Major (Commonwealth) or by a First Sergeant (US)