Subunit (military)

Subunit or sub-unit – Subordinated element of (bataillon sized) parent units which are separately indentified in authorization documents by name, number, or letter; e.g. companies or battalions, platoons or detachments of separate companies.

Typical subuinits are:
 * infantry company
 * artillery battery
 * U.S. Cavalry troop, or
 * Commonwealth armour or combat engineering squadron


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