Editing File (unit)

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A '''file''' is an organizational unit of the [[Covenant]]'s [[Covenant military|military]], consisting of low-tier warriors under the command of an officer.<ref name="sg">[http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/topic/20608-lore-questions/#comment-347235 '''Spartan Games''': ''Lore Questions - General Discussion'']</ref>

A file is an administrative grouping of low-tier warriors under the command of an officer.<ref name="sg"/> The composition of a file is quite diverse, ranging from five [[Unggoy]] led by an Unggoy,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', Chapter 1, ''pages 32-33'' (2003 paperback); ''page 35'' (2010 paperback)</ref> to several low-ranking [[Kig-Yar]] led by a high-ranking Unggoy,<ref name="flood333">'''Halo: The Flood''', Chapter 11, ''pages 296-299'' (2003 paperback); ''pages 330-333'' (2010 paperback)</ref> to five [[Special Operations Sangheili]] led by an [[Special Operations Officer|Officer]];<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', Chapter 8, ''page 214'' (2003 paperback); ''page 238'' (2010)</ref> the commander of the file being referred to as a "file leader".<ref name="flood333"/>  

A file is larger than a [[lance]], with a single file of Unggoy being more dangerous than a combat lance; a single [[Goblin]] was more powerful than a lance of Unggoy, but not a file of similar composition.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating'']</ref> A file is roughly analogous to a [[squad]];<ref name="infinity">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond'']</ref> some definitions compare lances to squads,<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-summer-red-summer-blue '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue'']</ref> though they are actually more comparable to the smaller [[fireteam]]s.<ref name="sg"/><ref name="infinity"/>

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