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| | [[Image:Marines in the Jungle.jpg|300px|thumb|A Fire Team of [[UNSC]] [[Marines]] lead by [[Gunnery Sergeant Pete Stacker]] in the Jungles of [[Africa]].]] |
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| | A '''Fire Team''' is a small [[United Nations Space Command]] military unit of infantry. |
| {{Center|''For the [[Halo: Reach]] and [[Halo 5: Guardians]] gameplay element, see [[Fireteam (gameplay mechanic)]]''.}}
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| [[File:Marines in the Jungle.jpg|300px|thumb|A [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] rifle team in [[Kenya]]]]
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| A '''fireteam''' is the smallest organization that ground forces are assigned to in the [[UNSC Army]], [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[Spartan Operations|Spartan branch]]. As the smallest unit, it serves as the base upon which all other units are organized. The closest organizational unit in the [[Covenant military]] is known as a [[lance]]. | |
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| ==Background== | | ==Introduction== |
| ===Function===
| | The concept of the Fire Team is based on the need for tactical flexibility in infantry operations. They generally consist of approximately four soldiers, although can include up to seven soldiers (i.e. [[Fireteam Charlie]]-[[Halo (level)|on Halo]] ), and are grouped into squads. |
| The concept of the fireteam is based on the need for tactical flexibility in infantry operations. They generally consist of approximately four soldiers or Marines who are formed into a [[squad]]. Generally, a squad contains three fireteams. | |
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| A fireteam is capable of autonomous operations as part of a larger unit. Successful fireteam employment relies on quality small unit training for troops, experience of its members operating together, sufficient communications infrastructure, and a quality non-commissioned officer corps to provide tactical leadership for the team. | | ==Function== |
| | A Fire Team is capable of autonomous operations as part of a larger unit. Successful fire team employment relies on quality small unit training for soldiers, experience of Fire Team members operating together, sufficient communications infrastructure, and a quality non-commissioned officer corps to provide tactical leadership for the team. A team is effective so long as its primary weapon remains operational, such as the [[MA5C ICWS Assault Rifle]] or [[BR55 Battle Rifle]]. |
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| Under the [[Unified Ground Command|UNICOM]] [[UNSC rank structure#UNICOM ranks|rank structure]], Fireteams are led by an E-4 Corporal, with an E3 Lance Corporal serving as the Fireteam Assistant.<ref name="OSFM142">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', PART 8: UNSC ORGANISATION, UNICOM Ranks (p. 142-143)</ref>
| | ==Members== |
| | ''Note: The number of soldiers, their armament, and their roles in the team may vary from fire team to fire team. For example some teams may include a Grenadier or incorporate a [[Rocket Launcher]] as one of their weapons. The following is just one possibility.'' |
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| On some occasions, some Fireteam that has been disbanded, mostly lack of members because of reassignment, killed in action, resign, or incarcerated, may often be reinstated again based on higher-up decisions or when the previous fireteam leader request to put the former member together once more. [[Alpha-Nine]], an ODST squad formed by [[Edward Buck]] disbanded for four years is now reinstated as Spartan Fireteam.
| | *'''Leader:''' First in command, provides tactical leadership. A Fire Team is usually lead by a [[Sergeant]], such as [[Sergeant Johnson]], but a [[Corporal]] can also lead. Usually wields a [[Rifle]] but [[Avery J. Johnson]] is known to sometimes carry a [[Sniper Rifle]]. |
| | *'''Rifleman:''' Usually carries an [[Assault Rifle]] or [[Battle Rifle]] and provides suppressive fire for the team. |
| | *'''Assistant Rifleman:''' carries extra [[Armor Piercing Rounds|Ammunition]]. |
| | *'''Automatic Rifleman:''' carries a [[M247 GP Machine Gun|light machinegun]] for added firepower. |
| | *'''Scout:''' Looks out for any signs of hostile enemy forces. Would normally carry a scoped weapon such as the [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]] but could possibly carry a [[Sniper Rifle]]. |
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| ==Notable Fireteams== | | ==Known Fire Teams== |
| ===Army===
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| *[[3 Charlie]]
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| ===Marine Corps===
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| *[[Corporal Harland's fireteam]]
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| *[[Fire Team Charlie]] | | *[[Fire Team Charlie]] |
| *[[Recon Team Echo|Fire Team Echo]]
| | *[[Fire Team Zulu]] |
| *[[Recon Team India|Fire Team India]]
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| *[[Fire Team Lima]]
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| *[[Fire Team November]] | |
| *[[Fireteam Zulu]]
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| *[[Alpha-Nine]]
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| *[[Fireteam Raven]]
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| ===Special Operations Forces=== | | ==Related Articles== |
| In the [[Spartan Operations]] branch, Spartans are typically divided into fireteams of 4-5 personnel. Spartan-IV fireteams are led by a Spartan with the rank of Fireteam Leader, roughly analogous to a UNSC [[Captain]].<ref name="OSFM32">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', PART 2: THE SPARTAN-IV PROGRAM, Spartan Command Structure(p. 32-33)</ref>
| | *[[Multiplayer squad]] |
| *[[NOBLE Team]]
| | *[[Platoon]] |
| *[[Blue Team]]
| | *[[Company]] |
| *[[Red Team]]
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| *[[Gray Team]]
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| *[[Team Black|Black Team]]
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| *[[Fireteam Majestic]]
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| *[[Fireteam Crimson]]
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| *[[Fireteam Osiris]] | |
| *[[Team Omega]] | |
| *See also: [[:Category:SPARTAN teams]] for a full list of Spartan fireteams. | |
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| [[Category:UNSC organizational military units]] | | [[Category:UNSC Military Units]] |
