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Old 02-07-2010, 08:49 PM
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I don't have any written up on hand, but I would suggest a few rules of thumb:

- A commander should have between three and five subordinates reporting to him. Any more than that, and he will likely be overwhelmed. This does not rule out temporary attachments and support elements.

- Infantry sub-units try to build around the machine guns/SAWs/whatever.

- Most commanders like to have a recon element, as well as indirect fire support and antitank weapons.

- Tankers and gunners like to be massed in as few units as possible, so that they can have the greatest effect on the battle. This goes for aircraft, too, but that's not so much a worry by T2k.

- Don't forget the medics and mechanics.
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