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1.Column

2.Line ( Skirmishers )

3.Wedge

4.Vee

5.Echelon ( Diagonal )

 

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In Company representation

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Column

 

000

000

000

 

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Line ( Skirmishers )

 

000.000.000

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Wedge

 

......000

000......000

 

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Vee

 

000......000

......000

 

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Echelon ( Diagonal )

 

000

......000

............000

 

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Marginal Note:

 

Each 0 means 1 Squad

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Team have 3 to 5 members

Squad have 2 to 3 Teams

Platoon have 3 Squads

 

Company have 3 Platoons

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Battalion have 4 Company and the Headquarter Company

 

 

Let's try to form it into ...

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Battalion Column Formation

 

000 .Alpha

000

000

 

000 .Bravo

000

000

 

000 .Charlie

000

000

 

000 .Headquarter

000

000

 

000 .Delta

000

000

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Battalion Line Formation ( Skirmishers )

 

000.000.000.A.000.000.000.B.000.000.000.H.000.000.000.C.000.000.000.D.

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Battalion Wedge Formation

 

.............000 .Alpha.............000 .Charlie

.............000 ......................000

.............000 ......................000

 

000 .Bravo.............................................000 .Delta

000 .......................................................000

000........................................................000

 

..............................000 .Headquarter

..............................000

..............................000

 

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Battalion V Formation ( Vee )

 

000 .Alpha ............................................................000 .Charlie

000 ......................................................................000

000 ......................................................................000

 

................000 .Bravo............................000 .Delta

................000 ......................................000

................000 ......................................000

 

.................................000 .Headquarter

.................................000

.................................000

 

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Battalion Echelon Formation ( Diagonal )

 

( Echelon have right and left form )

 

000 .Alpha

000

000

 

.................000 .Bravo

.................000

.................000

 

.................................000 .Headquarter

.................................000

.................................000

 

.................................................000 .Charlie

.................................................000

.................................................000

 

....................................................................000 .Delta

....................................................................000

....................................................................000

 

 

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The classical Quadratum was use in Vietnam ( see the film " We Were Soldier" )

 

 

000.000.000 .Alpha..........000.000.000 .Charlie

 

...................000.000.000 .Headquarter

 

000.000.000 .Bravo.........000.000.000 .Delta

 

...and they made a historical landmark in Modern Warfare.

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