File (formation)
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In military organization, a file is a number of troops drawn up in line ahead (i.e. one behind the other) in a column. The number of files is the measure of the width of a column of troops in several ranks one behind the other.[1][2][3][4]
Usage
Files are useful when troops don't know where the enemy is, since there are overlapping fields of fire from each soldier, and cover from a possible flanking attack. Files are at a disadvantage when there are heavy weapons nearby, supported by infantry, especially machine guns and tanks.[1][2]
Ancient Greek use
A file of men in the Greek phalanx was called a lochos (Template:Langx) and usually ranged from eight to sixteen men.[5]
References
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- ^ a b McNab, p. 55.
- ^ a b Schwartz, p. 9
- ^ Holbrook, p. 10.
- ^ United States Army, p. 9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Asclepiodotus, Tactica, chapter 2". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
Bibliography
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Royal military panorama, or, Officers' companion. Vol. 3. 1813. OCLC 8007063.
- Duparcq, Edouard Le Barre (1863). Elements of Military Art and History: Comprising the History and Tactics of the Separate Arms; the Combination of the Arms; and the Minor Operations of War. D. Vand Nostrand. Template:Catalog lookup link
- Holbrook, John (1826). Military Tactics: Adapted to the Different Corps in the United States, According to the Latest Improvements. E. A. Clark. Template:Catalog lookup link
- McNab, Chris (2007). Combat Techniques: An Elite Forces Guide to Modern Infantry Tactics. Macmillan. Template:ISBN
- Schwartz, Richard B. (2008). Tactical Emergency Medicine. Williams & Wilkins. Template:ISBN
Web sources
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.United States Army (2001). "Basic Formations, Movement Techniques, and Hand-and-Arm Signals" (PDF). global.security.org. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
