Salk
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| Salk | |
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 Standard Estonian military map symbol for a fireteam. |
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| Active | present |
| Country |  Estonia |
| Branch | Estonian Ground Force |
| Type | infantry |
| Size | 5 |
| Equipment | small firearms grenade launchers |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Corporal  |
Salk, (English: fireteam) is a small military unit led by a senior soldier that is subordinate to an infantry squad. Salk is bigger than a lahingpaar (fire and maneuver team) but smaller than a jagu (squad). It is also one of the smallest military formation among the Estonian Ground Force infantry units.[1]
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[edit] Leadership
It usually consists three to five soldiers, and may be further subdivided into fire and maneuver teams. A salk is composed of two fire and maneuver teams of two soldiers each, as well as a fireteam leader (salgapealik) who is usually a corporal (kapral).[2]
[edit] Organization
One single salk is ment to operate on a battlefield along with other salk´s on a landscale not creater than 50 x 100 metres. The is no logistical support elements in the structure of a jagu.
[edit] Other military uses
In the Canadian Army 'fireteam' refers to two soldiers paired for fire and movement. Two fireteams form an 'assault group' and two assault groups form a section of eight soldiers. Many other armed forces see the squad as the smallest military unit; some countries' armies have a pair consisting of two soldiers as the smallest military unit. In others a fireteam is composed of two pairs of soldiers (fire and maneuver team) forming a fireteam.
[edit] See also
- Military science
- Lahingpaar (English: Fire and maneuver team)
- Jagu (English: Squad)
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ http://www.mil.ee/kevadtorm/?s=kasulik Estonian Defence Forces formations
- ^ http://www.kaitseliit.ee/index.php?op=body&cat_id=100 Eesti relvajõudude ametikohtade tunnused
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