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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1944
Page
8
Marines shift from 12-man to 13-man rifle squads with three four-man fire teams under a sergeant and corporal leaders. The reorganized units aim to improve control, speed deployment, and firepower in jungle combat, as illustrated in Leatherneck drawings.
The article explains a shift from a fixed 12 man scout squad to using corporal led teams as versatile scouting units. Teams can be deployed for offensive reconnaissance, security or rear flank duties in diverse combat settings based on Marine combat experience in the South Pacific jungles as depicted in Leatherneck magazine.
The illustration shows a sergeant ordering a 13 man squad to advance to about 35 yards and neutralize hidden Jop automatic rifles with grenades. A corporal’s fire team moves forward under supporting fire from two teams to toss grenades into the Japanese position, illustrating the need for close coordination in small fire teams.
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