[Draven]

I have been playing with an idea, about organization of guerrilla cells/units. Basicly the unit has a Leader (Commander) who deals with logistics and support needs. Following this concept you have a series of less ranks and a core set up. Each cell consists of 8 to 12 people and can be expanded into a larger force. Any thoughts..?

Rank Structure & Duty:
Commander: Planning, Support, Logistics & Intelligence Assessment...
Lt. Commander: Commander of a secondary Cell/Unit...
Leutinant:Trained to do the Commanders job.
Staff Sergeant: Head of a 5 men combat team.
Sergeant: Senior member under the Staff Sergeant in the Combat Team
Corperal: Next in line after the Sergeant
Soldier First Class: Experienced Guerrilla Soldier
Soldier: Basic Guerrilla-Soldier
Recruit: Soldier in training (trained as 2 ro 4 at a time)...

Ideally, you would have a basic set up of a unit structured as this;
A commander would have access to sensitive information such as who are and how to contact all Lt. Commanders trained by the Commander. In the case of Lt. Commanders trained by other Lt. Commanders they would be know only to those intial trainers. This allows units to operate completely independant of other units but also their would be a possibility for units to "call in support" from other units.

Example 1.
1st Commander
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I---Lt. Commander A.....Sub Unit A1 & A2
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I---Lt. Commander B.....Sub Unit B1

Following this example; a Commander could "call in" support from a Lt. Commander A who can possibly bring in support from two additional sub units. loss of any of the sub units, has zero effect on the combat potential of the initial force. More so, the death or capture of Lt. Commander A does not endanger Lt. Commander B and only threatens then 1st Commander. This allows for small hard to infiltrate groups but also allows for many such groups to function collectively as a larger force.

An example of this would be the initial 1st Commander's unit; pulling a raid on a local jail or prison to free the camptured members of the Lt. Commander A's unit. Thus the 1st Commander "calls in support" from Lt. Commander B whose unit whose sole task is to secure a portion of road that acts as a choke point to allow the 1st Commander's unit to conduct the rescue mission. Neither units would have physical contact with each other and would conduct their training, logistics & intelligence preparation for each task independantly.

Even if all but Sub Units A1, A2 & B1 were lost each Sub Unit would be take the position as 1st Commander and if auxillery sub units were not spintered off their initial selves they would be able to do so at a later date. More so, each of the three cells would be conducting operations independantly.

Unit Combat Structure...
Ideally at full strength such as a unit would have approximately 9 to 12 members;
Commander: The Commanders Job is to train Leutenants, over see the training of recruits, assess intelligence, set-up support positions; safe houses, caches, ect. & plan missions based on resources.

Leutenant & 2 Soldiers (acting as support aids): The newest recruits come soldiers would aid the Leutenant in supporting the training of recruits & mission planning. These "fresh" soldiers would deliever messages, carry packages & drop propaganda in local areas. They would also be tasked with gathering intelligence.

These soldiers either with the Leutenant or Commander would pull rear and flank security for the advanced force; 5-man Combat Team.

5-Man Combat Team
Staff Seargant: The Staff Sergeant would lead a 5 man combat team & be tasked with preparing and training them for thier missions. The Staff Sergeant would them position himself as forward observer for the comabt team whilr the mission was conducted. The five man team can be broken down into smaller; 2 man buddy-teams with a forward observer to act as a fire support and rear guard for the buddy teams (usually with a sniper rifle).

In a very heavy combat situation the combined force of a Commander, Staff Sergeant & Two Support Soldiers can act as a Seconary set of Buddy Teams.

Buddy Team A (Sergeant & Soldier First Class):
The Senior Buddy Team A is made of the most experienced field-leader & soldier. The Sergeant leads a 4 man team in conducting the required mission.

Buddy Team B (Corperal & Soldier):
If the Sergeant is injured or killed the Corperal takes command of the remaining members of the 4 man team and finishes the mission and/or evacuation with observer or command support.