Timeline for Why might the dystopian government make its policemen patrol in fours?
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| Aug 23, 2018 at 0:46 | comment | added | LinkBerest - SO sold our work | Others have mentioned some of the reasons and tactics of fire teams but if you want a more in-depth look: the Marine Corps. Training Command has an old copy of the Rifle Squad Tactics student manual - page 12 has a great picture of movements, there are several descriptions of tactics, role responsibilities, and it even describes some of the reasons to move to buddy team pairs (two-man groups). | |
| Aug 21, 2018 at 19:58 | comment | added | TemporalWolf | Some clarification: fireteams are usually: Team leader, Rifleman/Scout, Automatic Rifleman, and the last role depends on the organization: Assistant Automatic Rifleman/Grenadier/Sniper/etc, "Support" if you will. The UK as well as the US Marines give the grenadier role to the team leader, whereas the US Army it's the fourth role. It's purpose is to enable the use of bounding overwatch when assaulting an enemy position. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 at 17:48 | comment | added | Ryan Gibbs | Fire teams are exactly where my mind went with this too. Assuming a military state, it's not at all far fetched to think the police might actually just be military, or have originated their procedures from the military. | |
| Aug 21, 2018 at 13:56 | comment | added | Jammin4CO | It could also be for assigned zones of focus. One has eyes out for long range threats, one for close range, one for cyber/technical threats, and one for aerial threats. On the same concept, perhaps due required PPE, their field of vision is reduced and to cover 360 degrees they need 4 people. | |
| S Aug 21, 2018 at 6:40 | history | suggested | Nij | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Terminology. Removed irrelevant meta commentary.
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| Aug 21, 2018 at 1:16 | comment | added | RonJohn | CQB is close quarter battle. | |
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| Aug 21, 2018 at 0:06 | history | answered | ed will | CC BY-SA 4.0 |