Editing Fireteam (section)

==Battle pair==
[[File:Ww2 158.jpg|thumb|right|An example of fire and maneuver in actual combat.  Here, during the [[Battle of Okinawa]], a US marine on the left provides covering fire for the marine on the right to break cover and move to a different position.]]

A ''battle pair'' is the smallest unit above the individual soldier, in the modern era chiefly employed by [[Baltic states|Baltic]] militaries and special forces like the Special Air Service.  It consists of two soldiers with one soldier acting as senior of the two fighters (decided amongst the two or by their superior). A fireteam in turn consists of at least two fire and maneuver teams, and a squad of two or more fireteams.

It may be known in the United States as a ''fire and maneuver team''.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} This concept has not been widely utilized. The United States and most Commonwealth armies mainly rely on the concept of fire teams forming a squad.

===Estonia===
A battle pair (''Lahingpaar'') is the smallest unit in the [[Estonian Defence Forces]] and [[Estonian Defence League]]. Two to three battle pairs make up a ''pooljagu'' (half-squad), the Estonian equivalent of a fire team.

===Finland===
Until 2015 in the [[Finnish Defence Forces]], three ''taistelupari'' (combat pairs) formed a squad along with a squad leader. A three-man fireteam is now the smallest standard unit in  Finnish infantry doctrine.

===France===
The French Army has the concept of a ''binôme'' ('pair'). In the regular forces it is the pairing of an experienced soldier with a recruit or replacement. The new soldier learns from the experienced soldier how to properly perform the everyday tasks and responsibilities of his assignment.

In the old colonial forces (like the [[French Foreign Legion]]) it was a means of imposing order. The pair were responsible for each other – if one member broke the rules or deserted, the other would be punished for not preventing it.

===Sweden===
According to the [[Swedish Armed Forces]] field manual, a ''Stridspar'' working in unison is as effective as four soldiers of same quality acting individually.