Editing Fireteam (section)

===United Kingdom===
[[File:Pictured are Soldiers of C Coy 2 Royal Anglian using a compound as shelter during an operation. MOD 45157876.jpg|thumb|right|[[Royal Anglian Regiment]] soldiers during a lull in operations in Afghanistan in 2014; their numbers and equipment correspond to a British fireteam of the period (Left to right: L110A2 LMG, L85A2 with L123A2 UGL, L85A2, L129A1).]]
Infantry units of the [[British Army]], [[Royal Marines]] and [[RAF Regiment]] introduced the fireteam concept following the adoption of the [[SA80]] rifle and light support weapon. An [[Section (military unit)|infantry section]] of eight men contains two fireteams, Charlie and Delta, each comprising an NCO (corporal or [[lance corporal]]) and three privates.
*[[Team leader]]: This NCO carries an L85 rifle with an [[Heckler & Koch AG36#Variants|L123]] [[underslung grenade launcher]]. Some units vary with one of the privates carrying the grenade launcher rather than the NCO.
*[[Rifleman]]: Two privates carry L85 rifles.<ref name=Soldier_Magazine_September_2018>{{cite web|access-date=8 September 2018|publisher=[[British Army]]|title=Soldier Magazine September 2018|url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d441842f#/d441842f/28}}</ref> Under earlier fireteam organization there also were two riflemen,<ref name=Infantry_Platoon_Tactics>{{cite book|author=Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|author-link=Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|title = Army Code No. 71641, Infantry Tactical Doctrine Volume 1, Pamphlet No. 3 Infantry Platoon Tactics|year= 1999}}</ref> but the second of these was later substituted with a designated marksman, leaving the section with one rifleman per fireteam.<ref name=Infantry_Platoon_Tactics_09>{{cite book|author=Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|author-link=Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|title = Army Code No. 71882, Infantry Tactical Doctrine Volume 1, Pamphlet No. 3 Infantry Platoon Tactics|year= 2009}}</ref> From 2019, the earlier organization was restored and the section commander was given discretion to re-role the section gunner as a third rifleman if needed.<ref name=Soldier_Magazine_September_2018 />
*[[Automatic rifle|Gunner]]: One private per section carries an [[FN MAG|L7A2]] [[GPMG]]. Earlier section organizations had one private per fireteam carrying an [[SA80#L86 LSW|L86]] [[light support weapon]]<ref name=Infantry_Platoon_Tactics /> (intended to replace the L7A2) and then an [[FN Minimi|L110]] light machine gun;<ref name=Infantry_Platoon_Tactics_09 /> the L110A3 was removed from service in 2019, with the earlier L7A2 being reinstated as the section machine gun.<ref name=Soldier_Magazine_September_2018 />
*[[Designated marksman]]: One private per section carries an [[L129A1]] [[designated marksman rifle|sharpshooter rifle]]. Earlier fireteam organizations had one private per fireteam carrying either an L86A2 light support weapon<ref name=Infantry_Platoon_Tactics_09 /> or an L129A1<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/58800/british-army-to-review-use-of-belt-fed-weapons-and-light-mortars|title=Janes &#124; Latest defence and security news}}</ref> depending on availability; the L86A2 was removed from service in 2019, with the L129A1 officially becoming the standard section DMR.<ref name=Soldier_Magazine_September_2018 />
The fireteam is generally used as a subdivision of the section for fire and maneuver rather than as a separate unit in its own right, although fireteams or fireteam-sized units are often used for reconnaissance tasks, special operations, and urban patrols (usually being to referred to as a "brick" in the latter scenario).<ref>{{cite web|date=1993|access-date=5 December 2018|publisher=[[School of Advanced Military Studies]]|title=The British Experience in Northern Ireland: A Model for Modern Peacemaking Operations?|url=https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a264419.pdf#page=32|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226174036/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a264419.pdf#page=32|url-status=live|archive-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>