Diamond Squad

Diamond Squad is led by Dixie Ermintrude.

Composition

Manpower

Diamond squad consists of two squads of four marines that divide into two-man fireteams: The Rifle Team and Gun Team. The rifle team consists of a pair of riflemen on the 'buddy' system equipped with the ARMAT M41A PULSE RIFLE: . The Gun Team is made up of a rifleman with an m41 and a machine-gunner carrying the automatic M56A2 SMART GUN .

Equipment

If authorized by platoon commanders the following equipment is also available: 8 THE M240 INCINERATOR UNIT, 8 UA 57 1-C AUTOMATED SENTRY GUN , 2 ARMAT XM99A PHASED PLASMA PULSE RIFLE or 1 ARMAT U1 GRENADE LAUNCHER , 18 M83 SADAR anti-tank smart rockets, and a single M402 multiple-Launch fire-support mortar. Along with sufficient sensor equipment to establish an overlapping detection matrix with a frontage of 1,000 meters.

Vehicles

M570 Series Armored Personnel Carrier & UD-4 Cheyenne Series VTOL Tactical Dropship

Type

Infantry

Overall training Level

Semi-professional

Parent Formation

7982nd Defense Squadron

Used by

• Colonial Marines

Ranks & Titles

• E-1 Private
• E-2, Private First Class
• E-3 Lance Corporal
• E-4 Corporal
• E-5 Sergeant