what is a squadron how amy fighters are ina squadron is it like 3 or five fighter jets in one squadron anybody know?
2006-09-27 07:07:01 · 6 answers · asked by antelias 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
it depends on the base and the resources it could be as little as 4 to 20 planes
2006-09-27 07:10:11 · answer #1 · answered by turkey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Squadrons are groupings of aircraft, naval vessels or armoured fighting vehicles.
An air force squadron typically consists of three or four flights,with between 12 to 24 aircraft depending on aircraft type and air force.
An armoured squadron typically consists of four or five troops. In the United States Army, a squadron is the Armor Branch equivalent of a battalion of infantry or artillery.
A naval squadron is a more ad hoc grouping. The only requirement for a grouping of ships to be a squadron, is that at least two must be capital ships (battleships, battlecruisers, cruisers, or aircraft carriers). In the United States Navy, several ships of a similar type, such as submarines and destroyers, are administered as squadrons.
2006-09-27 14:21:24 · answer #2 · answered by LadyL 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was fortunate enough to have been in charge of two squadrons one had 11 ships the other 13. I brought everyone home.
2006-09-28 16:52:00 · answer #3 · answered by Clamdigger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on the unit
example US Navy F/A-18 sqd. of 12
2006-09-28 10:49:15 · answer #4 · answered by Peiper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A SQUADRON COULD BE A UNIT OF MEN (CAVALRY) AIRCRAFT INCLUDING BALLOONS OR WARSHIPS....THE WORD SQUAD IS THE SHORTENED VERSION AS IN PEP SQUAD
2006-09-27 14:16:16 · answer #5 · answered by cookiesmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See the definition below
2006-09-27 14:14:54 · answer #6 · answered by frank 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋