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The problem is to break contact in the first place.

Leaders won't do it in time when things are seemingly going well and other times their (small) unit will simply be pinned, for no route for...

At times.
But most often, logistics, peacetime training, heavy weapons, fire support, "do and don't" orders, sensors, terrain, the enemy's nature, missions and at times even *gulp* planning limit...

Infantry squad organisation and equipment is very, very sexy to many people. It's not very important, though.

Infantry action is more important at the platoon level, and in the modern Western...