English translation help pls!

[FB_AGA]

Guys, I decided to do a small mod for the game, but have a little problem with English. What is in English a squad which guards a divisional/regimental HQ? In Russian it is called comandant's squad but google translate suggests me either firing or curfew squad which I am skeptical about. Could you help me?

[Tanker]

A particular term does not spring to mind immediately but I can say that a firing squad or a curfew squad are definitely not the correct terms.

Someone will no doubt come up with something better but I suggest using something descriptive like "HQ security squad".

[Dane49]

I think escort or security squad will be OK.

[FB_AGA]

Thanks a lot! Will use security.

Another issue, I am going to mention in squad's name which of them have radio communication. The current variant is like "Company commander (radio)", is it ok?

[Dane49]

Sounds good to me.

[Tanker]

Yes.  It is easy to understand and it is descriptive.

[FB_AGA]

Thanks for your answers !

I have another issue    If I talk about a mixed company, formed of different platoons, if a "composite company" a proper name or use mixed? May be, there are other better options...

[Tanker]

I think you are referring to an ad hoc group, outside of normal military organization.  You might consider using the term Task Force.  Originally the term applied to naval forces assigned to a specific task but it has come to be used in reference to ground forces too.  I know that the German army used the term kampfgruppe during WW2 to designate a group put together from various organizations to do a specific job.

[FB_AGA]

Thanks, Tanker,  I thought about a task force but does this term fit a troop of a platoon or company size?

[Tanker]

Mmm, probably not.  It's probably for something larger.  Perhaps mixed is a better choice.  Can you give an example of what you have in mind?  How would this "mixed" unit differ from a regular company or platoon?

[FB_AGA]

There are couple of examples:

1) A tank brigade. It has suffered a heavy casualties and tanks from all its battalions were put into a single company. The way it is called in Russian the closest meaning is combined or composit company.

2) A groupe of a company size is formed and is used to defend a bridge. Composition of the group is: 1 rifle company (in fact 1.5 platoons) and 1 mortar platoon from battalion X, 1.5 tank platoon from brigade Y, 1 AT gun battery from regiment Z. In WW2 Soviet docs it is usually like a combat group (German equivalent of Kampfgruppe). In modern Russian it is a company tactical group.

3) Destruction brigade (well, here is one more language issue   , by the sense it is an Anti-tank brigade made of AT guns, combat engineers with AT mines and anti-tank rifles, but in Russian it is called in the way that destruction is seemed to be the only option in English    In German, perhaps, it can be called as zerstören).

Back to a destruction brigade. 2 groups - the first: 1/2 of artillery, 2 combat engineers coys, 1.5 AT Rifle Battlion. The second: 1/2 of Bde artillery, 1 SMG platoon, 0.5 AT Rifle Battalion.

  Thanks in advance

[Tanker]

Composite may be the best choice.  There may be a better term used by modern armies in English speaking countries but I'm not aware of it.  In WW2 the term was used for at least one US Army unit.  I think the meaning would be clear in English.

[Krabb]

Google suggests "mixed" is most probable.

Regarding destruction brigade, it's probably a destroyer brigade. At least nobody complained about them in Shilovo.

[FB_AGA]

I am not sure that google is a good source in this case   It provides with casual options, but not specific, like military  

To be honest, I've forgotten that there is already an "Istribitelnaya" brigade; nevertheless, both destroyer and destruction sound weird  

[Krabb]

I find various specific results look military enough: "58th Independent Mixed Brigade" and "1st Mixed Brigade" for example.

"Destroyer Brigades" are even more recognizable.

[FB_AGA]

Ok, Krabb, you've persuaded me with destroyer brigades 

But, I still ponder between mix and composite or something else.

[Tanker]

Google suggests "mixed" is most probable.

Regarding destruction brigade, it's probably a destroyer brigade. At least nobody complained about them in Shilovo.

That's because people are used to GT's quirky terminology and don't bother to say anything.

[Tanker]

I am not sure that google is a good source in this case   It provides with casual options, but not specific, like military  

To be honest, I've forgotten that there is already an "Istribitelnaya" brigade; nevertheless, both destroyer and destruction sound weird  

Destroyer brigade may make sense to Russian speakers but it would probably leave English speakers scratching their heads.

[FB_AGA]

Destroyer brigade may make sense to Russian speakers but it would probably leave English speakers scratching their heads.

Well, I am a native Russian speaker, but I am not sure that Destroyer brigade tells me anything However, I've checked a book of Steven J. Zaloga & Leland S. Ness about the Red Army and find their solution. They use term "(Infantry) Tank Destroyer Brigade". 

But nothing about combat groups.

[Flashburn]

Composite make the most sense in English.  destroyer brigade make no sense and I have never ever heard that used for anything.  At best, an English speaker would think tank destroyers aka...marders or maybe some kind of assault gun.  

Ad Hoc even is an good way to describe a thrown together unit.  Task Force is more modern and more or less equal to something like a German panzer group of ww2.  

So I vote...

simply ad hoc

or

composite



LOL......... firing squad.  YA... NO hell NO.  Thats for shooting people.  Like for crimes and such.