The kits a squad takes is entirely depended on the squad specialization. This means what is its role, namely to focus on playing as Infantry, Armour or Air - not all 3 or even 2!
Below i have considered the kits for an infantry ONLY squad.
I divide all infantry squads up into fireteams of 2 men
becuase it allows part of the squad to do one this, while the other part does something different. For example:
(1)Suppress and flank maneuver. The whole squad cant flank, must be able to do the both at the same time!
(2)Use of specialist infantry equipment, like H-AT or L-AT. The whole squad cant hunt a APC!
Therefore all the kit are considered in relation to requirement of each fireteam. E.g. Keep the SL alive, engage enemy armour, lay down suppressing fire.
But becuase the threats (enemy infantry/armour/air) an infantry squad faces varies,
the equipment a squad needs varies also! However some threats always exists, like enemy infantry,
therefore there are kits that an infantry squads needs in all situations.
But there are also some kits that are only needed when certain threats exist. These are called:
Situation Dependant kits.
A squad leader always need an SL kit and he should always be close to a medic. Therefore one fireteam consists of:
(1) Squad leader kit and
(1) Medic kit
The light machine gun is crucial for the squads success against enemy infantry. Therefore one fireteam consists of:
(1) Support kit
(1) SITUATION DEPENDANT kit 1
It is vital that members of the squad (1 fireteam) can take point sometimes or lead the fight into close quarters when it is too dangerous for the SL to do so. Therefore one fireteam consists of:
(1) Rifleman
(1) SITUATION DEPENDANT kit 2
As i said above, to decide what a situation Dependant kit should be in that particular instance, one must know exactly what threats and to what degree you are facing! So i always ask my self these question (I'm not joking, i do every time):
Q.1 Does OR will our infantry squad face a threat from Armour and if yes, to what degree?
If yes but only from APCs, then
Situation Dependant kit 2 should be a L-AT.
If yes but from tank and/or APCs, then
Situation Dependant kit 2 should be a H-AT.
Q.2 Does OR will our infantry squad face a threat greater than average from infantry and if yes, to what degree?
If yes and from infantry in fortified positions or across open ground, then either
Situation Dependant kit should be a Grenadier.
If yes and from infantry at long range, then
Situation Dependant kit 1 should be a marksman.
Genius....These are both situations (yes to Q.1 and Q.2) where the 2 man fireteam places 2 kits that need to do some different from the rest of the squad and only by sticking together can they be most effective.
E.g.
Fireteam: H-AT and rifleman. The H-AT NEEDS infantry protection and re-supply. The rifleman provides re-supply to the H-AT and can protect it. They can work separately from the rest of the squad becuase the whole squad cannot hunt tanks, therefore this team is a match made in practicality heaven!
AND/OR
Fireteam: Support kit and Marksman. Neither kit can lead assaults and both kits need a good position to be effective (nice bit of cover and a good view becuase they have to stay their and shoot for longer than normal amount of time). Therefore if they stay together in the same fireteam, the squad leader can get them to stay back and find good fire positions much much easier!
Ok, i will admit this is a little more than just kits, but if you dont know how organize kits with other kits, you have no hope in hell of using them to the best they can be used, and this means winning with them!
Any critical points or questions?