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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 4045964" data-attributes="member: 34175">Both - See my answer - the situation ALWAYS dictates the tactics.  If the risk is too severe, ease up on the bravado - if you can spare the manpower, spread em far and wide.The thing to remember is an adventuring party is very much the size of a scouting mission in the military - you never put a single man out on any mission. (regardless of what the movies tell you)Snipers (teams of two), Spec Ops Team A (SOTA)(teams of eight), SEALs Usually 8 - 12 but they can change it up depending on the mission, Team Delta (2 - 200).  LRRPs and Pathfinders go in with number based on the operation SOP.  Those numbers are too variable to be summed up.   Even regular units are broken down once you hit the field.For instance a Brigade of Infantry has 3 - 6 operational companies (1 ops/HQ, 3 rifle, 1 hvy wpns and one artillery (ususally but these vary according to mission specs)) When these companies are assigned missions one of the squads (usually numbering between 4 - 7 in each company) is assigned scouting and that can be broken down even further into fire teams and buddy pairs.  So even in this regard the answer is it depends upon the situation.8 Years US ARMY Intel Corps -- HOOAH!</blockquote>