Soviet Naval Squads: what's the point?

[msf567]

What is a "naval squad" and how are they different than a rifle squad besides the name? How are they related to the water at all besides the anchor icon on the counter?

[loki100]

they are used in the naval infantry brigades, ie the specialist formations not the generic ones raised from naval personnel but functioned as normal rifle brigades

[msf567]

So those units are functionally identical to regular rifle brigades?

[loki100]

no

the naval rifle brigades are interchangeable. They were raised from naval personnel but used as a standard rifle formation. The naval infantry brigades were specialist formations that remained under navy control - unless they were directly subordinated to Red Army command such as at Stalingrad.

[msf567]

In the game though, how do you use them differently?