Detachment Of Troops

[JamesE]

DT Herculis, 8d, detachment of troops/ships covering the main body of the army or fleet

[shoota]

Escort ?

[shoota]

Letter count + any placed would help....

[wired]

How many letters?

[factor-fiction]

It was also asked here by someone but again there was no letter count or pattern
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1401259.html

[TheWinner]

Squadron ?

[retrocop]

Consort

[factor-fiction]

According to the thread in my link CONSORT was the answer to a different clue-(2 down- an accompanying ship C?N?O?? )

[elliemay1]

Consort. It's one of the Km Links today.

[dannyk13]

Screen

[retrocop]

Skirmishers ?

[shoota]

Answered as 'Screen' on another thread.

[dannyk13]

Light infantry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_infantry - 14 hours ago Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry

[factor-fiction]

Is this the wrong clue then?

[factor-fiction]

Ah- okay, thanks danny

[JamesE]

Thanks again Dannyk13. I don't get the Saturday paper so I hadn't seen the connection!

[Alisc]

screen