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The Infantry - Support Weapons (1253 words) |
 | Currently, the HMG provides integral close-range support from a ground mount tripod or fitted to a Land Rover TUM using Weapon Mount Installation Kit (WMIK) and a variety of sighting systems. |
| The Anti-Tank Platoon of an Infantry battalion is equipped with MILAN, a second generation man-portable anti-tank weapon capable of destroying enemy armour out to 1950 m. |
| Mortar platoons in Armoured Infantry and Mechanised battalions are mounted in - and can fire from - FV 432 armoured vehicles increasing the mortars mobility and speed into and out of action. |
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Infantry Guns and Heavy Mortars (4070 words) |
| With a 155mm Heavy Infantry Gun fitted a medium tank might serve as what Mike Sparks terms a "Modern Siege Engine", although systems such as the 120mm Assault Gun-mortar may prove more useful if something lighter than a MBT is needed. |
| Infantry Guns have tended to be compact and light to give them the handiness and mobility required for infantry use. |
| A small Infantry gun could actually be fired from the interior of a building or bunker or from the rear door of a van or APC. |
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