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Encyclopedia > Mechanized force

Motorized forces or military units are those that have trucks, or other wheeled, un-armoured transport as an integral part of their organization. A military unit is an organisation within an armed force. ... The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For further uses of the word truck, see Truck (disambiguation). ...


Mechanized forces have an integrated armored transport capability, usually all-terrain tracked vehicles. An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons. ... Caterpillar tracks are large (modular) tracks used on tanks, construction equipment and certain other off-road vehicles. ...


For example, mechanized infantry are foot soldiers who have dedicated armored personnel carriers, or infantry fighting vehicles at their disposal (e.g., U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicles or Soviet BMPs). Such units are able to keep up with the pace of armoured warfare, and are protected against small arms and artillery shrapnel. In the U.S. army, some mechanized units are dubbed Armored Cavalry. Mechanized infantry are infantry troops provided with trucks, armored personnel carriers (APCs), or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat. ... East German BRDMs on parade during celebrations of the 40th anniversary of East Germany in 1989 Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are light armoured fighting vehicles for the transport of infantry. ... A Warrior vehicle with UN markings, during the making of the eponymous film. ... General Characteristics (M2 Bradley) Length: 21 ft 2 in (6. ... The BMP-1 is a Soviet infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced in the early 1960s. ... Armoured warfare in modern warfare is understood to be the use of armoured fighting vehicles as a central component of the methods of war. ... The term small arms describes any firearm that an individual soldier can easily carry and operate by himself. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...


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