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	Mechanized infantry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They are distinguished from Motorized infantry in that their vehicles provide a degree of protection from hostile fire, as opposed to "soft-skinned" trucks or jeeps.
		In the British Army, "heavy" units equipped with the tracked Warrior IFV are described as "Armoured Infantry", and units with the wheeled Saxon APC as "Mechanised Infantry".
		Recently the United States Army has fielded both armored divisions and "heavy" infantry divisions; the organization of the two types was almost identical, except that the ratio of armored battalions to mechanized infantry battalions is slightly higher in the armored divisions and slightly lower in the heavy infantry divisions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mechanized_infantry (1542 words)

	Infantry fighting vehicle: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An armoured fighting vehicle (afv) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons....
		Infantry (or infantrymen) are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, using personal weapons....
		Armoured warfare in modern warfare is understood to be the use of armoured fighting vehicles as a central component of the methods of war....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/in/infantry_fighting_vehicle.htm (1033 words)

	World-Wide Land Combat Systems
		Such armoured vehicles are self-propelled armoured fighting vehicle, capable of heavy firepower, primarily of a high muzzle velocity direct fire main gun necessary to engage armoured and other targets, with high cross-country mobility, with a high level of self-protection, and which is not designed and equipped primarily to transport combat troops.
		Armoured personnel carriers are armoured combat vehicles which are designed and equipped to transport a combat infantry squad and which, as a rule, are armed with an integral or organic weapon of less then 20 millimetres calibre.
		Heavy armament combat vehicles are armoured combat vehicle with an integral or organic direct fire gun of at least 75 millimetres calibre, weighing at least 6.0 metric tonnes unladen weight, which does not fall within the definitions of an armoured personnel carrier, or an armoured infantry fighting vehicle or a battle tank.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/row/intro.htm (1499 words)

	British Army Infantry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British Army's Infantry is comprised of 50 battalions of Infantry, from 18 Regiments.
		Armoured Infantry - armoured infantry are equipped with the Warrior armoured personnel carrier, a tracked vehicle that can deploy over all terrain.
		Mechanised Infantry - mechanised infantry are equipped with the Saxon armoured personnel carrier, a wheeled vehicle that can be deployed over rough terrain, but is primarily a road vehicle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Army_Infantry (1837 words)

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		The term "armoured personnel carrier" means an armoured combat vehicle which is designed and equipped to transport a combat infantry squad and which, as a rule, is armed with an integral or organic weapon of less than 20 millimetres calibre.
		When armoured vehicle launched bridges are placed in a designated permanent storage site, either on their own or together with conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty, Article X, paragraphs 1 to 6 shall apply to armoured vehicle launched bridges as well as to conventional armaments and equipment limited by the Treaty.
		Armoured infantry fighting vehicles held by organisations of a State Party designed and structured to perform in peacetime internal security functions, which are not structured and organised for ground combat against an external enemy, are not limited by this Treaty.
	fletcher.tufts.edu /multi/texts/bh980.txt (9362 words)

	Armored Combat Vehicle [ACV]
		The term "armored personnel carrier" [APC] means an armoured combat vehicle which is designed and equipped to transport a combat infantry squad and which, as a rule, is armed with an integral or organic weapon of less than 20 millimeters calibre.
		Armored infantry fighting vehicles serve as the principal weapon system of armored infantry or mechanised infantry or motorised infantry formations and units of ground forces.
		The term "heavy armament combat vehicle" means an armoured combat vehicle with an integral or organic direct fire gun of at least 75 millimetres calibre, weighing at least 6.0 metric tonnes unladen weight, which does not fall within the definitions of an armoured personnel carrier, or an armoured infantry fighting vehicle or a battle tank.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ground/acv.htm (1548 words)

	Chinese Defence Today :: Army Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Infantry and tank/armour divisions are combined combat units with organic infantry, tank/armour, artillery, air defence (SAM/AAA), and support units.
		The armoured troops in the PLA are mainly organised into tank/armoured divisions and brigades that can combat independently, and tank regiments that are organic to infantry divisions.
		An armoured infantry regiment, which is composed of a tank battalion, three armoured infantry battalion, an artillery battalion, an air defence (SAM/AAA) battalion or company, and additional support units.
	www.sinodefence.com /army/orbat/division.asp (722 words)

	Armoured Trucker Infantry
		While the conventional infantry squad is shrinking, due to the diminishing space inside most IFVs, the LIC squad needs to be quite large.
		In practice, each armoured car would work with a pair of those oversized self armored squads and one would stay in base camp with the HQ types.
		Also the weight of the armour is somewhat offset by the fact that the E&P soldier only needs to carry combat related gear.
	www.angelfire.com /art/enchanter/truckers.html (1009 words)

	Use of Arms in an Armoured Division
		Firstly, in attack it was to engage and destroy enemy armour which would then allow it to turn the normally open southern flank and get behind the infantry units holding the main defensive line, cutting of their supplies and routes of retreat.
		An armoured division is a spearhead, with its point being its three regiments of tanks and in close support of each of them is a company of the Motorised Infantry in halftracks and carriers.
		A lorried infantry brigade was not used in the same way as a normal infantry brigade and were taken out of the line if the armoured brigade were in access elsewhere as they were not considered strong enough to hold anything.
	www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/useofarms.htm (3364 words)

	M2 / M3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (USA)
		The wide variation was due to the rapidly changing nature of infantry tactics, and the low priority of armoured infantry vehicles as compared to tanks.
		Vietnam increased the US Army's interest in armoured infantry tactics as it used the M113 on many of its operations, but the M113 was not well-suited to the mounted attacks that were often employed and was lightly armoured, and so could not withstand hits from direct anti-tank weapons such as the RPG-7 or large mines.
		The turret is welded aluminium armour with steel appliqué armour on the outside and has the gunner on the left and commander on the right and has twin M257 smoke grenade launchers on either side.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/weapons_bradley.html (1901 words)

	Juno Beach Centre - Infantry
		A fundamental condition of the infantry's ability to execute its tasks is the maintenance and maximization of its own mobility up to and on the battlefield, as well as the limitation of the enemy's mobility.
		Other combat arms, be they artillery, armour, engineers, exist largely to facilitate the achievement by the infantry of its basic aim in battle: the destruction of the enemy.
		Campaigns like that of First Canadian Army on the Scheldt in the autumn of 1944 showed that despite the importance of tanks and aircraft, only the foot soldier was versatile enough to fight on all types of terrain and in any weather conditions, from urban street-fighting to winter, desert, jungle, mountain, or amphibious warfare.
	www.junobeach.org /e/4/can-tac-inf-e.htm (371 words)

	British Infantry -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Prince of Wales's Division - the infantry regiments from Wales and the west of England.
		Light Infantry - light infantry are not equipped with armoured vehicles, and are designed to hold an area.
		For a period prior to 1992 it was an armoured division based in Germany.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/23/british-infantry.html (921 words)

	Armoured Fighting Vehicle 2000
		The modern Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle 2000 replaces the technologically outdated Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle 63/89, which is around 40 years old.
		By introducing a new generation of armoured infantry fighting vehicles, the operational potential of the armoured units and the cooperation with the Leopard 87 Main Battle Tank are considerably improved.
		With the use of a driving simulator for the Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle 2000, which was recently put into operation in Thun, the environmental load can be re-duced and safety is increased.
	www.gr.admin.ch /internet/armasuisse/en/tools/newslist/armoured.html (426 words)

	Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle (UK)
		The Warrior was designed to replace the FV432 APC in the thirteen mechanised infantry battalions of the 1st, 3rd and 4th Armoured Divisions of BAOR in West Germany.
		Battalions that had received the Warrior would be known as Armoured Infantry, those still equipped with the FV432 would be known as Mechanised Infantry (Tracked) and those in the UK that still had Saxon (4x4) wheeled APCs would be known as Mechanised Infantry (Wheeled).
		The troop compartment is to the rear of the hull and the infantry leaves via a single powered rear door (a change from the prototypes that featured two smaller rear doors) and have two periscopes in the hull roof.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_warrior.html (1621 words)

	Army Technology - Giat Industries - Wheeled or Tracked Armoured Vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The VBCI meets the requirement for infantry combat vehicles combining great mobility, high protection and ability to meet the evolution of the missions.
		Building on the experience gained in developing modern armoured systems, weapons and turrets as well as in vehicle protection, Giat Industries offers its customers the capability of ugrading their armoured vehicles in order to provide them with renewed operational and maintainability capabilities.
		Once upgraded, the armoured vehicles are able to evolve in the systems of the future forces and to keep pace with the most modern armoured vehicles in their class.
	www.army-technology.com /contractors/armoured/giat (776 words)

	BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR: Volume 3(6)
		India's infantry divisions are divided into plains and mountains formations which, as their names suggest are trained and equipped to fight in different geographic environments.
		Mechanized infantry units, mounted in BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles are critical components of the Strike Corps and the RAPIDS, however, they have not made their way into the rest of the army in any major way.
		Armoured vehicles in both armies are designed to operate in NBC conditions and furthermore, unless the unit is almost at the centre of the blast ('Ground Zero') it is highly possible that the MBTs and APCs would provide significant protection from the blast and radiation effects.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /MONITOR/ISSUE3-6/sbm.html (9735 words)

	British Army Armoured Infantry Battlegroup Order of Battle
		For example the 2nd Battalion, The Coldstream Guards is an Armoured Infantry Battalion in the 1st (Guards) Armoured Brigade, a part of 1st Armoured Division.
		In defence it was a rare occurence for the armoured infantry battalions to be used in fixed defensive positions.
		In a armoured infantry battalion consists of a Mortar Platoon, Reconnaissance (Recce) Platoon, Anti-Tank Platoon, Assault Pioneer Platoon, Anti-Aircraft Section and a Sniper Section.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~dheb/2300/Europe/UK/UK/UKBat.htm (2735 words)

	Army Technology - Timoney High Mobility Vehicles - Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs)
		Originally developed and built for the Irish Army during 1975, Timoney Armoured Personnel Carriers were chosen by the Belgian Government and assembled under licence in Belgium.
		Recently developed by Timoney Technology for Singapore Technologies Kinetics, the Terrex AV81 Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle has a modular top deck which allows the vehicle configuration to be changed rapidly and to carry different weapon systems ranging from turreted guns to 105mm and mortar systems.
		The Terrex AV81 Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle has a modular top deck which allows the vehicle configuration to be changed rapidly.
	www.army-technology.com /contractors/armoured/timoney (830 words)

	Battle of Barapind-Jarpal 16 Dec 1971
		The 8 Armoured Brigade was not tasked to do anything to wrest initiative from the enemy and the 6 Armoured Division and 17 Infantry Division were also assigned no offensive roles and were in MODC role (Ministry of Defence Constabulary)10.
		At 0515 hours the armoured brigade headquarters issued a warning order assessing an enemy tank squadron and an infantry battalion which had crossed the Basantar Nala and was established in area Lalial Forest and was being 'contained by own infantry and an independent squadron'22.
		The infantry battalion was delayed and the armoured brigade commander called off the planned attack34 which was originally scheduled to be launched at 0430 hours 17 December35.
	defencejournal.com /oct99/barapind.htm (8158 words)

	Armoured Infantry Battalion
		This is mainly due to the addition of Warrior, an armoured infantry fighting vehicle whose worth has been demonstrated in the Gulf War and on peace support operations in Former Yugoslavia and currently in Iraq.
		Warrior's primary purpose is to move dismounted infantry across the battlefield rapidly and under armoured protection, and to support dismounted infantry with its mobile protected firepower.
		Under direction from the vehicle and section commander these can be used in combination to fix or defeat a number of targets, including trench and sangar systems or lightly armoured combat vehicles to a range of 2000 metres.
	www.army.mod.uk /blackwatch/regulars/armoured_infantry_battalion.htm (454 words)

	Wellon Corps of Infantry
		The Wellon Army's infantry regiments are something of a mixture, having a variety of ages and histories.
		The Wellon Guards have one battalion of armoured infantry and one of light infantry and a ceremonial detachment (No.7 Company) which guards the Governor General’s residence, whilst whole battalions of the Guards were often seen on ceremonial occasions (although both battalions are now both off-world).
		The NAGJ became a PF infantry formation and the Commando battalion was disbanded.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~dheb/2300/Colonies/Wellon/WDF/WellInf.htm (5574 words)

	Hand Gonnes & Matchlocks
		Swiss infantry await an onslaught of Burgundian heavy cavalry from behind a wagon fort.
		The early large caliber guns were used in siege warfare, the later ones in the field behind wagon forts and pavises (large shields), and finally in rapid moving infantry formations.
		Let me suggest that the lessening of effectiveness due to better armour, together with the cocky independence that good nutrition and elite status produced was enough to convince feudal leaders that the new technology showed more promise.
	homepages.ihug.com.au /~dispater/handgonnes.htm (3868 words)

	Armed Forces - a3a6 - British Army - Formations - Army Brigades - Light Brigades - Mechanised Brigades - Armoured ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Support helicopters are provided by the RAF (from the Joint Helicopter Command) and the Brigade would normally expect to operate with 18 x Chinook and 18 x Puma.
		An air assault infantry battalion can be moved by 20 x Chinook equivalents lifts.
		Each air assault infantry battalion is equipped with 42 x Milan firing posts a total of 84 within the Brigade.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /army/listings/l0013.html (596 words)

	Roundway 15mm Miniatures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		German forces of the Emperor took part in most of these wars whether for their own master, as mercenaries or as specialists manning the artillery.
		Although each figure is categorised belonging to a particular country, many soldiers served in armies other than their own, styles were copied and the wealthy bought armour from great armourers, irrespective of nationality.
		Each infantry pack contains 8 figures, Command packs 6 figures, Cavalry packs 4 troopers and horses, Command packs 3 figures and horses.
	www.lastsquare.com /MiniCatalog/Roundway/Roundwayminis.html (199 words)

	Ministry of Defence - Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle BVP-1
		Its capabilities increase the firepower and movement operations of mechanised units even if weapons of mass destruction were used.
		The vehicle is equipped with a 73 mm cannon type 71 with a smooth barrel, coupled 7.62 mm PKT tank machine gun and a launching rail for anti-tank guided missiles.
		Thanks to its armour and air-tight inner space with filter-ventilation devices, it provides good protection against the blast wave and effects of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons in its movement through contaminated terrain.
	www.army.cz /scripts/detail.php?id=6041 (142 words)

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