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  Motorised infantry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Motorised infantry is an infantry unit which is transported by trucks or other fast motor vehicles.
It is distinguished from mechanized infantry, which is carried in half-tracks or armoured personnel carriers.
The disadvantages of motorisation is that the formation becomes dependent on supplies of fuel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Motorized_infantry   (164 words)

  
 Comando Supremo: The Italian Army
The “European” type or "Divisione Fanteria Autotransportabile,” or lorried infantry divisions, were an attempt at solving the problems the Italians had with a lack of motor vehicles to motorize their infantry divisions to the level demanded by modern warfare.
The motor transport needed to carry it entirely was not allotted to the division but was drawn when required from the Intendance at corps level.
Certain infantry divisions were designated as mountain infantry in an attempt to better adapt regular infantry divisions for operations in mountainous regions.
www.comandosupremo.com /ItalianArmy3.html   (2060 words)

  
 The Hungarians in Barbarossa
The motorized infantry brigades were composed of an motorized infantry regiment, two bicycle infantry battalions, an armored reconnaissance battalion, a motorized artillery battalion, a motorized engineer battalion as well as the standard motorized flak and AAMG companies.
The bicycle battalions were organized identically to the motorized infantry battalions with the exceptions that all units were motorized except the bicycle companies themselves and the addition of a artillery battery of four 105mm howitzers and a platoon of five Italian CV 33 tankettes.
Infantry weapons consisted of the 8mm Huzagol 35 M. rifle, a few of the excellent 9mm 39 M. submachine-gun as it was just entering service, the ancestor of the German MG 34, the 30 M., as the LMG, and modernized Austro-Hungarian Schwarzlose 07/12 machine guns in the medium/heavy MG role.
www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/2072/hung_tw.html   (2747 words)

  
 298th Motorized Infantry Brigade
The 298th Motorized Infantry Brigade is scheduled to be disbanded as part of the ROCA's modernization efforts.
Previously, the 298th Brigade was the 998th brigade of the 333rd Infantry Division.
Their assets will be combined with existing armored infantry brigades to form mechanized infantry brigades.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/taiwan/298mot-bde.htm   (164 words)

  
 Deja' wheeled failure all over again!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The Infantry School took the position that the LAV was unsuitable, even as a surrogate.
The major vulnerability of the motorized force was its lack of a kinetic energy gun capable of delivering high rates of fire to destroy armor at ranges of 2000 meters and less.
The motorized division was an alternate to the light infantry division, which was (and still is) deficient in mobility and anti-armor capability.
www.combatreform.com /dejawheeledfailure.htm   (3316 words)

  
 MILITARY SERVICE, EVERETT C
The mission of Combat Team 28 remained defensive while the 121st Infantry (8th Division) and Combat Command R of the 5th Armored Division and one battalion of the 13th Infantry (8th Division) took with considerable difficulty the town of Hurtgen on November 28 and the ground in its vicinity.
Activities were limited to vigorous patrolling by the infantry and the firing of all targets of opportunity and planned harassing fires by the artillery, in addition to the never-ending tasks of keeping warm and alive in the midst of the snow, mud, and German artillery, mortars, mines, and small arms fire from their hardened positions.
The mission of the Infantry was the defense of the west bank of the Rhine; activity was in general light.
www.militaria.com /8th/owens45th.html   (16174 words)

  
 A&A Original - House Rules - Summary Pages - Special Infantry Types   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Every German infantry attack at 2 in the first round of combat if accompanied with an armor unit (German infantry has still a movement rate of 1).
Of the specialized infantry units, only SS troops may not be used as paratroops.
Motorised infantry unit attacks at “2” if accompanied by armour unit in the beginning of an attack.
www.wargamer.com /axisandallies/original/houserules/summary/sum_infantry.html   (994 words)

  
 Infantry Assault Badge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The Infantry Assault Badge measures 46mm across and was slightly convex with either a solid or hollow back, and could be die stamped or cast.
The silver Infantry Assault Badge was awarded to enlisted men, officers, NCO's of rifle companies (not in Motorized Infantry Divisions) and Mountain Troop companies.
Infantry Assault Reciepient Oberst Heinz-Oskar Laebe of GR.Rgt.44.
www.wehrmacht-awards.com /war_badges/heer/infantry_assault.htm   (862 words)

  
 4th Infantry Division, Division Chronicle
The War Department retained the 4th as a motorized unit to explore any tactical opportunities that might have been overlooked during the experiment, but when planners decided that motorized divisions would not be used in the invasion of Europe, motorization advocates gave up the fight.
Men from the division's 12th Infantry, for example, found themselves encircled when they were sent to relieve elements of the nearby 28th Infantry Division southwest of the Huertgen.
The 12th Infantry bore the brunt of the German thrust in the 4th Division sector.
www.army.mil /CMH-pg/matrix/4ID/4id-cc.htm   (1875 words)

  
 Ministry of National Defence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Motorized infantry brigade IRON WOLF consists of the brigade staff and five battalions that are following the historical traditions of the Lithuanian Armed Forces are named after Grand Dukes of the Lithuania:
Zukas was appointed as Commander of the motorized airborne brigade.
On January 26, 1996, by order of the minister of National Defense the motorized airborne brigade was renamed to motorized infantry brigade Iron Wolf.
www.kam.lt /index.php?ItemId=9650&Lang=5   (1025 words)

  
 Generalstab
The creation of the motorized infantry and panzergrenadier arms came as a direct consequence of General Guderian's revolutionary concept of armored mobile warfare.
The first formation of independent motorized infantry units occurred in 1937, four Infanterie-Divisions (mot) (motorized infantry division) were reorganized from Infanterie-Divisions.
The motorized infantry units within leichte-Division were no longer named as Schuetzen, instead they were named as Kavallerieschuetzen (cavalry rifle).
www.geocities.com /Pentagon/6931/generalstab.html   (797 words)

  
 Endnotes for Chapter VII
T/O 6-10, Division Artillery, Motorized, Infantry or Motorized Division, 1 Mar 43; Memo, G-3 for AGF, 6 Jun 42, sub: Organic Air Observation for Field Artillery, WDGCT (Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, General Staff) 320.2 (2-5-42), reprinted in Richard Tierney, The Army Aviation Story (Northport, Ala.: Colonial Press, 1963), pp.
T/O 7-1, Headquarters, Infantry or Motorized Division, 1 Jun 42; T/O 7-1, Headquarters.
In addition to the divisions listed, TAG also placed the 61st, 62d, 67th, 68th, 72d, 73d, and 74th Infantry Divisions and the 18th, 19th, 21st, and 22d Armored Divisions on the rolls, but they were never organized during the war.
www.army.mil /cmh/books/Lineage/M-F/ench7.htm   (1682 words)

  
 ARMY UNITS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Infantry that have the added protection, firepower, and mobility of Armored Personnel Carriers (APC's) are much more effective on the defense than troops on foot, although the best defensive weapon is still a soldier hiding behind a convenient rock.
Motorized Infantry Divisions are available to all countries (anyone can build a truck).
Countries with a lot of reserves probably have national conscription, which leaves behind a big crop of former conscripts who have completed their service, but which have had training recently enough to be quickly called back to active duty.
members.aol.com /SimnJestr/armylist.html   (1468 words)

  
 FM 100-63 Chptr 3 Motorized Infantry And Infantry Brigades
The distinction between infantry and motorized infantry becomes clear only at brigade level, since the trucks for movement of infantry are organic to the motorized infantry brigade.
At battalion level and higher, subordinate units common to both infantry and motorized infantry have their basic entry under the motorized parent unit.
Motor Transport Section, Recon Co, Mtzd Inf Div and Inf Div, or MD or Mtzd Inf Bde (Sep) and Inf Bde (Sep and Militia)
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/policy/army/fm/100-63/Ch3.htm   (789 words)

  
 Taiwanmilitary.org :: View topic - [Army] Speculative ROC Army ORBAT
All infantry and mechanized divisions, independent armor brigades, armor groups, independent airborne brigades, and army viation groups were re-organized into 40 combined arms brigades.
All infantry brigades (1xx) tasked with basic training are transferred outside the regular Army to the Reserve Command.
A number of infantry brigades will still be retained in the regular Army, such as the 2 units in the 6th Army tasked with the defense of Metro Taipei.
www.taiwanmilitary.org /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8213   (559 words)

  
 Military Press : Independent publishers of military history
In all cases, the diagrams are accompanied by text explaining the interior structure and the composition of the units depicted, including vehicles, main equipment, and arms.
Infantry Corps, Infantry Corps (motorized), Corps Signal Battalion (motorized), Motorized Corps Signal Battalion (motorized), Corps Transport Battalion (motorized), Corps Artillery Battalion (motorized), Corps Combat Engineer Battalion (motorized), Headquarters.
PzAbt), Motorized Infantry Brigade and OB Infantry units, Armored Infantry Regiment (1.
www.militarypress.co.uk /german.htm   (5377 words)

  
 War Badges of the Heer and SS
The Infantry Combat Badge, more commonly referred to as the Infantry Assault Badge, was designed by C. Junker of Berlin and instituted on December 20, 1939 by Generaloberst von Brauchitsch.
There was, however, one notable distinction; The status of the troops, Bronzed meant motorized, silver foot infantry.
Both Infantry Assault Badges were awarded in recognition of combat action.
www.angelfire.com /nj/ww2/heerbadges.html   (938 words)

  
 Fire and Fury Games' Battlefront:TO&E Explanation
Within both the Infantry and Armored Divisions it was possible to create up to three regimental combat teams tailored for use on specific combat missions.
In June 1944, the Germans were forced to reorganize their infantry regiments with 30% fewer personnel because of heavy casualties and the lack of replacements.
This type of unit was much like the motorized infantry division one except that a variety of armored half-tracks and self-propelled weapons were used instead of trucks and towed guns.
www.fireandfury.com /extra/toeexplanation.shtml   (621 words)

  
 German Organizations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
This is the organization of the Corps and Divisions during the fall of 1944.
In March of 1943, it was reformed from its few survivors and remnants of the 345th Infantry Division.
The Luftwaffe Field Divisions were infantry units organized from air force personel after the decline of the German air force.
members.aol.com /Custermen85/Units/GermanOrg.htm   (2821 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
In the process they would bypass strong infantry concentrations in order to close the pincers at Minsk as quickly as possible,thereby trapping large numbers of enemy formations in the resulting pocket.
Four new enemy infantry divisions, 1 motorized and 1 tank division were identified.
In the south 2nd Panzer Army began its push along the road to Minsk, destroying 2 enemy divisions in the process, one of which was armored.
www.wargamer.com /articles/aarRUS_GER/page1.asp   (459 words)

  
 Campaign
For example, the real life Infantry Assault Badge was not dependent on the infliction of casualties by the recipient, but for purposes of these rules will be a deciding factor on whether or not the player's character was actually involved in combat.
Participation in at least 15 battles in which at least 1 infantry casualty was caused by at least one of the platoon's units.
Some platoon commanders in specialist platoons (ie the Carrier Platoon) were indeed Captains, but infantry platoons were not commanded by men of this rank.
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 UKA Armored and Motorized Units
The 3rd Armored Division was created by Royal Decree early in 2046 when it was clear that the provisions of the treaty with the Roman Empire that barred the stationing of UKA armored divisions in Europe was moot as a result of the debacle in the Roman/Turkish-Mongol War.
The 2045 Motorized Infantry Division was developed to provide support for the armored divisions as a result of experiences during the Islamic War of 2044, when leg infantry units were unable to keep up with the advancing armored divisions.
Three veteran infantry divisions, the 10th, 11th, and 32nd Infantry were chosen for conversion to the new T O & E. They were reduced to two brigades, with the remaining brigades being broken up for conversion to a number of engineer battalions.
www.scromett.com /ArmOB.html   (3109 words)

  
 The 201st motorized infantry division is short of contract servicemen - Ferghana.Ru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The 201st motorized infantry division is short of contract servicemen - Ferghana.Ru Information Agency
The 201st motorized infantry division is short of contract servicemen
Insiders at headquarters say that the 201st Motorized Infantry Division quartered in Tajikistan, the one staffed with only contract servicemen recently, will be staffed with conscripts as well.
enews.ferghana.ru /4printer.php?id=641   (205 words)

  
 9th Infantry WWII 2nd Page
The 9th Infantry Division saw its first combat in the North African invasion, 8 November 1942, when its elements landed at Algiers, Safi, and Port Lyautey.
The 9th Infantry Division (Motorized), "Old Reliables" or "Octofoil," was headquartered at Fort Lewis, Washington, and served as an experimental testbed to evaluate new operational concepts and equipment.
As was common at the time, the 41st Infantry Brigade (Separate) was a Reserve Component (RC) round-out brigade assigned for training and planning purposes.
www.mrfa2.org /9thWWIIa.htm   (720 words)

  
 [No title]
The Commonwealth army had obtained nearly 500 tanks with five infantry divisions in support and enjoyed a numerical advantage in the air.
XIII Corps had most of the infantry was given the task of pinning and destroying the Italian frontier garrison, then to move in support of XXX Corps.
XXX Corps was to sweep around the southern flank of the Axis forces, destroy the Axis armoured formations, and then, with XIII Corps, relieve the Tobruk defenders.
grognard.com /faqs/crusader.txt   (3589 words)

  
 Order of Battle - Infantry Division (Motorized) GD
Provided for replacement and supply of motor vehicles, spare parts, tires, fuel, etc. as well as traffic control, the workshop companies, fuel points and columns.
GD had several hundred motorized vehicles which had to be moved over great distances both rapidly and efficiently.
Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland reorganized in Rjetschiza, Russia as Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland 1.
members.shaw.ca /grossdeutschland/divisionoob1942.htm   (1242 words)

  
 www.China-Defense.com
It has 6 regiments: 1 armored regiment of Type-88A MBT, 1 armored regiment of Type-59 MBT, 1 mechanized regiment of Type-92 (WZ551) AFV, 1 motorized regiment, 1 artillery regiment and 1 AAA regiment.
Was 13 infantry division (2) reformed in 1954 Might be disabanded.
Was 14 infantry division (2) reformed in 1954.
www.china-defense.com /orbat/pla_orbat/pla_orbat_26.html   (326 words)

  
 RIA Novosti - World - SECOND STAGE OF TORGAU-2005 RUSSIAN-US MANEUVERS TO OPEN IN GERMANY
A joint operational headquarters of a Russian and a US division, reduced headquarters of a Russian and a US brigades, and a combined Russian motorized rifle infantry and a combined US motorized infantry companies will participate in the maneuvers.
Fifty-two officers from the US Army Europe command and 87 men from a combined motorized infantry company will participate in the second stage of Torgau-2005.
A combined motorized infantry company from the US includes headquarters, an artillery section (3 guns), a strengthened motorized infantry platoon (33 men), a tank, an IFV, a reconnaissance group (10 men) and a sapper section (5 men).
en.rian.ru /world/20050529/40435943.html   (297 words)

  
 The German Motorized Infantry Regiment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
This is a translation of an official German manual on the Motorized Infantry Regiment.
The manual covers the tactics of the motorised infantry regiment and battalion in the German Army.
Of real value to the student of infantry.
www.wargamesdirectory.com /html/mlrs/mlrs.asp?ID=59   (50 words)

  
 German Units
It is functionally weak to have infantry company with three platoons of 3 men or a 2 tank battalions with 10 tanks apiece.
Grenadier regiment (Motorized) 1943 Motorized Infantry - Armored Inf.
Grenadier Infantry was motorized or had a part of the unit motorized.
mr-home.staff.shef.ac.uk /hobbies/ger2.html   (5756 words)

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