ASSIGNMENT CURRENTLY THE JDF IS INFANTRY ORIENTED; DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE BEST APPROACH The infantry can be defined as soldiers or military units that fight on foot‚ in modern times typically with rifles‚ machine guns‚ grenades and mortars. More simply put the infantry is a branch of an army composed of infantry soldiers In my opinion‚ the army being infantry orientated is the best approach. As the phrase states‚ “as goes the Infantry‚ so goes the Force” the infantry basically the feeder Unit for
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Women in the Infantry Today‚ one of the biggest debates over women’s rights is the one over females being in the infantry. The world is changing and with that comes a lot more responsibility for policy makers‚ and there is a great debate over women being on the front lines. Women have been in the Military for quite some time‚ but not in a front line type of role. I can see both sides of the argument; the one that wants people to broaden their views and accept women in the infantry‚ and the other
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as "soldiers who fought on horseback" ("Dictionary"). Both armies looked for guns that would be easy to reload on horseback. The reason soldiers would not use infantry weapons is because it was awkward to use a long barrel‚ it was also difficult to reload bullets through the muzzle of the gun. Even though soldiers usually did not use infantry weapons‚ Confederate soldiers used sawed off shotguns and hunting rifles‚ which decreased the accuracy of each shot. A newer revolver known as the Lefauchaux
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confidence‚ showing no fear and readiness to fight. On the other side‚ we see the French‚ positioned and prepared for the oncoming attack. As the British army comes ever closer‚ the French launch their first round of shots. Many men from the British infantry fall‚ but the army continues forward‚ almost unfazed by the events that have occurred. The French fire more shots‚ and more British men fall. Finally‚ during the third round of shots‚ the captain of the troops (Grogan) is shot and falls to the ground
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serve alongside combat units. Military police units for example are always attached to infantry units to provide for security. Support supply and maintenance units are primarily made of women and are constantly assigned to work in or around combat units. Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf in his Auto-biography It doesn’t take a hero mentions a story about a lone personnel clerk while delivering mail from the infantry unit she supported was ambushed and had to drive 10 to 20 miles in a disabled vehicle
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Mortar Battalion in WWII Operation The 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion played an important role in the success of the Allied Forces during World War II. Chemical Mortar Battalions were organized and implemented as supporting assets to ground fighting Infantry units during World War II. Not one fighting unit on the front lines were without a supporting Chemical Mortar platoon‚ their primary weapon was a 4.2 inch (107 mm) chemical mortar tube capable of launching high explosive‚ chemical‚ gas‚ incendiary
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in particular that comes to mind. It was a Friday afternoon and liberty call had just been sounded. It was a special Friday for me; it was the first day of checking into my first duty station‚ as a United Stated Marine‚ at the School Of Infantry‚ Camp Geiger‚ North Carolina. It was also payday‚ my first payday as a Marine‚ which made the day even more
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Formations of the Legion The entire foundation of Roman infantry tactics was the idea that by keeping troops in order‚ one could fight more effectively. Most military commanders of the day simply had their troops rush wildly at the enemy‚ relying on superior numbers‚ better soldiers‚ or luck to carry the day. The Romans realized that they could not always rely on these‚ so they turned to strategy. Each situation was handled differently‚ taking into account terrain‚ the type and strength of the
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From standing on line waiting for fire commands to special operations raids‚ it all started somewhere. The battle of Cantingy was one of the first battles that involved combined arms tactics. With the use of infantry‚ artillery‚ French armor‚ and French aircraft the battle of Cantingy was won. From there we learned from our mistakes and improved systems to be more effective in the future. The use of forward observers was yet to be introduced and even more fires
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Two armies would throw their infantry at each other and charge with the cavalry when the general deemed it right. The stronger army always won because there was no "coming in on the left flank" or "drawing your enemy into an ambush" or any of that stuff. But it didn’t take long for the
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