behind. Hundreds of American infantry soldiers landed in Vietnam ready for the unexpected. Trained and prepared‚ the soldiers made their way carrying everything they owned in overloaded backpacks‚ pockets full‚ belts holding personal equipment and various weapons‚ sometimes weighing over 80 pounds. Up and down mountainous terrains‚ rivers‚ and villages the soldiers in the fields were ready for any orders that came down from their Battalion Commanders. These infantry soldiers were sleep deprived
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England on the eve of the Battle of the Marne. This battle is also an example of the power of the industrially-produced new weapons. These were not included in the strategic planning of either side‚ both of whom saw this war of movement as firstly an infantry attack followed finally by the cavalry who would ‘swoop down’ and claim victory. 2ND Battle of Ypres April 1915: This battle was significant because of the German use of gas‚ which caused some British units to retreat in panic opening an 8
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INTRODUCTION TO AIR DEFENCE ARTILLERY (ADA) INTRODUCTION 1. In the modern battlefield‚ air power is considered as a significant component of warfare. In modern war the first phase of air battle starts with the massive air attack to gain air superiority and the subsequent phase of attack will commence against the manoeuvre forces and their supporting elements. The aim of the second phase of attack would be to shape the battle field by isolating and reducing the ability of manoeuvre forces for
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| Website | Official Website of the Indian Army | Commanders | Chief of the Army Staff | General Bikram Singh[1] | Notable commanders | General Thimayya Field Marshal Cariappa Field Marshal Manekshaw | Soldiers from the 4th Rajput Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army handling INSAS rifles during a training mission. The Indian Army (IA‚ Hindi: भारतीय थलसेना‚ Bhāratīya Thalasēnā) is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. ThePresident of India is
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With Mr. Gradgrind’s philosophy on fact and fancy; fact is the only thing useful for a child and "nothing else will ever be of any service to them" (pg. 9) while dismissing any development of their emotions as well as imaginations‚ clearly depicts Dicken’s theme of human mechanization. In the first sections of the novel‚ particularly in "Book the First: Sowing": Chapter 2‚ human beings being portrayed as machines is clearly portrayed as Dickens describes Louisa and Thomas looking thorough a peephole
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outside the town of Vimy‚ and the Brown Line‚ which involved capturing the Zwölfer-Graben trench and the German second line. The infantry would proceed close behind a creeping barrage placed down by light field guns‚ advancing in timed 100-yard (91 m) increments. The medium and heavy howitzers would establish a series of standing barrages further ahead of the infantry against known defensive systems. The plan called for units to leapfrog over one another as the advance progressed in order to maintain
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operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders." (1). The land forces of the Army are led by members of the infantry. Infantry is more physically demanding than other jobs in the Army‚ and places a greater emphasis on discipline‚ fitness‚ physical strength and aggression. The infantry is a weapon system in its self. It is the backbone of the Army. Infantry experience the highest number of casualties during any conflict because of the constant requirement of being face to face with
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figurines depicting various roles served during war. There are four components of an Indian army‚ according to the Norton Simon Museum: the infantry‚ elephant brigade‚ cavalry‚ and chariots. The infantry is represented through the standing men ahead of the rest of the figures. The soldiers are on foot with little to no protection from the opponent. Having the infantry in the front‚ only armed with merely a spear and small shield‚ demonstrates that these soldiers are the most disposable and are not of
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and the German Maschinengewehr 08. It fired some 450 rounds per minute; after some 10‚000 rounds had been fired the gun barrel invariably required replacement. Disadvantages Despite this the Vickers was still considered unwieldy as a battlefield infantry weapon‚ and could not be readily transported from site to site without great effort. The gun itself was usually operated by a team of six men. Mines The Lochnagar mine was a mine dug by the 179th Tunnelling CompanyRoyal Engineers‚ under a
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early “March‚ 1945 when the 27th Armored Infantry Battalion‚ 9th Armored Division’s Combat Command B” (Diamond 2017) stormed over the Rhine and into Germany at the Remagen Bridge. They became the first unit in the US military to cross into Germany. Dwight Eisenhower knew that this was a huge win for the Allied advance but he also knew the Germans would formulate a counter-offensive to regain control of the bridge. Attached to the 27th Armored Infantry Battalion was the 482nd and the 413th Anti-Aircraft
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