Mechanized infantry

Mechanized infantry are infantry troops provided with trucks, armored personnel carriers (APCs), or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat. Their support weapons are also provided with motorized transport, or else built directly into combat vehicles, in order to keep pace with the mechanized infantrymen in combat. For units equipped with most types of APC or any type of IFV, fire support weapons such as machineguns, autocannons, or small-bore direct-fire howitzers are often mounted directly on the infantry's own transport vehicles.

Related Topics:
Infantry - Armored personnel carrier - Infantry fighting vehicle - Combat - Machinegun - Autocannon - Howitzers

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