In modern infantry, some APCs have evolved to be infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), which are transport vehicles with more substantial combat abilities, approaching those of light tanks. Mechanised infantry go beyond motorised, having transport vehicles with combat abilities, armoured personnel carriers (APCs), providing at least some options for combat without leaving their vehicles.
Most modern infantry have vehicle transport, to the point where infantry being motorised is generally assumed, and the few exceptions might be identified as modern light infantry. Similarly, motorised infantry have trucks and other unarmed vehicles for non-combat movement, but are still infantry since they leave their vehicles for any combat. Infantry of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army boarding an M2 Bradley IFV in Iraq in 2006 As with grenadiers, the dragoon and cavalry designations can be retained long after their horses, such as in the Royal Dragoon Guards, Royal Lancers, and King's Royal Hussars. Thus most cavalry transitioned to mounted infantry. Conversely, starting about the mid-19th century, regular cavalry have been forced to spend more of their time dismounted in combat due to the ever-increasing effectiveness of enemy infantry firearms. However, if light cavalry was lacking in an army, any available dragoons might be assigned their duties this practice increased over time, and dragoons eventually received all the weapons and training as both infantry and cavalry, and could be classified as both. ĭragoons were created as mounted infantry, with horses for travel between battles they were still considered infantry since they dismounted before combat. These names can persist long after the weapon speciality examples of infantry units that retained such names are the Royal Irish Fusiliers and the Grenadier Guards. Infantry equipped with special weapons were often named after that weapon, such as grenadiers for their grenades, or fusiliers for their fusils. įrom the mid-18th century until 1881, the British Army named its infantry as numbered regiments "of Foot" to distinguish them from cavalry and dragoon regiments (see List of Regiments of Foot). In modern usage, foot soldiers of any era are now considered infantry and infantrymen.
The individual-soldier term infantryman was not coined until 1837. The word derives from Middle French infanterie, from older Italian (also Spanish) infanteria (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin īnfāns (without speech, newborn, foolish), from which English also gets infant. In English, use of the term infantry began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. Various infantry of the 17th through 18th century ( halberdier, arquebusier, pikeman, and mix of musketeers and grenadiers) of Duchy of Württemberg ( May 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. The fifth number prefix is the officer’s Special Qualification Identifier number.This section needs additional citations for verification.
First 3 numbers are the occupation and the letter is the specialty.
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