mechanized cavalry
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mechanized cavalry — noun an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑cavalry … Useful english dictionary
Cavalry (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= United States Army: Cavalry caption=Captain Charles A. May s squadron of the 2d Dragoons slashed through the enemy lines in an attack that climaxed the opening campaigns of the Mexican War. 2,500 American soldiers … Wikipedia
Cavalry — Cavalrymen redirects here. For the 1955 French film, see Les Hussards. French 4th Hussar at the battle of Friedland, 1807 … Wikipedia
cavalry — /kav euhl ree/, n., pl. cavalries. 1. Mil. a. the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback. b. mounted soldiers collectively. c. the motorized, armored units of a military force organized for maximum mobility. 2.… … Universalium
cavalry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. horse soldiers, horsemen, dragoons, hussars; armored or mechanized cavalry. See combatant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hussars, dragoons, rangers, light cavalry, heavy cavalry, air cavalry, Cossacks,… … English dictionary for students
cavalry — noun a) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses. b) Branch of military transported by fast light vehicles, the mechanized cavalry … Wiktionary
Cavalry mechanized group — A cavalry mechanized group was a type of military formation used in the Red Army during World War II against Germany and Japan. Organization A cavalry mechanized group normally consisted of a corps of cavalry (a unit smaller than a standard… … Wikipedia
Mechanized infantry — U.S. Army mechanized infantry dismount from an M113 armored personnel carrier during training in 1985. Mechanized infantry are infantry equipped with armored personnel carriers (APCs), or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat … Wikipedia
Cavalry division (Soviet Union) — Regular Red Army cavalry divisions in 1941 had four cavalry regiments, a horse artillery battalion (eight 76 mm guns and eight 122 mm howitzers), a tank regiment (64 BT series tanks), an anti aircraft battalion (eight 76 mm anti aircraft guns and … Wikipedia
Mechanized corps (Soviet) — A mechanized corps was a Soviet armoured formation used since before the beginning of World War II. Pre war development of Soviet mechanized forces In Soviet Russia, the so called armored forces ( Bronevyye sily ) preceded the mechanized corps.… … Wikipedia
