These are the soldiers on the ground who engage the enemy directly, and are often in the most danger. In conflicts where terrain, such as jungles and cities, and enemy tactics make it difficult to employ larger weapons, infantry is used to flush out enemy combatants.
Infantry often ride toward the fight on trucks and other vehicles, but their fighting is most often done on foot. At first referring to mounted soldiers, more modern cavalry consists of armored transports such as tanks and helicopters.
Cavalry generally covers ground faster, uses heavier firepower and has better protection than infantry, but are often limited in range of motion and finding enemy combatants in cover without causing excess damage to the area.
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Harquebusiers and carabiniers The first cavalrymen to be armed with firearms were known as harquebusiers. Dragoons Dragoons were originally mounted soldiers primarily intended to fight on foot. Pattern Heavy Dragoon Carbine. The 2nd Royal Northern British Dragoons, Cuirassiers The heavy cavalry were trained to smash enemy units on the battlefield.
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