infantry combat
Soldiers fighting close
Infantry combat is ground warfare fought by soldiers on foot, typically with small arms, grenades, and other portable weapons.
The term emphasizes close-quarters engagement rather than armored, aerial, or naval operations: He trained extensively for infantry combat.
It encompasses everything from trench warfare to urban firefights to jungle patrols.
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- bayonetRifle-mounted stabbing blade
- hand to handDirect physical combat
- close quartersRestricted space, minimal distance
flanking · ambush · kill zone · drill · mortar · guerrilla tactics · fog of war · body armor · marksmanship · camaraderie · urban warfare · grenade · adrenaline rush · battle cry · fear · machine gun · resilience · situational awareness
- war gameswargaming, wargame, war games, Age of Empires, Command and Conquer
- Soviet WarGreat Patriotic War, Eastern Front, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Berlin, Operation Barbarossa
- wargameswargame, wargaming, war game, strategy game, naval warfare
- warfarebattle, attack, war, armed conflict, military strategy
infantry combataerial bombardment
Attack by aircraft-dropped explosives
naval warfare · air combat · strategic bombing · submarine warfare · naval combat
infantry combatdrone strike
Remotely piloted aerial attack
precision bombing · indirect fire · strategic bombing · artillery fire · naval gunfire
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