infantry weapons

Soldier-carried combat tools

Infantry weapons are armaments designed for use by foot soldiers in ground combat.

The category spans from individual small arms—rifles, pistols, grenades—to crew-served weapons like machine guns and mortars that require multiple soldiers to operate.

The museum displayed infantry weapons from both world wars.

The term distinguishes these from artillery, armor, or air-delivered munitions.

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flamethrower · rifle · carbine · recoilless rifle · bazooka · mortar · knife · pistol · cartridge · ammunition · musket · small arms · sniper rifle · assault rifle · rocket launcher · magazine · flashbang · fixed bayonet

Opposites
military hardware category

infantry weaponsartillery

Large-caliber battlefield weapons

heavy artillery · field artillery · armored vehicles · tanks · warships

force projection method

infantry weaponsair power

Military aviation capability

naval firepower · armor · weapons of mass destruction · aerial bombardment · naval bombardment

military scale and deployment

infantry weaponsartillery

Large-caliber battlefield weapons

heavy artillery · siege weapons · field guns · howitzers · cannons

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weapons, infantry

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