* Advanced composite ceramic and metal matrices have been designed for most modern armoured fighting vehicles because they offer superior penetrating resistance against shaped charges such as high explosive antitank ( HEAT ) rounds and kinetic energy penetrators.

The modern Irish Defence Force ( IDF ) includes a " Cavalry Corps " equipped with Panhard armoured cars and Scorpion tracked combat reconnaissance vehicles.

The title has been retained in modern times by a number of armoured or ceremonial mounted regiments.

The significance of the railways to the Civil War of the Finns is well symbolized by the most modern and frightening weapon used in the turmoil: armoured train, carrying light cannons and heavy machine guns.

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While Molotov cocktails may be a psychologically effective method of disabling armoured fighting vehicles by forcing the crew out or damaging external components, most modern tanks cannot be physically destroyed or rendered completely inoperable by Molotov cocktails ; only " disabled ".

The M1128 Mobile Gun System variation of the Stryker armoured fighting vehicle is the nearest analogue in the modern US Army force structure.

Italy's army had outmoded artillery and the armoured units used outdated formations not suited to modern warfare.

Major-General John Frederick Charles Fuller, CB, CBE, DSO ( 1 September 1878 – 10 February 1966 ) was a British Army officer, military historian and strategist, notable as an early theorist of modern armoured warfare, including categorising principles of warfare.

This idea of lower skilled, lightly armoured units was the driving force in the infantry revolution that took place in the 16th and 17th centuries and allowed early modern infantries to phase out the longbow.

While moats are no longer a significant tool of warfare, they continue to serve as a defence against certain modern threats such as car bombs and armoured fighting vehicles.

* List of modern armoured fighting vehicles

Patrolling in the area at that time was Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock's South Atlantic Squadron, consisting of the armoured cruisers ( Cradock's flagship ), and, the modern light cruiser, three other light cruisers, a converted liner —— and two other armed merchantmen.

In contrast, Von Spee had a formidable force of five modern vessels ( the armoured cruisers and and the light cruisers, and ), all led by officers handpicked by Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz himself.

When self-propelled artillery, the armoured personnel carrier, the wheeled cargo vehicle, and supporting aviation — all with adequate communications — were combined to constitute the modern armored division, commanders regained the capability of maneuver.

It is also used in the compounds, ‘ panzer division ’ and dated, ‘ tank ’ or literally ‘ armoured combat vehicle ’ ( the modern synonym is, or just ).

Some 120 Challenger 2 main battle tanks, 150 Warrior infantry fighting vehicles, 32 AS-90 self propelled 155 mm howitzers and 36 105 mm towed howitzers were deployed with the land forces, with reconnaissance vehicles and everything else that makes a modern mechanised and armoured force function.

Mechanised in October 1937, both regiments form armoured battalions in the modern Belgian Army.

In 1912, the core unit of the fleet was the fast armoured cruiser Averof, completed in 1910 and at that time the fastest and most modern ship of the line in the combatant navies.

However, the WWII-contemporary term " tankette " is not used for these modern vehicles ( they are termed " armoured weapons carriers " in the Bundeswehr ), although they do fit the definition of a tankette.

Its subject is contemporary combined arms tactics ( with emphasis on modern armoured fighting vehicles ) at a company scale.

While it is a common misunderstanding that the Destrier that carried the armoured knight of the Middle Ages had the size and conformation of a modern draft horse, and some of these Medieval war horses may have provided some bloodlines for some of the modern draft breeds, the reality was that the high-spirited, quick-moving Destrier was closer to the size, build, and temperament of a modern Andalusian or Friesian.

Not discussed here are some military problems of modern times such as undersea warfare, where the surveillance, sending, transmitting, and receiving are all so inadequate that networks and decision making are not the bottlenecks.

I have requested the Secretary of Defense to reexamine the roles and missions of the reserve components in relation to those of the active forces and in the light of the changing requirements of modern warfare.

Ambushes have been used consistently throughout history, from ancient to modern warfare.

In modern warfare, an ambush is most often employed by ground troops up to platoon size against enemy targets, which may be other ground troops, or possibly vehicles.

The depth of the battlefield has also increased in modern warfare with inclusion of the supporting units in the rear areas ; supply, artillery, medical personnel etc.

Arguably, terrain is of less importance in modern warfare, due to the advent of aircraft, though terrain is still vital for camouflage, especially for guerrilla warfare.

One significant difference of modern naval battles as opposed to earlier forms of combat is the use of marines, which introduced amphibious warfare.

Its first modern incidence in biological warfare were when Scandinavian " freedom fighters " supplied by the German General Staff used anthrax with unknown results against the Imperial Russian Army in Finland in 1916.

Under his command, a modern update of the doctrinal system called Bewegungskrieg (" maneuver warfare ") and its associated leadership system called Auftragstaktik (" mission tactics "; i. e., units are assigned missions ; local commanders decide how to achieve those missions ) was developed, which was a critical advantage and a major reason for the success of blitzkrieg.

Guderian expressed a hearty contempt for General Ludwig Beck, chief of the General Staff from 1935 to 1938, whom he characterized as hostile to ideas of modern mechanised warfare: quoting Guderian " He was a paralyzing element wherever he appeared .... ignificantly of his way of thought was his much-boosted method of fighting which he called delaying defense ".

This includes a shared British cultural heritage, warfare during the 1770s and 1812, and the eventual development of one of the most stable and mutually-beneficial international relationships in the modern world.

The Siege of the Alcázar in the Spanish Civil War, in which the Nationalists held out against a much larger Republican force for two months until relieved, shows that in some cases a citadel can be effective even in modern warfare ; a similar case is the Battle of Huế, where an NVA division held the citadel of Huế for 26 days against roughly their own numbers of much better-equipped US and South Vietnamese troops.

Cavalry found new success in Imperial operations ( irregular warfare ), where modern weapons were lacking and the slow moving infantry-artillery train or fixed fortifications were often ineffective against native insurgents ( unless the natives offered a fight on an equal footing, as at Tel-el-Kebir, Omdurman, etc .).

Cannon also transformed naval warfare in the early modern period, as European navies took advantage of their firepower.

The majority of modern wars have been conducted using the means of conventional warfare.

They frequently used unexpected strategies, engaging in what modern generals would call psychological warfare — waiting for the enemy to be paralyzed with terror and then attacking them suddenly ; distracting the enemy with a small group of soldiers, etc.

In modern navies, frigates are used to protect other warships and merchant-marine ships, especially as anti-submarine warfare ( ASW ) combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups, and merchant convoys.

In an era characterized by almost endless warfare, he led his armies as king from 1611 ( at age 17 ) until his death in battle in 1632 while leading a charge — as Sweden rose from the status of a mere regional power and run-of-the-mill kingdom to one of the great powers of Europe and a model of early modern era government.

Some have called him the " father of modern warfare ", or the first great modern general.

While the tactics of modern guerrilla warfare originate in the 20th century, irregular warfare, using elements later characteristic of modern guerrilla warfare, has existed throughout the battles of many ancient civilizations but in a smaller scale.