This railroad is in a region of Norway and Sweden that otherwise do not have any railroads because of the very rugged terrain, mountains, and fjords of that part of Scandinavia.

Wolverine on rocky terrain Wolverines live primarily in isolated northern areas, for example the arctic and alpine regions of northern Canada, Alaska, Siberia, and Scandinavia ; they are also native to European Russia, the Baltic countries, the Russian Far East, Northeast China and Mongolia.

Military commanders favored specialized small units for speed and mobility, to gain valuable information about the terrain and enemy before sending the main ( or majority ) troops into the area, screening, covering force, pursuit and exploitation roles.

A strong and convincing modern perspective, based on Curtius, is that Darius was forced to move camp to terrain that favored Alexander because Alexander was fighting defensively due to a recommendation by his war council and Parmenion.

For this reason, they were generally favored by railroads with flat terrain and racetrack-like routes.

The terrain of the cemetery, densely packed with above-ground mausoleums and underground caves, favored the urban guerrilla warfare conducted by Sadr's militia.

The terrain favored the oppidum, as it was flanked by a river and marshland, with only a single narrow entrance.

* on heavy trucks ; this applies to one version of the RT-2UTTH Topol M which may be deployed from a self-propelled mobile launcher, capable of moving through roadless terrain, and launching a missile from any point along its route

The vast majority of the French knights advanced on foot but, exhausted by walking across wet muddy terrain in heavy armour and being buffeted by thousands of arrows, they were overwhelmed when the English and Welsh longbowmen, using their swords and mauls, joined the hand-to-hand fighting in support of the English men-at-arms.

Facing tropical disease, difficult terrain and well constructed Japanese defences, the allies only secured victory with heavy casualties.

In mountainous areas, heavy snow is possible where upslope flow is maximized within windward sides of the terrain at elevation, if the atmosphere is cold enough.

The Taliban and al-Qaida forces fired mortars and heavy machine guns from entrenched positions in the caves and ridges of the mountainous terrain at U. S. forces attempting to secure the area.

Once again he developed innovative tactics to deal with difficult terrain, ordering the advance of six brigades by heavy skirmish lines, which allowed his men to deliver a continuous fire into the enemy, while proving to be elusive targets themselves.

Loggers work with heavy, moving weights and the use of tools such as chainsaws and heavy equipment on uneven and sometimes steep or unstable terrain.

Whereas in the comics, Krypton was colorful and bright, in Superman, the planet was envisioned as having stark white terrain of jagged frozen plateaus, stretching broadly under heavy, dark skies ( becoming redder as their sun grew toward becoming supernova ), prompting Jor-El to attempt to persuade the immediate evacuation of the entire planet to the council of elders, to avoid perishing in the cataclysm, to no avail.

On either side of the Valley are high mountains with rough terrain and heavy timber.

Operation Vijay ( 1999 ), launched in June 1999, saw the Indian military fighting thousands of militants and soldiers amidst heavy artillery shelling and while facing extremely cold weather, snow and treacherous terrain at the high altitude.

He knew the terrain to be crossed ( a steep ravine containing a creek named Dill Branch ) was extremely difficult and Grant's defensive line was heavy with massed artillery.

Retreating in slow-moving square formations in broad daylight and along some excellent cavalry terrain, the Coalition forces suffered very heavy losses, with several squares broken by the French cavalry.

The Marshal ordered the heavy cavalry up the plateau, west of Markgrafneusiedl, in an immediate frontal assault against the enemy line, rather than on the more favourable cavalry terrain east, where Grouchy, Pully and Montbrun were already operating.

The turret was so heavy it was difficult to traverse on non-level terrain, and it was expensive to produce.

Mountain men often wore moccasins, but generally carried a pair of heavy boots for rough terrain.

The site is located on a large parcel of flat land in the Durban South Industrial Basin, which is already home to much of the city's heavy industry ; given Durban's generally very hilly terrain, such a large, flat parcel is ideal for future industrial development, port expansion, or both.

In mountainous areas, heavy precipitation is possible where upslope flow is maximized within windward sides of the terrain at elevation.

On the march in unfriendly terrain, the legionary would be loaded down with armour commonly lorica hamata, lorica squamata, and 1st-3rd century lorica segmentata, shield ( scutum ), helmet ( galea ), two javelins ( one heavy pilum and one light verutum ), a short sword ( gladius ), a dagger ( pugio ), a pair of heavy sandals ( caligae ), a sarcina ( marching pack ), about fourteen days worth of food, a waterskin ( bladder for water ), cooking equipment, two stakes ( sudes murale ) for the construction of palisades, and a shovel or wicker basket.

The nets are indiscriminate in what they catch and the heavy weights and nets are harmful to the benthic terrain and its inhabitants.

The basic premise was that off-road mobility was paramount: much heavy equipment was exchanged for mule-or air-transported equipment and motor transport was kept to a minimum and restricted to those vehicles that could cope with some of the worst combat terrain on Earth.

Some people, such as those with acrophobia or wanting to summit with heavy backpacks, may see benefits with this route as not really a single point is exposed ; however, passing through very rough scree and rock terrain is required especially in the slopes leading up to the valley between Vierránvarri and Kebnekaise ( Kaffedalen ).

Charlie Company was ordered to go to support, but heavy vegetation and difficult terrain made movement extremely difficult.

Key elements in the " blitzkrieg warfare " at the decisive Battle of Megiddo included concentration, surprise and speed ; success depending on attacking only in favourable terrain, where the terrain favoured the movement of large formations around the battlefield, and tactical improvements in the British artillery and infantry attack.

Panzer forces were dispersed among the three German concentrations without strong emphasis on independent use, being used to create or destroy close pockets of Polish forces and seize operational-depth terrain in support of the largely un-motorized infantry which followed.

Most cavalry units that are horse-mounted in modern armies serve in purely ceremonial roles, or as mounted infantry in difficult terrain such as mountains or heavily forested areas.

Narseh retreated to Armenia to fight Galerius ' force, to Narseh's disadvantage ; the rugged Armenian terrain was favorable to Roman infantry, but unfavorable to Sassanid cavalry.

Infantry can access and maneuver in terrain inaccessible to vehicles and tanks, and employ infantry support weapons that can provide firepower in the absence of artillery.

* The Australian Army defines the role of the infantry thus: " The role of the Infantry is to seek out and close with the enemy, to kill or capture him, to seize or hold ground and repel attack, by day or night, regardless of season, weather or terrain.

Motorized infantry could maintain rapid movement, but their trucks required either a good road network, or firm open terrain ( such as desert ).

According to Vegetius, infantry was the most important element of an army because it was cheap compared to cavalry and could be deployed on any terrain.

It was designed and built as part of a general approach to warfare where all arms, infantry and artillery included, would be able to operate over the same terrain as tanks.

The terrain was not suited for tanks, despite the need for armor to support the infantry.

This rough terrain, which was virtually unsettled, was nearly impenetrable to 19th-century infantry and artillery maneuvers.

The terrain around Dunkirk was considered unsuitable for armour, so the Allied forces ' destruction was initially assigned to the Luftwaffe and the German infantry organised in Army Group B.

Actually the Arditi ( who were led to the lines just a few hours prior to the assault, having been familiarised with the terrain via photo-reconnaissance and trained on trench systems re-created ad hoc for them ) suffered " fewer casualties than regular line infantry and were highly successful in their tasks.

The TO concept focused on small, lightly armed infantry units fighting defensive actions on a familiar local terrain.

The French cavalry had been hindered in its movements by the broken terrain and thus far unable to really bother Zieten's infantry squares.

Again taking advantage from the flat terrain, Grouchy was able to advance rapidly and fall onto the rear of the Coalition infantry squares, which were now slowly withdrawing in echelon and efficiently using the terrain to take shelter from the artillery bombardment.

One of the first cases of carpet bombing during the Spanish Civil War were against the infantry during the Battle of El Mazuco ;< ref > excerpt from de Blas source translated to English " El Mazuco ( the impossible defence )" < font size =- 2 >( Spanish version ; verified against original book 11 / 2004 )</ font ></ ref > in this case the targeted troops were dispersed on rocky slopes and the Condor Legion learned that carpet bombing was not very effective in such terrain.

The Austrian infantry was partially fortified and supported by cavalry in the rear and artillery units with firing range across hilly, wooded terrain.

The heavily forested, swampy terrain made the infantry manoeuvres of the legions impossible to execute and allowed the Germanic fighters to defeat the legions in detail.

Infantry are far better troops than cavalry when operating in mountainous terrain and it appears that the infantry van was meant to dislodge any Seljuk soldiery from the high ground dominating the pass.

* Jäger-Rangers-light infantry specialized for assault and defense operations in rugged terrain, and urban warfare.