Thorakitai medium infantry command WM-18-01-2024 the lessons identified in Stalingrad

the lessons identified in Stalingrad

One of the signature weapons of Rome was the Pilum

the primary mission of the PT boats was to interdict Japanese supply lines by shooting up the enemy landing craft (referred to as barges by American reports) being used to transport supplies

and were often accompanied by specialists onto the battlefield

Larger than the Pup Shelters and also closed at both ends the A-frame tents not only protected the soldier from the elements but also their equipment

Thorakitai medium infantry command WM-18-01-2024 the lessons identified in StalingradThe term Thorakitai plural Thorakites is used sparingly by Polybios to refer to Achaian and Seleucid troops of the mid second century BC. That they were armoured is plain enough Thorakitai means 'cuirassier' and Polybios' describes them as acting in support of lighter troops. It is likely they were armed with the long shield the theuros and in that respect they might be thought of as a more heavily armoured version of the Thureophoroi (shield