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What is an armored or air cavalry unit is referred to?
An armored or air cavalry unit is referred to as a ___________.
Which weapon of mechanized warfare was introduced in World War 1?
The tank is the obvious answer here, but did you know that the first armored personnel carrier (callled the Pig) was also introduced in WW1? Truck transport, artillery tractors, and armored cars were introduced in the early 1900's before the war.
Are infantry cavalry and the navy still in existence?
Infantry is still in existence, because that was our main approach at Iraq. Cavalry exists in the form of cars in place of horses. Navy definitely exists: There's a whole branch in the military for that. There are two types of cavalry still in existence - armoured cavalry, and air cavalry. The infantry element of an air cav unit was replaced by air assault infantry, but attack and scout helicopter formations are still part of air cav.
What is a unit of cavalry men?
Normally, during the Vietnam War, when a man asked what unit you were with, you'd reply, "...3/5 Cav", or "1st of the O' Duce (1/502nd)", etc. Therefore, when asking about a man's unit, the question was normally referring to his battalion of his particular regiment. Reference to the above examples; the 3/5 Cav means 3rd Squadron 5th Cavalry...and the "1st of the O'Duce" meant 1st battalion of the 502nd Infantry. If the fella asking the question wanted something other than the unit, he'd ask, "What Troop are ya with?" or "What company are ya with?" (those were designated by letters, such as "A" Troop or "B" Company), or "Whose platoon are you with?" (those were numbered, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.). For divisions (patches were sewn on the shoulders, when sewing & patches were available); the question would be, "What division are you guys?" Therefore, a "unit" of US Cavalrymen would be a battalion of air cavalrymen (standard infantrymen=grunts), and that could vary between 600 and 900 men. A "unit" of US Army armored cavalry was called a SQUADRON (not a battalion) and had TROOPS (not companies) and since they were mechanized, they'd had about 900 to 1200 in the squadron. Two or more squadrons equalled a cavalry regiment. Only ONE full cav regiment was in Vietnam...the Blackhorse regiment, the 11th ACR (Armored Cavalry Regiment) commanded by the son of WWII General Patton...Colonel George S. Patton Jr.
When did Air Cavalry - video game - happen?
Air Cavalry - video game - happened in 1995.
When was Air Cavalry - video game - created?
Air Cavalry - video game - was created in 1995-06.
What is squadron as a collective noun?
Squadron is a military unit; an operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them; principal division of an armored or cavalry regiment, consisting of two or more troops.
What is the pur pose of Air handling unit?
A "gas furnace" is called a furnace, an "electric furnace" is called an Air Handler
Which unit was the most influential in the Vietnam war?
There could be many arguments about the 'most influential,' but the U.S. Army's First Cavalry Division held the record for most Medal of Honor winners and other high valor awards to individuals and units.
What do you call the air flow from a conditioned space to the air conditioning unit?
I believe that would be called return air.
What is a squadron?
There is a difference between the US Air Force Squadrons and US Army Squadrons. From approximately WWI thru the Vietnam War; US Air Force/US Navy Air Squadrons might have approximately 15 to 17 airplanes per squadron. For the US Army; WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War, Squadrons were equal to approximately "an Army battalion", which averaged about 600 men per squadron. In the US Army "squadrons" were for "Armored Cavalry" units. Tank units were called ARMOR BATTALIONS, Infantry units were called INFANTRY BATTALIONS, Artillery units were called ARTILLERY BATTALIONS, and Armored Cavalry units were called CAVALRY SQUADRONS. There was a difference in "Company" names also: Armor Battalions, Infantry Battalions, Artillery Battalions, and Armored Cavalry Squadrons were titled differently; ARMOR companies are called companies. Such as Company "A". INFANTRY companies are called companies. Such as Company "B". ARTILLERY companies are called BATTERIES. Such as Battery "C". ARMORED CAVALRY companies are called TROOPS. Such as Troop "D". AFTER THE VIETNAM WAR, the US Army made changes. During the Vietnam War, an Artillery Battery contained 6 Field Guns; today they contain 8 Artillery Pieces. During the Vietnam War, a Tank Company consisted of 17 M-48 Patton Tanks, with 5 Pattons per Platoon, with 2 Pattons in Headquarters Platoon. Today a US Army tank company consists of four M-1 Abrams Tanks per platoon. During the Vietnam War, the 11th (ACR) Blackhorse Regiment (Armored Cavalry Regiment) was the only FULL Cavalry Regiment in country (other Cavalry units were Squadrons or Troops). An Armored Cavalry REGIMENT was approximately equal to a regular US Army BRIGADE. Again, for the 21st Century, the US Army had evolved with time; and today's military organization is different.
What equipment do the US armored cavalry use?
The Vietnam War was the first war that the US Army used the "basic" configuration that established the "armored cavalry" of today. During that war, the US Army Armored Cav units were deployed to Vietnam in Regiments (only one full regiment, the 11th ACR was deployed) and about 10 Armored Cav Squadrons, and a few armored Cav Troops (A, 4/12 Cav as one example). The Full regiment in Vietnam (11th ACR) consisted of 3 Sqd's, containing 3 or 4 ground troops (A, B, C) and and air troop (helicopters) and a tank company. Individual Armored Cav Sqd's consisted of about the same, MINUS the tank companies. Example: the full regiment had a company of 17 Patton tanks. The Sqd's did not. The typical Armored Cav Sqd consisted of about 3 ground troops and 1 air troop. The Troops (A, B, C,) consisted of M113 ACAVs and M551 Sheridan tanks (Armored Reconnaissance Assault Vehicles). The air troop usually consisted of UH-1 Iroquois, OH-6 Cayuse, AH-1 Cobras and OH-58 Kiowa helicopters. While the whole sqd was commanded by an LTC, the air troop was commanded by a MAJ, while the ground troops were commanded by a CPT. A full bird COL commanded the full regiment (the 11th ACR was commanded by COL George S. Patton, son of WWII Patton). Whenever you see photographs of Sheridans and ACAVs together in one Vietnam War photo, you're looking at a US Armored Cav picture.
