Soldier: the army’s smallest mobile unit; equipped
with assault rifle e.g. HK416 and 300 rounds, pistol
e.g. M17 and 40 rounds, 4 grenades, combat knife.
Organised into groupings of increasing size:
squad, platoon, company, battalion, etc. to army;
all designed for maximum manageablity within
the hierarchical system employed by defence forces.
Kitted out with combat helmet, body, hand, eye,
ear-protection; medical, survival, navigation and
communication gear; length of operation and supply
also considereations; additional or alternative gear
as may be required for special missions e.g. sniper
optics; demolition requiring explosives and detonators;
i.e. soldier as much a tank as a human can be.
Increasingly now, their targets are those engaged in their
daily chores.
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