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Brigada De Infantaria Pára-quedista
The Parachute Infantry Brigade ( pt, Brigada de Infantaria Paraquedista) is an Airborne forces, airborne brigade of the Brazilian Army. Units * HQ Company Parachutist Infantry Brigade (''Companhia de Comando da Brigada de Infantaria Paraquedista'') in Rio de Janeiro * 25th Parachutist Infantry Battalion (''25º Batalhão de Infantaria Paraquedista'') in Rio de Janeiro * 26th Parachutist Infantry Battalion (''26º Batalhão de Infantaria Paraquedista'') in Rio de Janeiro * 27th Parachutist Infantry Battalion (''27º Batalhão de Infantaria Paraquedista'') in Rio de Janeiro * 8th Parachutist Field Artillery Group (''8º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Paraquedista'') in Rio de Janeiro * 20th Parachutist Logistics Battalion (''20º Batalhão Logístico Paraquedista'') in Rio de Janeiro * Parachutist Support & Maintenance Battalion (''Batalhão de Dobragem, Manutenção de Paraquedista'') in Rio de Janeiro * Pathfinders Company (''Companhia de Precursores Paraquedista'') in Rio de Janei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paratrooper
A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during World War II for troop distribution and transportation. Paratroopers are often used in surprise attacks, to seize strategic objectives such as airfields or bridges. Overview Paratroopers jump out of airplanes and use parachutes to land safely on the ground. This is one of the three types of "forced entry" strategic techniques for entering a theater of war; the other two being by land and by water. Their tactical advantage of entering the battlefield from the air is that they can attack areas not directly accessible by other transport. The ability of air assault to enter the battlefield from any location allows paratroopers to evade emplaced fortifications that guard from attack from a specific direction. The possible use of paratroopers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
