Infantry

Infantry are those troops who are primarily deployed to fight while on the ground using their own innate movement ability.

Description (Specifications)

Infantry are those troops who are primarily deployed to fight while on the ground using their own innate movement ability. For Land based species, these are inevitably the first type of troops created.

The Imperium recognises Infantry as one of the basic types of troops deployed by the Imperial Army

Infantry may be deployed with transport in which case they may gain other names:

• Motorised Infantry are deployed with Wheeled Vehicles
• Mechanised Infantry are deployed with Tracked Vehicles, Legged Vehicles or Hovercraft
• Lift Infantry are deployed with Grav Vehicles or Helicopters or VTOL Jet Aircraft

Infantry may also be deployed with fighting vehicles rather than just with (armoured or unarmoured) transport. In these cases they become:

• Armoured Infantry when deployed with Ground Vehicles or Hovercraft
• Armoured Lift Infantry when deployed with Grav Vehicles or Helicopters or VTOL Jet Aircraft

Infantry with specialist skills may also be given other names:

• Jump troops are skilled as planetary assault from orbit (or within an atmosphere)
• Marines are skilled in Zero-G operations (e.g. Imperial Marines)
• Maritime Infantry are skilled in waterborne operations (e.g. Infantry in Nautical Force Command)

The Imperial Army does not deploy any specialist infantry with innate Flight capabilities for aerial combat, but those units of this type that it opposes are known as Aerial Infantry.

Elite units may also be granted special name e.g. Imperial Guard

History & Background (Dossier)

Imperial Map Symbol for Infantry

Equipment

See Infantry kit

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• GURPS Traveller: Ground Forces
• Author & Contributor: BackworldTraveller