Not every shift in infantry tactics comes from better equipment. Some changes emerged because weapons failed to perform as ...

Russia is increasingly relying on large infantry assault tactics in Ukraine. One Russian milblogger said there was about to be a "real renaissance of infantry combat." Other milbloggers said the ...

Cold War firearms shaped modern infantry tactics by pushing combat decision-making down to the squad level. The AK-47 and M16 standardized assault rifle doctrine worldwide by prioritizing reliability ...

Earlier failures and high losses in Ukraine have led Russia to revert to four types of infantry. Among them is "disposable" infantry, who are given little training and the most dangerous missions.

Strategy is the focus of most of the modern military historians. Their driving assumption is that strategy is the ‘dog’ and tactics is the ‘tail.’ In other words, strategy shapes the course and ...