Bicycle Troops

Abstract

The report presents a history of the use of bicycles for transportation by combat troops prior to World War I, during World War I and II, and more recently the use of bicycles in guerrilla warfare. The armament, mobility, speed, distance, design, and load-carrying capacity of bicycles for transportation in remote areas and guerrilla warfare are discussed. The effect of terrain on the utilization of bicycles, the organization, strength, and tactics of bicycle units, and the training of combat troops using the bicycles are also considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1965
Accession Number
AD0621361

Entities

People

  • R. S. Kohn

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Employment
  • Forests
  • Geography
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Health Services
  • Machine Guns
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Police
  • Military Science
  • Security
  • Training
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Military Science