Editing Motorized infantry (section)

== Operations ==
As defined by the [[United States Army]], motorization is "the use of unarmored wheeled vehicles for the transportation of combat units."<ref name=IDTBT>Infantry Division Transportation Battalion and Transportation, Tactical Carrier Units.&nbsp;(1962).&nbsp;United States:&nbsp;Headquarters, Department of the Army. p. 11</ref>  Motorizing infantry is the first stage towards the [[mechanization]] of an army. Civilian [[truck]]s are often readily adaptable to military uses of transporting soldiers, towing guns, and carrying equipment and supplies. Motorization greatly increases the strategic mobility of infantry units, which would otherwise rely on [[marching|march]]es or [[rail transport|railroads]]. In practice, armies have found it advantageous to develop trucks to military specifications, such as all-wheel drive, to have vehicles that function reliably in extremes of weather and terrain.

Motorization provides no direct tactical advantage in small-unit combat, as [[military truck|truck]]s and [[Military light utility vehicle|light utility vehicle]]s are vulnerable to [[artillery]] and [[small arms]] fire. However, in larger battles, motorized infantry has an advantage in mobility allowing them to move to critical sectors of the battlefield faster, allowing better response to enemy movements, and the ability to outmaneuver the enemy.<ref name=IDTBT/>

The disadvantage of motorization is that fuel is critical; if motorized divisions run out of fuel, they may be required to abandon their vehicles.