Patton wrote that the main purpose of the tank was to attack infantry in defensive positions rather than other tanks.

We will," he announced, "be attacking light infantry, very much like ourselves.

Worse, some survivors attempting to escape the inferno were mistaken for attacking French infantry and were fired upon by their comrades.

They were not trained to attack well-formed infantry or heavily armed European cavalry, and did not play a further part in the battle.

One fortress (Schoenenbourg) fired 15,802 75 mm rounds at attacking German infantry.

What Hockenberry had seen was mounted cavalry-a very small troop-apparently attacking infantry.

Gwyddhien's horse-warriors circled the margins, attacking cavalry and infantry alike.

These weapons lacked a good high-explosive shell for attacking infantry and fortifications, but were effective against very heavy armor.

Companies of men were meant to shelter in these dugouts during the preliminary bombardment and then come out to attack advancing Allied infantry in the rear.

Now we could attack the Tauran's portal planet from space and perhaps destroy the base without using you infantry.