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Mechanized military units are otherwise slow-moving or immobile military units that have had trucks or other ground transport systems added to their formation to add to or improve their mobility.
Typically, mechanized refers to infantry units attached to light armor and infantry fighting vehicles, such as the American Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the Russian BMP. Such units are able to respond quickly to a rapidly changing battlefield, and hit hard against both enemy infantry and armor. These units are the modern equivalent of cavalry, and fill a similar role in battle; hence the nickname Armored Cav.
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