In this modern war of today, MEN and STEEL have been fused together to make one of the most efficient and hard hitting fighting organizations yet devised.

The basic fundamentals in the formation of this combat unit were Speed, Mobility, and firepower - - - Speed for surprise, Speed for attack, and Speed for overrunning the enemy ,before he knew what was upon him - - - Mobility of men, of weapons, and of supplies - - - Firepower to assault. to overwhelm, and to kill. The mixed .them all together - - - Men and Steel, speed, mobility, and firepower - - - added a dash of courage and spirit and will to win and called it - - ARMOR!

An Armored Division is Uncle Sam's most expensive Ground Force outfit. It is big - - - plenty big and it has more equipment than any other single division in the United States Army. To move the men and equipment of one Armored Division by rail takes 75 trains and to transport it by sea takes 15 complete and fully loaded Liberty Ships. For the entire division in column to pass a designated spot takes nine hours; a bird's eye view would show a weaving column of men and metal over 90 miles long.

The Division's personnel comprises some 11,000 men split principally into the Tanks, Armored Infantry, and self-propelled field Artillery. The remainder is divided among the Reconnaissance, Ordnance, Signal, Medical, and Quartermaster units. The Division is in itself, to a certain extent, a self-sustained organization carrying the gasoline, ammunition, rations, and other supplies necessary to carry out a mission.

Very often the Division or one of its Task forces spearheads an attack driving a wedge deep into enemy territory. It is in a drive such as this that the teamwork between the tanks and Armored Infantry plays its important role.

When obstacles such as Anti-tank guns or dug-in positions containing bazooka men are met, the Armored Infantry dismounts and cleans them up. But when fortified positions are encountered, the tankers with their land-battleships knock them out. In assaulting a town, the Infantry often scrambles aboard the tanks and together they accomplish the mission. There is a bondage of mutual confidence between the Tankers and the Armored Infantry, and their co-operation and team work make as an effective fighting combination as the Yank Army can boast.