Thorakitai medium infantry command WM-18-01-2024 it was immediately apparent that

it was immediately apparent that the design owed much to the US Grizzly sharing an almost identical chassis

the primary mission of the PT boats was to interdict Japanese supply lines by shooting up the enemy landing craft (referred to as barges by American reports) being used to transport supplies

lighter support weapons became hugely useful for patrolling and small-scale engagements

the lessons identified in Stalingrad

Thorakitai medium infantry command WM-18-01-2024 it was immediately apparent thatThe term Thorakitai plural Thorakites is used sparingly by Polybios to refer to Achaian and Seleucid troops of the mid second century BC. That they were armoured is plain enough Thorakitai means 'cuirassier' and Polybios' describes them as acting in support of lighter troops. It is likely they were armed with the long shield the theuros and in that respect they might be thought of as a more heavily armoured version of the Thureophoroi (shield