Show Mechanized or Motorized Mechanized and motorized are ore military terms meaning two differ differ- different different ent things though many who use the words do so interchangeably Mechanized units are those with ve ve- vehicles vehicles vehicles built to travel over all but the most difficult terrain terrain tanks tanks combat troop carriers and gun car car- carriages carriages carriages moving on caterpillars or multiple axle arrangements Motor Motor- Motorized Motorized Motorized units are simply units equipped with enough trucks to transport the entire organization In the case of ot motorized artillery guns usually are towed behind trucks In any case the motorized unit cant can't take its rolling stock off highways except in the limited way that any truck may be operated off a prepared road Military timetables incidentally incidentally incidentally tally give miles as the av av- average average av- av average days day's march for a mechanized division and miles as the av av- average average av- av average days day's march for a motorized division |