Airborne Division

…A tank division is made up mainly of tanks, with some armored infantry attached to them, and is powerful and has excellent striking power, but is not suitable for the task of occupying or securing an area for a long period of time. An airborne division is a division whose main task is to parachute infantry units into key points such as the enemy's rear to temporarily occupy and secure the area, or to disrupt the enemy's rear, and is lighter equipped than an infantry division. Since they lack the ability to fight independently for long periods of time, even if they are dropped into enemy territory, they are ineffective unless they can connect with friendly forces within a few days. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Airborne Division" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…戦車師団は，戦車を主体として，これに一部の装甲歩兵を配したもので，戦力が大きく打撃力に優れているが，地域を長期にわたって占領，確保するような任務には適さない。空挺師団は，敵の後方などの要点に，歩兵部隊を落下傘降下させて，そこを一時占領確保し，または敵の後方を攪乱することなどをおもな任務とする師団で，歩兵師団よりも軽装備である。独立して長期間戦う能力に乏しいので，敵地内に降下させても，数日内に友軍部隊と連接できる範囲でないと効果はない。…

※「空挺師団」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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