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The Companion cavalry of Alexander the Great (356-326 BC) are described as being the first example of shock cavalry being used in Europe. [1]During the Paraguayan War (1864–1870), in which Paraguay fought against Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, the Paraguayans deployed shock troops (composed of a mixture of dismounted cavalry and fit men who could row and swim) armed with sabres, cutlasses ...
Shock Troopers [a] is a run and gun arcade game developed by Saurus and published by SNK in 1997 for the Neo-Geo arcade MVS platform. Gameplay involves taking command of one or three soldiers in an eight-way shooter. A second game in the series, Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad, followed up in 1998.
Arditi (from the Italian verb ardire, 'to dare', and translates as "The Daring [Ones]") was the name adopted by a Royal Italian Army elite special force of World War I.They and the opposing German Stormtroopers were the first modern shock troops, and they have been called "the most feared corps by opposing armies".
Stormtroopers (German: Sturmtruppen [2] or Stoßtruppen [3]) were the only elite shock troops of the Imperial German Army (Deutsches Heer) that specialized in commando style raids, infiltrating the trenches and wiping out the enemy quickly, maneuver warfare, reconnaissance, and shock tactics.
Shock troop might refer to: Shock troops, troops intended to lead an attack; Shock Troopers, an arcade game; Shock Troops, an album by punk rock band Cock Sparrer, released in 1982; Shock Troop, a 1934 German film; Shock Troops, a 1967 French film; Shock (troupe), an English music/mime/dance/pop group
Shock Troops is the second album, and the first widely distributed, by punk rock band Cock Sparrer. [2] It was released in 1983 on Razor Records. [3] The lineup on the photograph on the sleeve from left to right is Chris Skepis, Steve Bruce, Colin McFaull, Steve Burgess, and Shug O'Neill.
They reformed in 1982 – with Chris Skepis replacing Gary Lammin as second guitarist – and signed to Carrere Records, which released the "England Belongs to Me" single. The next release was the band's debut album Shock Troops in 1983. It included the songs "Where Are They Now", "I Got Your Number" and "Riot Squad". Beaufoy then left the band ...
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad [b] is a run and gun arcade game developed by Saurus and published by SNK in 1998 for the Neo-Geo arcade and home platform. It has no connection with the first Shock Troopers game. 2nd Squad was re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in the North American region in 2012. [1]