RE: Night Time is the right time for sleep? Are you kidding??
All you guys who have done this before know that movement is much slower at night. If you convoy in tactical mode, all vehicle lights are off, I remember on some occasions following the little chemical light hanging from the vehicle in front of me. Troops on foot are also much slower. I alsö remember excercises through the woods where you had to feel around for trip wires after every step. You also have to move quietly, stepping carefully so you don't break a twig and reveal your presence.
As far as vehicle breakdown is concerned, there wasn't any real difference between day and night. Still, if something broke, it was very hard to do a quick repair at night and move on. It's really hard to even change a tire on a cloudy moonlit night. You also have to practice noise discipline, so whatever you do has to be done quietly.
As far as gaining fatigue during the day, I kind of like that idea, but you would also have to increase the rate of fatigue recovery to compensate for this. If you increase the fatigue by adding fatigue during the day, it's going to disadvantage the attacker in most scenarios. Generally, the attacker is doing all the moving while the defender sits and waits to be attacked.
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