Tips from the Frontline

[RNL Tiger]

Introduction

As a newcomer to the Blitz I started a quick battle [QB] with Poor Old Spike [POS] because I wanted to learn by doing/playing and to ask questions. So, from start to finish I asked lots of questions about:
• Force selection
• Understanding force capability
• Making and changing plans
• How to execute particular manoeuvres
• General tactics
• Theory versus practice

I got lots of answers. Of course, if I had asked someone else I might have got a very different (or similar) set of answers, however, that did not matter because what I wanted was a starting point. Beyond that starting point, as a Combat Mission commander, we need to find our own way and our own truth!

At the end of the battle POS and I agreed that there was a lot of good material and tips captured in the email dialogue and that it may prove useful to others too. So, what follows is a combination of an AAR, my own thoughts and observations about the battle and POS’ answers to questions, which will be quoted in a different colour.