Question on tactics: Assault, assault and assault

[Huib Versloot]

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Huib,

I am curious why you would say that AFVs should not assault other AFVs. While I agree that your example of a PzIs assaulting T-34s is probably not completely realistic, I can think of real-life examples of tanks engaging other tanks at point-blank range (i.e. at ranges less than 250 yards or less than 1 hex), particularly in cities and othe close terrain.

1 hex is already point blank range and includes distances less than 250 meters; see the use of bazooka and Panzerfaust. So I'm not sure what a vehicle "assaulting" another vehicle is doing. How would I visualize that in real life? Suddenly smaller calibers can penetrate armor they normally can't during "assaults"?