Question on tactics: Assault, assault and assault

[majog]

My humble opinion.

I think the assault thing actually goes back more to pre WWII. A good example is the whole trench warfare thing in WWI where swarms of units rushed the enemy. Post WWI, I feel the only place assualt should be used is in certain battles by the Japanese who continued the dealth by numbers Bonzi rush or when assaulting a bunker or pill box. Another example of a unit that should be able to assult is the NVA in DGVN. After all how many examples do we have of the US assaulting in VN. They were intense fire fights but not 1 instance I can remember did the US go rushing at the NVA like Vikings with their hair on fire.

Playing historically vs to win. Most people on here when they play a scn look to say if I was in Command how would I have done things. Is that historic? Who can say. Why replay it just the way it happened? We already know that outcome. The interesting part is changing that outcome with other tactics or avenues of approach.

The above is the opinion of the author (who has spent much too much time on the beach with scantly clad women rubbing coca butter all over him). They in no way reflect the opinion of the club or other members no matter how wrong they may be, LOL.

Come on guys, lighten up it is just a game.