JasonC on Combined Arms

[Der Kuenstler]

In this essay combined arms is more "what does he have there and what do I have that can whip it" - it's true in that sense but there is another sense I think of combined arms.

What 2 or more weapons can I coordinate (combine) together to take out his threat? For example, I almost never square off against enemy armor without infantry support. I want a sniper in the woods ahead of me to button them up and blind them, then I want other infantry observing where those tanks are before I crest the hill. Infantry are also great to use to judge LOS with. If the infantryman can see the tank over there past those trees, then my tank also will when it gets over there in the same spot. It's kind of like a sports team - it can't be just one player - everybody can't just sit back and depend on the ubertank to do the job. All the units have their own job which, when coordinated right, results in a victory.