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joegrundman · 02-01-11, 09:38 AM

Armored Combat

Back in mid world war one, without armor and air capable of ground support it looked like this

offensives might lead to breakthroughs, but reinforcements always sealed it off before the advance caused trouble. Attacking infantry just couldn't outpace railway borne infantry and guns.

Between the wars the german general staff decided that concentrated air providing ground support and massed armour columns could change that. Air would paralyze movement of reinforcements while massed armour had the pace to wreak sever damage and isolate large sections of the frontline. Here behind the front line the air forces and armored columns are massed ready for action

Now the massed air and one armor unit crush the French forces at Sedan, creating a breakthrough

then the massed armored columns pour through in the exploitation phase to isolate the front line and capture key targets

all the French forces are isolated since supply cannot be traced to them. Even those in the South, since armour units exert a Zone of Control (zoc) in each hex around them. Supply lines cannot be traced through an enemy zoc.

02-01-11, 09:38 AM	#13
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Armored Combat Back in mid world war one, without armor and air capable of ground support it looked like this offensives might lead to breakthroughs, but reinforcements always sealed it off before the advance caused trouble. Attacking infantry just couldn't outpace railway borne infantry and guns. Between the wars the german general staff decided that concentrated air providing ground support and massed armour columns could change that. Air would paralyze movement of reinforcements while massed armour had the pace to wreak sever damage and isolate large sections of the frontline. Here behind the front line the air forces and armored columns are massed ready for action Now the massed air and one armor unit crush the French forces at Sedan, creating a breakthrough then the massed armored columns pour through in the exploitation phase to isolate the front line and capture key targets all the French forces are isolated since supply cannot be traced to them. Even those in the South, since armour units exert a Zone of Control (zoc) in each hex around them. Supply lines cannot be traced through an enemy zoc. __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill Last edited by joegrundman; 02-02-11 at 02:14 AM.