Timeline for World war-tier weaponry and lackluster electronics in a world with severely compressed effective ranges - how does tactical doctrine change?
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| Oct 8, 2022 at 1:42 | comment | added | In Hoc Signo | @EngineerB-7214 The thing is, it's very hard to whittle away the enemy's forces when they're dug in. During WWI (when such attrition tactics reached their pinnacle), most infantry combat was in the form of raids on each other's trenches. This will be even more exacerbated in your setting, since the fog of war seriously reduces the effectiveness of artillery. | |
| Jul 8, 2021 at 13:27 | comment | added | Engineer B-7214 | ... need for mid-range exchanges of fire to whittle down enemy resistance. While I'm sure most Blue NCOs would love to try, bayonet charges just aren't always practical. Still, your feedback is appreciated, I'd love to hear more, let me know if you'd like to message in some other fashion! | |
| Jul 8, 2021 at 13:22 | comment | added | Engineer B-7214 | Hi! Thank you for your answer, though I'd like to clarify a couple things. 1 Long-range rifles do still have an advantage - as stated in the question, a .308 rifle in this setting still has an effective range of 75-ish meters, much more than the 30 most SMGs can push out. 2 This is very much a high-intensity conflict - the most brutal (and most central) front has fairly well estabilished frontlines, with overall high levels of entrenchment and very high troop density. Flanking isn't always an option, there's a lot of concentrated firepower - hence the frequent... (continued in another comment) | |
| Jul 8, 2021 at 13:12 | history | answered | In Hoc Signo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |