[Stony]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Malarkey:
stony if that is what you think about war back then, then you have no right to play it anyway. So you think squad tactics were introduced in the second world war... wrong the Rifle regiment of the british Army operated in small squads of around 10 men before battles skirmishing with the french picking off troops with the baker rifle. I wont say any more becasue you dont understand military tactics, same could be said for ww1 that would be fun shelling some poor bastards until they cant get a mental grip then shoot then as they run at you. FUN<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Nowhere did I mention that squad tactics were first used in WW2. The Germans in WW1 perfected the infantry squad, but even they didn't invent it. However, they were credited with being the innovators of squad tactics because they were the first to employ a TEAM of specialists, so that each squad could operate independently of the main battle group. Obviously it worked to some degreee of success, because it took several countries to defeat the German army during WW2. No one country could have defeated them alone. It's no wonder that modern armies since WW1 based their infantry on the GERMAN idea of squad tactics, rather than the Napoleonic-Era British rifle skirmishers. And YES, MOST of the Napoleonic battles WERE fought in formation with each side standing tall and praying not to get shot or blown up while the other side returned the volley during a reload (until they drew close enough to start a melee). Aside from the cavalry charges, this was the accepted form of warfare back then.

Please don't tell me what you THINK I know or don't know.

[This message has been edited by Stony (edited January 17, 2002).]