I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did. – Gen George S. Patton

Greetings, sir! Just take a look at this insolent asshat! He sounds very positive and all this and that, but I think he missed something! Us, the gods of war! These tankers seem to easily forget that without our support for each meter they advance they would otherwise have to pay twice. With no artillery barrages any assault will be cut to shreds! And, by the way, it’s us, who maintain stability at the front line, and it’s casually us who create a bridgehead for infantry breakthrough! Now is the time to remind this to all of you. And you can choose to whom you wish to remind this more often than not. Forming our request to headquarters, we can focus on several types of artillery, different in their purpose and use in the field. Of course, the choice of tactics and tools is completely up to you, Sire. To successfully counter the enemy infantry both advancing and defending - you need to focus on the howitzers, mortars and large caliber cannons. So you can always destroy the infantry in shelter, and the shelter itself, if required. In fact, plunging fire weapons are the most reliable means against entrenched enemy. These trench rats will be exposed to a downwards spiral of existential apathy once they realise they have no escape, Sire. And then they probably perish. There are no means, foxhole or building, where our beloved parcels of justice will not reach. And unlike tank or infantry squads, we will hit them from a safe distance. As General Fuller said: "Artillery conquers and infantry occupies." You can focus on anti-tank and self-propelled guns. Then those so-called "tank aces", will suddenly realise they are no longer at the top of the food chain here. We will complete the instance of their miserable existence, turning the enemy tanks in what they really are - a junk of a grave! While those nincompoop windy wallets driving their tanks are poking for a fight, raising clouds of dust, filling the air with the roar of guns; we are waiting for the right moment. We are waiting to strike and erect a smoking monument to our triumph right there, where his shiny new "toy" was! Undoubtedly, they are more maneuverable. Developing the role of the anti-tank commander you will have to resist the enemy in the whole field of battle, not on a specific part of it. But the choice of correct positioning, and the rightfully accurate first shot - can turn the tide in your favour! We know that in a real fight there is no place for cinematic tank battles. In the real fight against a skilled gunner - the enemy don’t even notice from where his doom came, and he will be no more. And finally, we can also focus on supporting troops. While our cannons beat the enemy, engineers can strengthen our positions and create fortifications out of sandbags, place antitank hedgehogs, create minefields, dig trenches and so on. Rest assured, once enemy lost the territory, he will not see it again. After capturing and gaining a foothold, we will make any piece of land an impregnable castle. Why chase the enemy, when he himself, sooner or later, will invariably come into our hands. In the past, the artillery used to be the only force of countering the tank threat. In addition, we were vulnerable and artillery crew survivability was a gamble, and then often were killed if re-positioning didn’t take place. No matter how painful it is, we have to admit it, our brothers in the artillery guild had serious lack of camouflage skills. We spent retraining and our new experts start to work today. Believe me, they will not disappoint you! This is the elite of our troops, ready to destroy the enemy, not only efficiently and massively, but without too much risk for the crew, without revealing their position. The enemy will only approximately know from where the shell came. More precisely only with the help of officers, special troops and great intelligence service. In addition, our guys have mastered the fire preparation. Artillery crew can produce a few shots with increased speed and go into the preparation mode of fire, reloading and preparing gun. This tactic allows you to destroy the enemy and change the disposition, avoiding retaliation. We were also able to increase the the firing rate of our artillery, and our cannons fire more often than the same tank ones. Firing rate, accuracy, secrecy! I allowed myself to order you a sneak peak with such engraving. These are our main advantages on the battlefield, and our guiding lights! P.S. Huge thanks to Cule for his help with the English text adaptation)

[ 2016-11-10 19:20:16 CET ] [ Original post ]