Tactical Forge: Mobile Defense along with wargaming thoughts
Ben over at Tactical Forge threw this little gem out on Friday, 30 August 2024, and it's a very interesting walk through on how to conduct a mobile defense. Tactical Forge: Mobile Defense The scenario appears to be a single US rifle squad being assaulted by the dismounted element of a motor rifle platoon, sans the 'Bronegruppa'(ie,the AFVs). Still from Battle Order's Motostrelki '22: Russian Infantry Tactics & Structure The rifle squad is just too small to have a real decent chance of fighting off the attack, so they perform a retrograde by elements to keep the OPFOR off balance and to preserve the fighting power of the squad. Some interesting stuff to say the least. What seems to make this work is the ability of the defender to break contact before being decisively engaged by the OPFOR. The defender sticks around for enough time to get a quick lick in and force the enemy to reorient. As REDFOR organizes to assault, the defender falls back to another set pos