How to take a hill?

[Shadow]

The fixed bayonet is one hell of a morale buster. If you see 200 men charging at you with fixed bayonets you think twice before you open fire.

How so?

[CBR]

How so?

I would say its about instinct telling us its better to keep at a distance of something hostile. So there is an increased chance of panic when suddenly facing an enemy that clearly shows his intent of going close to you.

Logic would of course tell a modern soldier that he should remain calm and keep firing against enemies that only becomes easier and easier to hit. But in times of severe stress logic/training is competing with basic instincts.


CBR

[Kagemusha]

First you recon the enemy position carefully. Choose a weak spot from the defence. Concentrate the supporting infantry arms to that area and use artillery and mortars to soften the enemy,if you dont have any, use the infantry supporting weapons for direct support. Smoke the area and penetrate the defence from a narrow area. One good option is to attack during the night, because of the worse LOS for the enemy, but that will ofcourse effect your men also. Once you are in the enemy defence zone, you will use fire and movement, in order not to give time to the enemy to move reinforcements to the area or for him to retreat. Important thing is not to stop or loose enemy contact. Then you just push until the area is cleared. Important thing is to get close and fast, Once you are inside the enemy defence zone you have better odds. If you have to move long distances in open space before getting on the enemys skin, your chances of success are lot worse. So basicly move close concealed, concentrate fire to penetrate the enemy position, use fire and rapid movement to put your enemy in disorder and take his position.

[RoadKill]

They would probally smoke the surronding area, then get some gernades at the hill, disorginize them with the explosion. then charge up and slaughter.

[Franconicus]

I think the Germans in WW1 developed the tactic to take strong defensive lines.

First of all - Kage is right - recon is the key.
If you have artillery and bombs, fine. If not, then you do it with infantry. Bit no mass assault. You have small teams of specialists with special tasks: taking out a michine gun or destroying a bunker. Use grenades, machine guns, flame throwers etc.. Also try to avoid the main defense and outflank the hill.

In fact, hills are very inportant for the defense, because of the view and the option to place atrillery. But as a matter of fact, hills attract the fire of the enemy, therefore a clever general will only place as few soldiers as necessary. Better to have a strong reserve behind the hill, plus artillery around it.

[Csargo]

I think the Germans in WW1 developed the tactic to take strong defensive lines.

First of all - Kage is right - recon is the key.
If you have artillery and bombs, fine. If not, then you do it with infantry. Bit no mass assault. You have small teams of specialists with special tasks: taking out a michine gun or destroying a bunker. Use grenades, machine guns, flame throwers etc.. Also try to avoid the main defense and outflank the hill.

In fact, hills are very inportant for the defense, because of the view and the option to place atrillery. But as a matter of fact, hills attract the fire of the enemy, therefore a clever general will only place as few soldiers as necessary. Better to have a strong reserve behind the hill, plus artillery around it.

Yes, I'm pretty sure it was the Germans who did it too take trenches in WWI. Yep

The term Sturmabteilung predates the founding of the Nazi party in 1919. It originally comes from the specialized assault troops used by Germany in 1918 in World War I utilising Hutier infiltration tactics. Instead of a large mass assault, the Sturmabteilungen were organized into small squads of a few soldiers each.