Centurian52 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 5 minutes ago, Probus said: "Never send a squad anywhere a team hasn't been. Never send a platoon anywhere a squad hasn't been. Never send a company anywhere a platoon hasn't been. Never send armor anywhere infantry hasn't been." Good rules to live by. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony P. Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Probus said: I wonder if this applies to jeeps? I've always seen recce jeeps as being much like the light cavalry of old. They use their speed and élan to roam through vast open areas ahead of slower units, harrying retreating enemies, communicating what roads, bridges and the like the infantry and armour will be able to plan on using, etc., but not wasting their unarmoured mounts and small numbers of specialised personnel on duking it out with frontline units possessing superior firepower, numbers and prepared positions in the line. When scout jeeps are around for missions more significant than a skirmish I tend to use them as "alright then, since we're already here we'll help out with heavy MG fire from back here". Edited May 10 by Anthony P. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 22 hours ago, Probus said: Remember what @Vergeltungswaffe said: "Never send a squad anywhere a team hasn't been. Never send a platoon anywhere a squad hasn't been. Never send a company anywhere a platoon hasn't been. Never send armor anywhere infantry hasn't been." I wonder if this applies to jeeps? Generally I wouldn't send a jeep to recon unless it was a situation where I needed to cover a lot of ground quickly. The eastern front had a lot of smoking pyres from recon vehicles, but the western front was much more infantry-centric snooping. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, Vergeltungswaffe said: Generally I wouldn't send a jeep to recon What about dismounting the driver and sending him up? I suppose either way you'll probably lose the use of the jeep, but maybe the driver won't be spotted as easily. Edited May 11 by Vacillator 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 That's a perfect use for a jeep driver. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halmbarte Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 22 hours ago, Vacillator said: What about dismounting the driver and sending him up? I suppose either way you'll probably lose the use of the jeep, but maybe the driver won't be spotted as easily. I'll turf out tank and other AFV crews & have them scout forward on foot if I have time. They are a lot less conspicuous than an actual AFV. H 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/11/2024 at 12:29 PM, Vacillator said: I suppose either way you'll probably lose the use of the jeep Can't anyone get into a jeep and drive? I thought so but maybe I'm wrong. There are lots of units that are jeep borne and one of them is the driver. Perhaps they are special. I think I just reached that conclusion form that observation and never tested it out. On 5/12/2024 at 10:49 AM, Halmbarte said: maybe the driver won't be spotted as easily For sure but lets fact it he will get spotted and shot. Either their commander will get cocky and take a risk or Murphy's law will just get him killed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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