Pillar, something to chew on : WP, why not?

[Wilhammer]

We've been here before, I know that, so don't envoke "Do a Search" as this is a real counter productive statement that inhibits discussions.

That being said, I know return to one of my pet peeves of CM, the absence of White Phoshporous rounds.

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From Combat Lessons 6 from the US Army

Chapter on Street Fighting.

Burning Buildings

"Some buildings were set afire with 8l-mm WP

shells; however, this method was used only as a last

resort because it left difficult obstacles. Such fires

were set at night to avoid interference with daylight

combat."

Apparently enough WP was present to tempt its overuse. (WOW)

From the section on fighting in Villages;

"WP can be of great value in village fighting, but

its use must be definitely planned and explained to all

elements before the attack. WP rounds should hit

inside or behind buildings; if they hit in front, the

enemy can escape through the smoke undetected. A

round of WP will sometimes force surrender or evacuation of a building.

Where resistance is stubborn, all buildings should

be fired upon and either burned or destroyed."

In Woods Fighting

"In wooded country, have the men carry only

armor-piercing ammunition; it will go through trees

if the enemy uses trees as cover. A few thermite

grenades are handy to have along, too. They can he

used to destroy gun barrels and to start fires."

The use of infnatry smoke grenades is extensively noted for use as concealment in this booklet as well.

Find Combat Lessons 6 here;

http://carlisle-www.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/DL/showdoc.pl?docnum=146

Michael Doubler explains in Hedgerow Tactics that WP became an indepinsable tool for hedgerow assaults for some units in his book "Closing with the Enemy".

[Olle Petersson]

From the looks of it, all smoke rounds in CM are WP. (White clouds that build up fast and have short duration, the exact properties of WP, except for the hazardous stuff...)

Cheers

Olle