Major Tom Posted June 20, 2001 Share Posted June 20, 2001 Just saw something the other night about the early war and the British Tank Arm (fairly reliable source, a show "TANKS!" on the History channel, with historians from Bovington). It seems that pre-war British doctrine was to actually fire on the move. Since most of the armoured force in the BEF (1st Army Tank Brigade and 1st Armoured Division) were regular troops (not territorial), then should not British tanks have the capability to fire while in motion, with some accuracy? It seems that a lot of empasis was placed on shooting well while on the move. I am not sure about the other nationalities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Joe Posted June 20, 2001 Share Posted June 20, 2001 I think it was the opposite for the French IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Johnson-- Posted June 20, 2001 Share Posted June 20, 2001 Yes and that little tactical employment caused the Brits many tank losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted June 20, 2001 Share Posted June 20, 2001 The Germans of this period also employed fire on the move sometimes, but I think that was more for anti-morale effects than out of any expectation that they were actually going to hit anything. In other words, their main purpose in employing that technique was to penetrate enemy lines and make a lot of noise. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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