legend42 Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Too many times now units stay pinned/taking cover well after they have been shot out, most recently a unit stayed pinned totally out of los of enemy while friendly units moved merrily by(within 2-3 meters)my pinned unit.How can one unit be pinned from enemy fire while others move happily by with no concern of enemy fire? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterk Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Pretty easily.... They're moving on the attack, get fired on, and drop to ground becoming pinned. Just because other units happen to move by the same section of ground without any problems doesn't mean that the pinned unit will have the presence of mind and the courage to get up and start moving normally again. They're probably wavering between doing just that and breaking completely. If you don't want to take my word for it, I have a really cool picture of the Canadians on Juno Beach on D-Day. It shows one squad on the ground acting like they're being fired at pretty badly. Other soldiers maybe 20-30 feet away are walking forward calmly without a care in the world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpkr Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Originally posted by Peterk: If you don't want to take my word for it, I have a really cool picture of the Canadians on Juno Beach on D-Day. It shows one squad on the ground acting like they're being fired at pretty badly. Other soldiers maybe 20-30 feet away are walking forward calmly without a care in the world. And you'll be posting that on the forum when? Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 I'd love to see that photo, also. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Also keep in mind that lowered Global Morale has an effect on how quickly units snap back into action (along with Experience, Condition, etc.) Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterk Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 The photo is in my paperback copy of The Longest Day. I'll see if I can drag my scanner out of the closet tomorrow. Actually I goofed a bit in my recollection.... The caption reads: "British troops land under fire. Beach is unidentified, but it is probably Gold. Note, at left, wounded men lying in water and others falling, while at right trooper strides calmly along beach." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 I take it that there were no Canadian forces at Juno beach on D-Day? Regards Jim R. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John D Salt Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Originally posted by Kanonier Reichmann: I take it that there were no Canadian forces at Juno beach on D-Day? I, on the other hand, was under the impression that a large number of Canadians assaulted the beaches in Landing Area Juno. All the best, John. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterk Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 > I take it that there were no Canadian forces at > Juno beach on D-Day? Of course there were. Juno was the canadian beach. Gold/Sword the british, Utah/Omaha the US. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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