Jim Cobb Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 What is the rationale for units losing morale during operational movement - motion sickness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 This is a subjective issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blashy Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Cramped up like Sardines in trains or ships, fatigue, bad food. That is my rationale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KG Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 It takes me a day or two to get back to normal after flying from the West Coast to the East Coast. I'd imagine a week of traveling back then was a bit more difficult then it is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scook Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I would think part of morale would be unit cohesion. Moving 40-60,000 men by train would discomdfit any cohesive unit in WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Ranger Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 That should be readness then, not moral. I'd say the drop is as Blashy said, with that most of the men (in WW2) would be leaving loved ones ect... or at least people they paid to love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.J. Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 A German unit being op moved from Northern Russia to Paris, Italy or Greece should have their moral rise by about 90%- cramped trains or not. Overall it makes more sense to drop readiness than moral, but as it affects readiness it pretty much comes out even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cobb Posted July 22, 2006 Author Share Posted July 22, 2006 Thanks, guys. I gues I was spoiled by the Bundesbahn. Best traveling experience I've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMonkey Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Not so RJ. My Wehrmacht boys in Russia have Bearskin hats and coats, with waterproof overcoats. They drink only the finest vodka and plenty of schnapps from the Fatherland is at their disposal. Food is plentiful as is their female companionship. Their fires are constantly stoked with aromatic wood and they are free to enjoy winter sports. They never would board a train to the west if not ordered to. One problem though....they don't like to fight too much in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.J. Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 My boys are fighting in rags and stuffing their boots with straw to keep warm... I'm a bad, bad Führer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Ranger Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 lol bad Fuhrer now go sit in east prussia till I say its ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 LOL, operational movement where is the question. A Soldat being operated to Paris(Champagne and Lady's of the Night, a virtual Vacation. Remeber why most join the army, to get out and party) I think would be Smiling that or some Adriatic Coastline where there are no enemies and nothing but girls on nude beaches? Now being operated to Smolensk with three quarters of a million angry Russians waiting for you there, in the Middle Winter, maybe a different Scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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