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Pros and cons with halftracks


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I tend to use them for ferrying forward mortars, MGs and FO's once a point of resistance has been cleared (and AT guns, though the scale of CM battles rarely calls for this). My infantry are always on foot. Occasionally I'm tempted to gamble a mounted dash across open ground, though I'm usually made to regret it.

Until then they stay back with the other longer range support weapons, supporting with MG fire from keyholes if possible but otherwise keeping well out of sight.

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BTW theres a nice article of APC vs IFV here.

http://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.com/2009/06/challenging-ifv-concept-part-1.html

The training movie I linked before doesnt show individual HT fighting but it shows nicely how a platoon should fight under ideal conditions. Of course in reality this was rarely achieved. But I think the film gives a nice picture of combined arms.

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