Its no surprise that after having played this rather silly (Not sticking to total historical accuracy) game
The silly vibes wear off and you get used to the Ho ri or some of the gold order weapons like the Conders or the LAD
Hence i suggest an increase in Vehicles that are a bit more rediculous
Like the T35 Heavy
And maybe something like that for all other factions
i know for a fact im not the only one and this may even be a popular but unheard idea among the community
Id love to see such whacky giants Treading around the battlefield and maybe some of you do too
Do tell your opinions!
Yes, you read correctly. M43 HMC. This baby was officially adopted and put to production and service. Introduced āat the end of WWIIā
A single pilot vehicle was deployed in Europe before the end of World War II and was used in action by the 991st Field Artillery Regiment, first seeing action as part of Zebra Force in February 1945 in the capture of Cologne.
I genuinely cannot care enough to fix the wikipedia links. Fact check it if you care. Iām in the middle of work and itās good enough for a quickie. Yeah that babyās an 8ā howitzer literally strapped down to the top of a modified Sherman hull. Got that Continental radial engine in there too, but oddly enough is the M4A3 hull apparently? Weird stuff, but hey whatever gets āer rollin. And yes, 8ā howitzer. We using the Freedom Fractions on this one
If we were to do that, then it would be between Lutz and Guderian. Although the term āblitzkriegā was ultimately a German idea, it was labeled as such by Western media, after the false flag invasion of Poland. Even Hitler didnāt accept the term until about 1942, before then he called it an āItalianismā, to paraphrase.
Hobart didnāt have anything to do with it. Guderian, however, was reportedly given the title of the founder of Blitzkrieg, even though it was very much a shared idea between him, Lutz, and Brauchitsch.
Although I hate to argue, but this is totally wrong. The guy was dismissed in 1940. He had nothing to do with the concept of Blitzkrieg. It was a completely German doctrine.
The idea of āBlitzkriegā was developed by the Reichsweir in the mid 1930s, utilising a purposeful tank corps with combined supporting artillery and close air support in offensive operations. The British and French were way far behind these ideals, which showed at the onset of WWII.
I get it, but the guy literally just admitted within 30 seconds that Hobart was brought out of retirement following the blitzkrieg of Poland and France. I will concede that he was very much forward thinking, but his ideas were lacking in some regards. But the Reichswehr were also showing these improvements in the 1930s. Remember, tanks were just an evolution of the cavalry doctine at that point, reconaissance and flanking tactics.
The Germans, Lutz and Guderian especially, capitalised on that, and turned to a more mobilised doctrine. Using light tanks and armoured vehicles to reconnoitre, and medium sized tanks to breakthrough, with a motorised infantry, and eventually with heavy tanks as support, to capitalise on the gains that were made via the breakthrough. What really made the blitzkrieg was effective close air, and mobile artillery support. Which was something that both the British and French were way too late to understand, at the time at least.
I highly recommend reading the book, Hitlerās Panzers, which is the history of the Panzertruppen. But also narrates a comprehensive telling of the blitzkrieg doctrine.
All that said, Iām not here to take away any of the achievements that Hobart did. I mean, he helped turn the tide of DDay, and he was a pioneer in British armour doctrine. Iām just saying that to call him the father of the blitzkrieg doctrine is a little naive.
Yeah, but 5-6 minutes in he starts talking about how Percy was developing what would become the groundwork for modern tank doctrine
He fought to put radios in tanks to give them better cohesion and the ability to communicate better in the field
He developed strategies and drills for tank warfare
He studied how the Mongols conducted warfare and wanted to do the same thing with tanks
Gadarian had all of Percyās papers translated into German and kept them on him at all times
Dude, youāre editing stuff as we go along, not cool!
Guderian also fought to put radios in all tanks, and mostly succeeded by WWII. He got receivers in there, if not transmitters. He also mader sure that CAS could radio the tanks on the ground in order to coordinate tactics.
Lutz and Brauchitsch , and eventually Guderian (many of his papers were also read by the allies before the war) also developed new strategies for tank warfare. And most famously, incorporated the use of aerial reconassaince, and ultimately close air support, as a way to subsidise the ground attack by armoured forces. They also were the first to realise that using a predominantly armoured force as a breakthrough force, also required a highly mobile motorised infantry to be able to keep up and consolidate the gains.
The British were nowhere near this at the outbreak of war. The French were still using armour piecemeal as infantry support, which ultimately brought about their demise so quickly. Which is crazy considering they were the worldās leading tank force at the time.
Sorry, I have problems getting all of my thoughtās together at one moment and often need addendums to what I say
I donāt know whether or not Percy ever thought about CAS. That may very well be something the Germans did all on their own
However, the tank strategies and doctrines part of the Blitzkrieg was developed by Percy early on
Because the people in charge hated the man who pioneered the tactics and thus made sure his ideas never came to fruition as much as possible. Thatās why the Desert Rats were more effective at the onset than the others at combatting Rommel. Percy taught them how to conduct tank warfare himself. Instead of treating them like Dragoons as the cavalry officers were doing before he got sent down to Africa
Iām not saying the Germans didnāt have any originality for the Blitzkrieg. Iām just saying a lot of how they used tanks came from Percy Hobartās work that he developed for years in the Interwar Period
