Bubbalo wrote:
Hunter/Jumper wrote:
In WWII If your were winning your tanks weren't slugging it out with other tanks.
Uh, yes they were. In fact, many attribute the Russian victory to the fact that whilst German tanks were considered superior the Russians had three times as many, meaning that they could just swarm the Germans.
Yes they could " Swarm " the Germans and often did. The USSR tactics were never thrifty with the soldiers lives. Their numbers were their asset. Would they have rather found a week spot and punch through into rear areas? They did it often especially with fast moving armor units supported by highly mobile Cavalry which did well in rugged terrain and could easily keep up. The Soviet Army loved to encircle when it could. Slugging it out head to head may give you a win when you lack the ability or mobility to maneuver, which incidentally became their doctrine later.
Bubbalo wrote:
When the Germans went through France they didn't fight much, but that's because France was in the middle of a depression and had a barely functioning military, which the Germans walked around rather than facing in combat.
My point exactly they didn't slug it out. France had a pretty big good professional army and good armor but.. they did have a very long frontier to protect and some weak kneed neighbors who refused to grasp the big picture and possible long range results despite the fact that a petty tyrant on the rise had put all his thoughts down on paper for his faithful and anyone else to read...sound familiar. The German armor was exactly what could exploit that. The didn't Find the French tanks or even try and go looking for them, they bypassed them. Many men were captured still on parade grounds.
You are correct, in your point too. it was not the only reason they achieved victory.
The French were and are Deadly efficient soldiers they just lacked a cohesive political will in their leadership. In the end Some sold them out just for a chance to hold a little power, shit never ends really...