White people are crazy. Imagine walking into artillery fire like this. At least use some cover and let enemy advance into your fire.
>>18404619>At least use some coverWhat cover? They're all in a massive empty field, advancing was pretty much the most logical move in these types of battles, it technically made you less likely to be struck by artillery as you were moving inwards out of its ballistic arc and was less cowardly than fleeing
>>18404622Don't go to that empty field then. Ambush enemy from cover.
>>18404635and what happens when you need to advance through a field, what then retard
>>18404619>At least use some cover and let enemy advance into your fire.They literally did this every time they could, stupid ass nigga.
>>18404619I don't understand this thread, non-white people were also walking into artillery fire, except they had no artillery of their own
>>18404622>enemy shows up to empty field>other side decided not to show up>other side decided to go around the countryside destroying key infrastructure or supplies>other side is hiding in the bushes on their flanks
>>18404646Airdrop using balloons. Infinite mischief
>>18404798more like>enemy shows up to empty field>other side decided not to show up>other side decided to go launch a failed attack on heavily fortified logistics centers >enemy claims victory and quickly builds fortifications in what was once an empty field and advances their front
>>18404619It's like rock, paper, scissors. Cavalry will btfo separated troops just shooting from behind cover. A line of troops firing a volley will stop a cavalry charge. But a single line of troops cannot advance without taking heavy losses. So you have columns of men to ensure that you gain ground by rotating lines. But skirmishers pick apart the columns. So now you need skirmishers of your own. So on and so forth. This is all basically the result of radios not existing.
>>18404619Since antiquity most infantry fought in tight and large formations. And since antiquity there were also dedicated skirmishers/light troops - be those Peltasts, Velites, Jäger, Chasseurs, Pandurs or Free-Infantry. But when both armies felt comfortable (or were forced to engage) to win a decisive engagement large formations took the forefront.>>18404635That's the thing: most of the important locations to fight over aren't situated in densely forested hills. It matters little if the epic guerrillas squat in some hard to get to forest because they do little damage and in effect are just reduced to bandits.>>18404886Simplistic reduction but this.>This is all basically the result of radios not existing.Nobody bats an eye when ancient greeks and romans advance and fight in rectangles, lines and columns but as soon as early firearms are introduced some people thing warfare ought to function like a modern day shooter game.
>>18404799we were really robbed of cool balloon warfare and I will never forgive our ancestors
>>18405755Well during the Franco-Prussian War the besieged city of Paris regularly sent out balloons in order to keep the lines of communication somewhat open. They either succeeded in their voyages or were hunted down by german light cavalry.
Krupp even built a dedicated anti balloon gun which were mounted on wagons. Twenty of them were fielded but only one shot down a balloon.
>>18404619>Imagine walking into artillery fire like this. At least use some cover and let enemy advance into your fire.Cool, you are already in their field of fire for their artillery you are loosing men with them just firing at you without risk. > use some cover The needed cover to stop even early 3.5 Ib cannons is not small. By the time that fully line based warfare became a thing it was up to 6 Ib cannons for field artillery. The means to counter artillery with infantry is to close the distance, which means walking into enemy fire. Keep in mind that 18th century 6 Ib cannons had a effective range of 600–900 yards, were as a 18th century muskets have a effective range of 100 yards.
>>18404635>just be in the perfect position every single time regardless of circumstanceWow. It's that fucking easy huh?
>>18405764that's pretty cool
>>18404619How dare armies fight the way they've been fighting since forever.You realise that? Lines of people going head to head is how people have always fought. And the more organised the better. Only in World War I did the power of guns truly make people realise they needed to hide and peek out and shoot each other.And I'd argue in the 1700s, 1800s, using modern military techniques would have lost you the battle.
