Assaults: The Guide to Success

[Hancock the Superb]

Commandment #20:

Never reenforce failure. Failing this results in further failure.

[Hancock the Superb]

Principle #21:

Timing of the supports is key. Oftentimes, an attack will run out of steam due to supports which are engaged too early or too late. There is no perfect time for the supports to march into the attack, the commander must have the intuition to put them in at the right time; when the addition of the supports starts the snowball rolling down the hill, driving the enemy into disarray.

[Hancock the Superb]

Tip #22:

Attacking requires practice. There is no doubt that one of your attacks will be defeated.

[Hancock the Superb]

Principle #23:

In war, the side that makes the most mistakes loses. Attacking is not a mistake, how you attacked can be.

[Hancock the Superb]

Tip #24:

Each gun should target a specific unit to increase the effectiveness of the bombardment. Targets may need to be changed when the situation changes.

[Hancock the Superb]

Rule of Thumb #25:

Double-quicking and charging are ineffective ways of attacking during the build-up stage. Both use up valuable energy that is needed for the firefight. Even if a charging unit manages to break an enemy one, the rest of defender's line is still intact, and the charge is a waste of men. Double-quicking and charging to keep momentum during the break-out phase will increase the chances of success.

[JC Edwards]

Hancock me ol' scrub! How the heck are ya?

Sarge

[Damned Black Hat]

Rule #18... there is no Rule #18.

Rule #27: No poofters!

[Hancock the Superb]

Hancock me ol' scrub! How the heck are ya?

Very fine sarge, just moseying around.

[Little Powell]

Hancock me ol' scrub! How the heck are ya?

Very fine sarge, just moseying around.

It was a pleasure MP'ing with you last night Hancock.

I plan to make a game at least once a week to answer questions, address concerns etc. And more importantly to grab those log files for Norb when there are issues.