suvorov was probably the biggest proponent of this sort of strategy, mostly because he found guns to just be fancy doodads
he said "The bullet is a mad thing, only the bayonet knows what it is about."
his strategy did win them a lot of fights so... probably had a point at the time. though a lot of his tactics revolved around getting the enemy to blow their load too early and then just stab them while theyre busy reloading
Most charges by the Soviet Union were done after like 2 whole days of shelling the position so what remained of the enemy was stunned, sleep deprived, and disorganized so they wouldn’t be able to put a much of a fight if any when the charge did happen
Yup the creeping barrage. It was more of a thing in WW1 to get rid of the literal miles of barbed wire so densely packed that a rabbit could hardly get through. They had to legit pound the wires with shells for days before they would be maybe able to move. By WW2 you had functional communication, better understandings of where your forces are as they move, and more barrages going after actual enemy formations rather than clearing wires
suvorov was probably the biggest proponent of this sort of strategy, mostly because he found guns to just be fancy doodads
he said "The bullet is a mad thing, only the bayonet knows what it is about."
his strategy did win them a lot of fights so... probably had a point at the time. though a lot of his tactics revolved around getting the enemy to blow their load too early and then just stab them while theyre busy reloading
Most charges by the Soviet Union were done after like 2 whole days of shelling the position so what remained of the enemy was stunned, sleep deprived, and disorganized so they wouldn’t be able to put a much of a fight if any when the charge did happen
That sounds basically like ww1 tactics, isn't it?
Yup the creeping barrage. It was more of a thing in WW1 to get rid of the literal miles of barbed wire so densely packed that a rabbit could hardly get through. They had to legit pound the wires with shells for days before they would be maybe able to move. By WW2 you had functional communication, better understandings of where your forces are as they move, and more barrages going after actual enemy formations rather than clearing wires