Old question Issue

[Wdll]

Originally Posted by Karagin

but it happens in far too many battles and scenarios to just be that.

Why do you keep doing it and expecting a different result?

[Karagin]

Originally Posted by Wdll

Why do you keep doing it and expecting a different result?

Because it shouldn't be happening, the default shouldn't be to the roads. 30 years in the military and we avoided roads if we could because they were easy to mine or interdict. 3 tours in Iraq proved that to be very true. Same for Afghanistan. Yet in this wargame, which yes I get is a game, it's the opposite, roads are the fastest way to to go, so off go the units. And it's easy to forget that the game does this because logically to me it makes no sense.

[Aeraaa]

Originally Posted by Karagin

Because it shouldn't be happening, the default shouldn't be to the roads. 30 years in the military and we avoided roads if we could because they were easy to mine or interdict. 3 tours in Iraq proved that to be very true. Same for Afghanistan. Yet in this wargame, which yes I get is a game, it's the opposite, roads are the fastest way to to go, so off go the units. And it's easy to forget that the game does this because logically to me it makes no sense.

Well then, think of it this way: why should every unit (especially green or poorly trained units) know to instinctively avoid the roads in a combat situation?

[Karagin]

Originally Posted by Aeraaa

Well then, think of it this way: why should every unit (especially green or poorly trained units) know to instinctively avoid the roads in a combat situation?

Define green units? Even untested units have the training and the doctrine is taught to them. Now if your idea of green is the militia or "rebel" groups, then that could be a case for the default, but why would that be for "First or Second" world militaries that would train to avoid areas that would have then under the LOS of their enemies?

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by Karagin

Define green units? Even untested units have the training and the doctrine is taught to them. Now if your idea of green is the militia or "rebel" groups, then that could be a case for the default, but why would that be for "First or Second" world militaries that would train to avoid areas that would have then under the LOS of their enemies?

Even 1st world militaries have to teach this, and even then the lesson doesn't always sink in until some incident drives it home. Green troops do the dumbest things. Why 75ish % of combat casualties are green troops/replacements.

Additionally there are time/places where you have to follow a road.