Infantry - What Do You pick?

[Toon]

I have a question, For my Long Pbem campaign I want some good Russian core infantery which is quite fast through wood and other difficult terrain.
Should I choose Partisans or Mountain infantery of Guard or something else?

The main purpose is to be legged infantery (no transports) and be fast enough to outmanoever German infantery in difficult terrain.

Greetings

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by Toon

I have a question, For my Long Pbem campaign I want some good Russian core infantery which is quite fast through wood and other difficult terrain.
Should I choose Partisans or Mountain infantery of Guard or something else?

The main purpose is to be legged infantery (no transports) and be fast enough to outmanoever German infantery in difficult terrain.

Greetings

If it tends to be wooded terrain (thus providing masking from direct fire) - then buy some Cossacks and keep them in close support behind the riflemen. Then when you need to break out and exploit, or run down routers you release the "horsemen of the apocalypse!"

(this tactic can work with motorcyclists too, it is a late Roman one - they had lighter armoured troops called "runners out" or Excubitores (sp) who would rush out from the rear rank to hack up any retreaters recoiling from the battle line)

Andy