tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2983440245856449944..comments2024-03-29T04:11:03.395-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Another Try on Bloody HillOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38914236274688509722020-11-05T03:47:33.189-08:002020-11-05T03:47:33.189-08:00Paweł #2 - HQ also ignored the intel regarding Ger...Paweł #2 - HQ also ignored the intel regarding German plans for the Ardennes in 1944.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78401650444901161122020-11-05T03:46:46.902-08:002020-11-05T03:46:46.902-08:00Paweł #1 - As far as reconnaissance goes, sure. Bu...Paweł #1 - As far as reconnaissance goes, sure. But that's in areas where the other side doesn't have an air force. Which would apply in the Hürtgen. Though the Germans had an air force, by then it was operating under Allied air superiority.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60007362981853332432020-11-05T03:44:39.090-08:002020-11-05T03:44:39.090-08:00Yes, bombing "suspected truck parks..."Yes, bombing "suspected truck parks..."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59352908594083631252020-11-05T03:44:11.322-08:002020-11-05T03:44:11.322-08:00I agree!I agree!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30056620787546828512020-11-04T20:27:30.237-08:002020-11-04T20:27:30.237-08:00...and best recon planes can do only so much if HQ......and best recon planes can do only so much if HQ ignores the intelligence (looks at Market-Garden and dropping the paras on top of 2 panzer divisions - understrength and all but still formidable forces...)<br />Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87970767344525998802020-11-04T20:26:03.357-08:002020-11-04T20:26:03.357-08:00on a very tactical level, drones do much of the le...on a very tactical level, drones do much of the legwork nowadays, not so fast but with great endurance and coverage... in such scenario, everyone would know and be ready for that Panther modern equivalent...Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16481859081283916002020-11-04T20:22:19.769-08:002020-11-04T20:22:19.769-08:00Forest is the big no-no for airpower, you complete...Forest is the big no-no for airpower, you completely dont see what is below canopy of trees...<br />Same problem was in VietnamPaweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77153658151965351702020-11-04T20:19:55.790-08:002020-11-04T20:19:55.790-08:00https://youtu.be/kyevhryWKHk?t=35 I must admit I ...https://youtu.be/kyevhryWKHk?t=35 I must admit I am a big fan of both books and movie adaptations, which pushed the limits of the medium... and that is one of iconic moments!Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77214354755087241032020-11-04T18:00:47.986-08:002020-11-04T18:00:47.986-08:00Not as easy as it sounds, especially with the low ...Not as easy as it sounds, especially with the low clouds, fog, and occasional rain common at this time of year. Which is why you don't hear a lot about air power in the Hürtgen, around the area, yes. In the forest, not so much.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12534226886494703762020-11-04T17:59:05.452-08:002020-11-04T17:59:05.452-08:00The phones on the back of the tank made the infant...The phones on the back of the tank made the infantry/tank team more effective.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20962884897436885032020-11-04T17:35:26.944-08:002020-11-04T17:35:26.944-08:00Jabos, or even a flight of medium or heavy bombers...Jabos, or even a flight of medium or heavy bombers. Drop a mix of HE and incindiary, clear out the hilltop, as long as they actually hit the hilltop.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8549948022488127702020-11-04T17:32:08.677-08:002020-11-04T17:32:08.677-08:00(Don McCollor)...and infantry needed tanks to surv...(Don McCollor)...and infantry needed tanks to survive. I believe some tanks had improvised field telephones on the rear end (protected by the tank bulk) so they could talk to a buttoned up tank. Each protecting the other. Buddies...<br />Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86905738351584935442020-11-04T17:02:23.954-08:002020-11-04T17:02:23.954-08:00Glad you're enjoying it!Glad you're enjoying it!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15955662202697989022020-11-04T16:57:36.747-08:002020-11-04T16:57:36.747-08:00Very exciting, very real, Sarge! I second MrGaraba...Very exciting, very real, Sarge! I second MrGarabaldi.<br />That's why I love reading good fiction more than watching movies. The show in my head, if the writer is talented enough to put me in the scene, is always better than any studio could do. It was that way while reading this, & most of the stories in this -- series, arc, whatever it would be called.<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88379236695934718702020-11-04T16:19:34.372-08:002020-11-04T16:19:34.372-08:00Ninth Air Force was known as "The American Lu...Ninth Air Force was known as "The American Luftwaffe" after two bombing errors at the start of Operation Cobra.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36774998230328675202020-11-04T15:55:47.607-08:002020-11-04T15:55:47.607-08:00(Don McCollor)...from the movie "Kellys Heros...(Don McCollor)...from the movie "Kellys Heros"...your own Air Force is what bombs you...Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56848314886830289112020-11-04T13:57:45.421-08:002020-11-04T13:57:45.421-08:00Thanks MrG!Thanks MrG!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27100979385296005292020-11-04T13:57:32.060-08:002020-11-04T13:57:32.060-08:00Air isn't all that useful with troops in close...Air isn't all that useful with troops in close contact in the forest. Which is why I didn't provide any air support to our intrepid band of GIs. Tomorrow's episode touches upon why they had no artillery as well.<br /><br />Tanks in tight quarters need infantry to survive!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5547342561146143172020-11-04T13:30:53.089-08:002020-11-04T13:30:53.089-08:00Hey AFSarge;
Man I could smell the cordite, We...Hey AFSarge;<br /><br /> Man I could smell the cordite, Well doneMrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25467845182601785352020-11-04T13:17:16.638-08:002020-11-04T13:17:16.638-08:00I wonder with that forest cover how useful air su...I wonder with that forest cover how useful air support would’ve been. <br /><br />Reading this made me realize how important supporting infantry is to tanksWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33778329154922830042020-11-04T09:33:59.083-08:002020-11-04T09:33:59.083-08:00Air? What's that?Air? What's that?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82688851378786552902020-11-04T09:28:57.129-08:002020-11-04T09:28:57.129-08:00And the Forest feasts again.
Dammit, where's ...And the Forest feasts again.<br /><br />Dammit, where's the air? Where's the artillery? <br /><br />This is not happy making!Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34426019273814421652020-11-04T07:51:02.803-08:002020-11-04T07:51:02.803-08:00Hahaha! "Cave troll," well put!Hahaha! "Cave troll," well put!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44135848942780646292020-11-04T07:38:38.788-08:002020-11-04T07:38:38.788-08:00The have a cave troll... err, Panther. So called &...The have a cave troll... err, Panther. So called "on shit" moment... Paweł here from guest deviceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28911167829067728202020-11-04T06:47:58.998-08:002020-11-04T06:47:58.998-08:00In reality, it was a very brutal fight.In reality, it was a very brutal fight.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com