Yep. I need to do another video explaining it in terms of OODA Loops. Defenders are fast, Attackers are slow, so Defenders have the advantage

War Room Wednesday ;)

Got to love a bit of Trench Raiding!

(Spoiler alert: it doesn't go as well as they would like!)

Links now in the description ;)

I almost exclusively play Combat Mission (I suspect my brain can't handle introducing any other systems), so Combat Mission Cold War (Fulda Gap, 1979-82), Shock Force 2 (Syria, 2008) and Black Sea (Ukraine, *hypothetical* 2017) are probably your best bets. The latter two have demos on the Battlefront website, so you can always try before you invest- they are still pretty expensive. Command: Modern Operations is also pretty good- definitely in use professionally like CM. It just melts my brain trying to understand all the technical stuff. I've never really played the Wargame series, so can't comment but I suspect it's a lot more 'fast clicky RTS' than something like CM. Fleet Command and Sub Command are good if you're prepared go old school naval/sub simulator. These are somewhat superseded by C:MO, but I think they're more accessible (and cheaper, being ancient). Cold Waters is basically an updated Sub Command. Steel Beasts is also worth a look if you want a tank simulator- this is also a training tool with fully modelled interiors and the ability to press all the buttons (which all do stuff). Hope that helps a bit!

@@usuallyhapless9481 Hi, again UH! Sorry for the late reply, I had trouble with my net so I had to contact my ISP to fix it. Anyway, thanks for the suggestions, I'll be sure to check those games out, especially the CM games :)

@@usuallyhapless9481 Hi, (yet again), UH! I have another question for you that I forgot to ask in the previous comment that I sent to you, and that is: Do you happen to know of any Wargames that have an educational aspect to them? Something like a "war academy" that teaches you real-life stuff. Or maybe something like an in-game tutorial, training, or "battle academy", (or even outside the game, like in a manual or some other document that comes with the game) that teaches you about combat tactics and strategy to use with that and that unit, or something like what your army should be composed of (infantry, tanks, aircraft, etc.), and how many units of each role you should have, how to use each of those units effectively, and so on... The only game that I played so far that has something like this was Arma 3, and I loved how that game features many tutorials and advices on infantry combat, tactics, strategies, and so on. Now however, I'm looking for something on a larger-scale, like with the whole armies, and learning what beats what, how to beat that and that, all those tactics and strategies that would be used in modern-day combat (as far as we civvies know), which is one of the reasons why I've developed an interest in wargames recently. Unlike my previous request, this time, feel free to recommend games that have this sort of thing from ANY timeline, as it doesn't matter. Even sci-fi is welcome, as long as it has lessons that are (or can) be used in modern battles. Now, I know this is a bit of a stretch for a video game, but honestly, I like to learn about stuff like this (even tho I don't plan on joining the army or becoming a general or anything like that lol), and having games that have this educational aspect to them would bring great value to it and be more immersive in my opinion. Do any games like that come to mind? If not, do you happen to know who I could contact for such info? Thanks again for the previous reply, and for the recommendations. I really appreciate it! :D

There's a *lot* of wire, usually in non-compressable amounts (ie. not squashable) plus I'd imagine going over it would make you a really good target. Course, I'm sure it was tried!

Thanks! Yes, everyone was up to this kind of stuff all the time.

@@usuallyhapless9481 What about the kind of troops doing this for the Germans? The popular image seems to be that it was mainly done by the Stoßtruppen, but did the more regular German Infantry take part in these trench raids? I'd assume they must have purely by necessity, but I can't recall ever reading or hearing about any actions that specifically mention this.

IIRC, Stosstruppen definitely applies to specific assault units that would enter the line, conduct a raid and then leave; but could also be applied to detachments created by troops already in the line for the purposes of a raid.

It would be awesome if you did a series of combat mission custom games that mirror these videos while teaching us how to accomplish the subject of the video. Set up a custom game of you playing the Brit’s and doing a trench raid.

Mostly "The History of the 1/4th Battalion, Dukes of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regiment" which has since made it onto Project Gutenberg since I bought it: www.gutenberg.org/files/67633/67633-h/67633-h.htm Backed up an article on the same raid on the LongLongTrail (which is an excellent resource): www.longlongtrail.co.uk/into-action-1-4th-west-riding-regiment-trench-raid-17-february-1917/ I really don't have chance to get to the National Archives to actually get my hands on the sources themselves, so I am probably over reliant on secondaries.

I have absolutely no idea. Might just be bored waiting lying in the dirt waiting for the photographer to get on with it

digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/islandora/object/macrepo%3A70544

@@usuallyhapless9481 Thank you!