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German Recon Battalions and their use - 1/19/2006 5:01:45 AM

KG Erwin

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Here's a good article, written by historian Bryan Perrett: http://www.geocities.com/desertfox1891/Tactics/Panzertaktik.htm

This leads to a question: the scale of SPWaW doesn't lend itself to the concept of "deep reconnaisance" by motorized or foot elements, so, are recon elements a vital part of your forces, or simply cannon fodder to scope out your opponents?

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RE: German Recon Battalions and their use - 1/19/2006 6:29:05 AM

264rifle

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I believe it was Patton who said that reconnaisance troops were supposed to go down a road till they got blown up and then report back, or something to that effect.

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RE: German Recon Battalions and their use - 1/19/2006 2:32:45 PM

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Nice article.

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RE: German Recon Battalions and their use - 1/19/2006 5:05:38 PM

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Talk about breaking down the intriquicies of reconnaisance! An interesting article.

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