Quote Originally Posted by Fuchs View Post
6/8 tasks are not about that supposed "role" at all.


The "role" description for infantry in commonwealth armies is mostly about morale boost, confidence or esprit de corps-building. It's useless as doctrine.
Utterly useless.

"To close with and destroy" isn't even the point of many infantry attacks. It's 100% obviously not relevant to tactical defence (I count counter-attacks as tactical offence, yet even counter-attacks on Coy level are often more about ground than about attrition).


And then there's the problem that some write "kill" instead of "destroy" - which is even more stupid. It is often much easier and more desirable to take prisoners than to kill.
Ok, so you are telling what the role of infantry is not, now can you please tell me what you think the role of the infantry is?