Originally Posted by
Fuchs
This reminds me of what I read about the German army in (surprise!) WW2:
'Green' units were assigned especially simply tasks at first (if the situation allowed for it). A Battalion was tasked with what would be a veteran company's task, a green company would do what a veteran platoon would and so on.
I do also remember having read that a study of historical battles showed no significant correlation between numerical superiority (of an army) and victory (in battle).
It seems to be of much greater importance to fight when the opponent isn't really ready for a fight (that's another way to look at the topic of tactical surprise).
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