Quote Originally Posted by William F. Owen View Post
Fuchs has some very solid ideas and some I consider worth listening too. I would never dismiss any of his points out of hand, but...

What everyone seems to be missing is that this is not merely an issue of minor tactics. There is a lot of very small amounts of information about this type of thing, because no one views it as an Operational Concept.
This is not about Platoons, it is about Formations, Fronts and theatres.

It is not about gallant little teams bouncing about the woods with sacks full of RPGs. It is about a Formation and above defensive operation, that trades depth for attrition. It is the reverse of deep battle.

So if you want to do it in Estonia, the aim is not to stop the Russians, but to make sure only 1 serviceable Russian tank ever gets to see the Baltic Sea.
"everyone"?
Wilf, how could you write that?

You saw a light skirmisher paper draft of mine that ranges up to the operational level with special emphasis on delay and (Counter)Recce.


I would even expect less from such actions on part of the Estonians. I'd say they should plan to fix one MRD for several days till Russian Interior Ministry forces arrive.

A large tactical success and persistence of Estonian resistance coupled with a strategic defeat could lead to just another major deportation to Siberia and again settling of enough Russians in Estonia to make sure Estonians will always be a minority in the future.
They could easily achieve a Pyrrhic victory if they're invaded again.
That's why I would suggest to strictly limit the expectations/performance.