How would YOU Command the Battle?

Totenkopf · #1 (**permalink**) October 13th, 2008, 06:46 PM

ARMCHAIR GENERALS UNITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But, on a more serious matter I am quite curious to see into the tactical minds of our frequent forumers. Where there battles in the war that you though you could win if only you could lead them? Well express them here! I do not have one to post yet because I am currently browsing my "Wet-Ware" trying to think of one.

(FYI wet-ware means my brain!

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Mussolini · #2 (**permalink**) October 13th, 2008, 07:03 PM

Per forum rules, I highly suggest posting your own thoughts on your posed question else risk closing of thread.

JCFalkenbergIII · #3 (**permalink**) October 13th, 2008, 07:07 PM

It would be pretty easy to answer this with over 60 years of 20/20 hindsight and information that the people at the time were not privy to.

Joe · #4 (**permalink**) October 13th, 2008, 08:58 PM

At El Alamein (or any other battle for that matter), I would go forward in time and bring back a few hundred Challenger 2 MBTs.

'nuff said.

Totenkopf · #5 (**permalink**) October 13th, 2008, 11:10 PM

At Demyansk I would made an effort to relief the SS Totenkopf via a ground offensive as it was quite obvious that it was important to the soviets. If my relief was an initial victory I would have replacements to be sent forward and start a build-up in the town to launch a counter attack out of the Demyansk area as the Soviets were weakened from their assualts on the pocket. If my Counter attack was at least somewhat successful I would have reserves brought forward to reinforce the line. +1 for Germany

WotNoChad? · #6 (**permalink**) October 14th, 2008, 12:29 AM

On October 7th 1916 cover all allied shells to be fired at the battle of the Somme with a deadly poison. Chalk the message "Hindsight hits Hitler" on them too...

Herr · #7 (**permalink**) October 14th, 2008, 12:44 AM

Battle of Britain, instead of switiching to bombing cities, keep hitting airfields and the RAF in full force, day in, day out, with the Kriegsmarine luring and deceiving the RN so sea borne troops can land.
I think getting rid of the RAF is one thing, but you need to handle the RN too, which would have been a bigger problem.

Herr

JCFalkenbergIII · #8 (**permalink**) October 14th, 2008, 12:48 AM

Its amazing what hindsight can do .

WotNoChad? · #9 (**permalink**) October 14th, 2008, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JCFalkenbergIII

Its amazing what hindsight can do .

I know, did you see how I won the whole of WWII a full 23 years before it started?

JCFalkenbergIII · #10 (**permalink**) October 14th, 2008, 01:04 AM

Yup. Good Job!!! LOL. I can see asking what you would do in a hypothetical scenerio. But like I said 60 years later and with all the info its easy to win a battle lost.

Herr · #11 (**permalink**) October 14th, 2008, 01:06 AM

so true JC so true ....

Hard to place yourself in different time frame...

Herr

WotNoChad? · #12 (**permalink**) October 14th, 2008, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JCFalkenbergIII

But like I said 60 years later and with all the info its easy to win a battle lost.

Quite. Have you read "Making History" by Stephen Fry? It's both the ultimate extension of the what-if scenario as well as why you should never ever consider doing it should you actually have the opportunity. I highly recommend it.

Joe · #13 (**permalink**) October 14th, 2008, 04:08 PM

Also, since I have a time-travelling machine, go forward to 6000 AD and bring back a few thousand lasers for my troops.

Totenkopf · #14 (**permalink**) October 15th, 2008, 12:59 AM

Yes there is the amazing wealth of information today, but this is for the sake of
"Those Germans got it so wrong"

"Well its not like you could do any better"

"Well look at this then say that again"

JCFalkenbergIII · #15 (**permalink**) October 15th, 2008, 01:05 AM

But thats the flaw. People will be looking at the situations and battles with the knowledge and information as to what originally happened and would apply that to thier answers.

Joe · #16 (**permalink**) October 15th, 2008, 05:27 PM

I notice no-one is noticing my imaginative answers

JCFalkenbergIII · #17 (**permalink**) October 15th, 2008, 06:48 PM

Perhaps they were stunned by your insight and brilliance? LOL

Joe · #18 (**permalink**) October 15th, 2008, 09:27 PM

Probably.

mac_bolan00 · #19 (**permalink**) October 16th, 2008, 12:54 AM

leyte gulf is a somewhat successful midway invasion except that the japanese navy wasn't completely destroyed.

in attacking midway, i will push kondo's second fleet first; beefed up with three battleships (haruna class) and four light carriers (around 120 planes.) they will cover the transports. the escort/light carriers will have to employ a 'blue sky' strategy when it's within air range of midway to protect the transports. just as B-17s and '26s are launching strikes against the invasion fleet, four fast cruisers will make a 32-knot dash towards the island to bombard it the following day and knock out both its air force and shore batteries.

once carrier-borne planes make their appearance, the main force (nagumo's carriers and the main battleship force) will vector towards the US carriers.

likely result: kondo might take midway or the bombers could sink too many of his transports. but nagumo will probably knock out all three US carriers.

B-17engineer · #20 (**permalink**) October 25th, 2008, 03:15 PM

Once the carrier force was desyroyed Japan was desperate....