tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post9037967324321762654..comments2024-03-23T06:17:06.909-04:00Comments on Real and Simulated Wars: Soviet Squad Tactics in WWII: Of Guides and Good Shots (Iron Front Liberation)JChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770262108283393835noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-65669721987886363682014-01-23T03:51:58.864-05:002014-01-23T03:51:58.864-05:00Keep in mind that during first years of war, there...Keep in mind that during first years of war, there weren't enough man to fill 4th squad of platoon, and there were short supply of SMG/LMG. So don't forget to reduce numbers from present on paper.midcyberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927457457220264773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-33896383856759912732013-04-30T11:25:17.171-04:002013-04-30T11:25:17.171-04:00Thanks! I can't read russian, but I will check...Thanks! I can't read russian, but I will check Zaloga's book.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770262108283393835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-3619808805912590422013-04-29T11:00:55.296-04:002013-04-29T11:00:55.296-04:00If i am not mistaken, Combat Instructions for the...If i am not mistaken, Combat Instructions for the Infantry of the Red Army / Боевой устав пехоты Красной армии, 1942 was in use till the end of the war. In 1944 there were published FM for armour and another one for cavalry. I am not sure if there are english translations of them available. You can easily find them in russian on the Internet.<br />For more info on TOE check out "Red Army Handbook 1939-1945" by Zaloga and Ness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-21492402380353118802013-04-29T09:59:06.498-04:002013-04-29T09:59:06.498-04:00Hello,
That's great information. Do you have a...Hello,<br />That's great information. Do you have access to regulations published later in the war (like 1944)?<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770262108283393835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-85419072884408781402013-04-28T16:39:11.355-04:002013-04-28T16:39:11.355-04:00Combat Instructions for the Infantry of the Red Ar...Combat Instructions for the Infantry of the Red Army / Боевой устав пехоты Красной армии, 19<b>38</b>:<br />"Ручной пулемет - основное оружие стрелкового отделения для поражения настильным огнем открытых груповых и важных одиночных целей на дистанциях до 800 м и для поражения самолетов на удалении до 500 м."<br />"LMG - rifle squad's primary weapon for engaging area and single targets at the distances up to 800 meters and planes up to 500 meters."<br /><br />http://i42.tinypic.com/33bejrc.jpg<br />On that picture you can see circles with Н and ПН inside. Н stands for Наводчик, MG gunner. ПН is Помощник Наводчика - MG assistant. Those are standard roles of 2 man LMG crew. OС - отличный стрелок - marksman. С - стрелок - rifleman. Picture can be found at page 40 of Combat Instructions for the Infantry of the Red Army / Боевой устав пехоты Красной армии, 1942.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-15353372925196879352013-04-28T15:48:06.623-04:002013-04-28T15:48:06.623-04:00Yeah, not editable if posted under Anonymous.
4 p...Yeah, not editable if posted under Anonymous. <br />4 platoons per company of course. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-50070386995988826982013-04-28T15:45:10.132-04:002013-04-28T15:45:10.132-04:00The 1942 Soviet rifle squad had only riflemen and ...<i>The 1942 Soviet rifle squad had only riflemen and a sub-machine gunner.</i><br /><br />In TOE 04/201 Rifle regiment from 1942 there are 4 DP light machine guns per infantry platoon, 1 mg gunner per squad. 3 platoons per company, 3 companies per battalion.<br />Also there is an MG company, with 4 platoons, 4 Maxims each. And an SMG company, 4 platoons.<br /><br />In the book you mentioned, Combat Instructions for the Infantry of the Red Army / Боевой устав пехоты Красной армии, from 1942 on the page 42, paragraph 63:<br />"Ручной пулемет меняет позицию по указанию командира отделения: передвигается на новую позицию первым под прикрытием огня стрелков отделения и соседей или поддерживает огнем перебежку бойцов с прежней огневой позиции."<br />This would roughly translate as:"LMG change positions by squad leader orders: moves to a new position first under covering fire provided by squads riflemen or supports riflemen moving from previous position."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com