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Originally Posted by HorseSoldier
Yeah. Driver and gunner would stay with the vehicle. Besides mobility, they're rocking a big chunk of the squad's firepower (even on a BTR).
Actual doctrine might have allowed for more innovation (or might not), but all the (staged/propaganda) training photos I've seen of Warsaw Pact troops show the dismounted guys either assaulting in close proximity (tens of meters, not hundreds) to their vehicle, or in prepared fighting positions pretty tight around their vehicle also.
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Most sources (FM100 and Isby, Sureov)agree that the infantry squad has a defensive front of 50-60m and an assault front of 30-40m. They are dispersed, but no where near the frontage that NATO trained uses.
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