T2K and the [1st] American Civil War

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by Raellus

In my mind, the 5th ID is conducting a similar operation on a divisional scale.

Hmm, a spoiling attack against the Soviet counter offensive....
Could work!

Makes more sense than a lot of other theories presented over the years.

[Adm.Lee]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

Hmm, a spoiling attack against the Soviet counter offensive....
Could work!

Makes more sense than a lot of other theories presented over the years.

Ironic, considering that Russian operational theory has embraced the "Amerikanski reyd"-- a deep cavalry strike intended to disrupt the enemy-- since after the ACW. It reappeared in Soviet writings, sometimes as the "forward detachment."