game guide's section on british infantry

[IronHat]

the guide said that british infantry are best used aggressively, getting into close range with bayonet. As far as I can tell the germans have better automatic weapons and the Japanese are just tougher. so this suggestion seems counterproductive. Do the british infantry have a bonus in close range combat?

[Ts4EVER]

Actually, the Germans (except the late war StG44 troops) are the ones you should mostly use long range, where they can reign supreme with their machine guns.

[Mobhack]

The UK and Commonwealth doctrine for infantry was to use fire and manoeuvre to close with and kill the infantry with bomb and bayonet after winning the fire-fight. (If the enemy decided not to stick around for the CQB phase, that was fine as well.)

The "winning the fire-fight" part was a rather important element to this of course!.

Some discussion of Commonwealth section and platoon battle drills here:http://regimentalrogue.com/papers/sect_atk.htm (Canadian viewpoint)
and here http://www.bayonetstrength.150m.com/Tactics/Formations/rifle_platoon.htm (includes discussion of other nations)


Cheers
Andy