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Things I learnt about WW2 from COH2

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2 Mar 2014, 16:08 PM
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47 Grenadier and Conscripts knew how to make fire. However when selected for elite training as Guards, Shocks or PanzerGrenadiers they forgot
2 Mar 2014, 17:21 PM
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48 People were used to get veterancy by being shot dead.
5 Mar 2014, 02:15 AM
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49: Rather than using them to mow down enemy soldiers, the NKVD used the Maxims issued to blocking detachments to shoot their own men in the back, even if they were advancing on enemy positions (yunno, for shiggles).
6 May 2014, 21:10 PM
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50. That there was no artillery in ww2.
6 May 2014, 21:29 PM
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51. A recruit can kill a well-trained Grenadier with hipfire from about 1500 Yards while running!
6 May 2014, 23:53 PM
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52. The best Heer sergeants were former Bordello managers.

53. Hanomag drivers were given very specialized training on how to avoid and escape from enemy AT guns. This maneuver required the driver to turn the half-track 360 degrees around twice, then go forward and back a few dozen times before turning away and driving away from enemy fire.
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7 May 2014, 00:20 AM
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54. Germany had superior weapons and tanks. That's why they won the war.
15 May 2014, 17:21 PM
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regarding that study...what a load of total bs, there is no possible way to prove this "theory" with a survey of statistics. what sane person would be shooting over the heads of people trying to kill you. also i know arty killed far more people in world war 2, than small arms and most of the vets of world war 2 were in the rear with the gear not combat effective troops. do people even question what they read anymore.
15 May 2014, 18:56 PM
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55. Soviet penal squads could blast a building or bunker to kingdom come with one satchel charge! (amazing :))
17 May 2014, 03:03 AM
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56. If a soldier was shot at across the room by a PPSh, said soldier would flick his arm out as if to swat a fly.

57. No machine gun could ever really be lowered enough to aim at crawling troops.

58. Halftracks would teleport soldiers from off the battlefield into a secret compartment from whence they would jump out and join a squad on the frontline.
17 May 2014, 07:32 AM
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59. MG42's had horrible setup time with stupidly long aim time, so they always had to run away after setting up.
17 May 2014, 07:39 AM
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60. Penals were hated on in the war because they were not only crooks at home, but horrible soldiers on the battlefield.
17 May 2014, 07:42 AM
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61. Cloaking technology was invented in the WW2 era but used only by the sniper teams.
17 May 2014, 08:11 AM
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62.The russian filled their molotovs with munition while the germans drank fuel to get experience on the battlefield
17 May 2014, 09:59 AM
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63.Russians won the war by the time ISU-152 hit the field.
17 May 2014, 13:32 PM
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64.) Even the heaviest of tanks could drive perfectly fine over ice, but if disturbed in any way such as a shell ricocheting off the tank's armor, said tank would instantly break through the ice and disappear as the hole would close up a few minutes later.
29 May 2014, 19:07 PM
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65 over an a hundred people can fit inside a one bedroom shed, but only 4 must be called out one at a time to fight the germans

66 the party bus was the only effective way to counter german machine gun teams early on in the war

67 once germans tanks used smoke, there was no more incentive to fire any more, russians had a very short attention span
1 Jun 2014, 12:40 PM
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jump backJump back to quoted post2 Mar 2014, 11:28 AMNeph


Actually General S.L.A Marshall did studies on soldiers from WW2, and it showed that only about 20% of troops actually fired at the enemy, with many of them merely firing over the enemies heads as a form of posturing. Most of them would keep themselves busy by loading weapons for the ones that were firing, running messages, or doing other tasks.

It's all covered in a really interesting book called "On killing" and another called "On combat" by LT Col Dave Grossman (ret).

This study brought about the massive overhaul of combat training which eventually led to an increase from about 20% of troops firing at the enemy in WW2 to 90-100% by Vietnam.

Just a fun fact for you.


Fascinating, adding that to my book list. :)
1 Jun 2014, 12:54 PM
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68. Katyusha destroyed absolutely everything what it hit except tanks and infantry.
4 Jun 2014, 11:13 AM
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69. Supply planes almost always had to come from the opponents base
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