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    OSPREY Onis Ta aliee World War II Infantry Assault Tactics Gordon L Rottman - Illustrated by Peter Dennis Elite - 160 The history of military forces, artefacts, personalities and techniques of warfare Unrivalled detail Photographs OsPREY PUBLISHING www.ospreypublishing.com World War II Infantry Assault Tactics This book, by a professional infantryman of Jong experience, explains and illustrates exactly how infantry assaults were made by the main combatant armies of World War II. It describes the planning and preparation; the range of obstacles and defences likely to be found on the enemy objective; the tools and methods for overcoming obstacles and fortifications — with particular emphas the combat engineers who often on led such assaults; the weapons employed; and national differences in doctrine and practice. It is illustrated with photographs, diagrams and colour reconstructions of tactical scenarios and combat equipment. ISBN 978~1-84603-191-5 9 ll \ GORDON L ROTTMAN entered tho US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training ‘as a weapons specialist. He served in the Sth Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently {in airborne infantry, long- range patrol and int ‘assignments until after 26 years. He was a ‘special operations forces ‘scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Contor for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas. A PETER DENNIS was born Jn 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn ho studied illustration at Liverpoo! Art College. Potor has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A koon wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Notting- hamshire, UK. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION * The rifle platoon THE OBJECTIVE * Defensive tactics - obstacles ~ field fortifications BREACHING OBSTACLES * Anti-personnel obstacles ~ anti-tank obstacles ~ crossing gaps ~ minefields DEMOLITION MATERIALS * General description: basic charges ~ special charges ~ fuses and detonators ~ injuries * National specifics: United States ~ British Commonwealth ~ Soviet Union - Germany — Japan ASSAULT TACTICS APPLIED * Weapons employment and effect ~ assault preparations — supporting fires — smoke-screens * The assault NOTES ON NATIONAL PRACTICE © United States — British Commonwealth — Soviet Union - Germany — Japan RECOMMENDED READING PLATE COMMENTARIES INDEX 13 20 30 49 60 61 Elite + 160 World War II Infantry Assault Tactics Gordon L Rottman + Illustrated by Peter Dennis Consultant editor Martin Windrow Fist published in Gret tain in 2008 by Osprey Pubshing. Midland House, West Way, Boley, Oxfors OX2 OPH, UK +443 Park Avenue Sout, Now York, NY 10018, USA E-ma ifotcepreypubishing com {© 2008 Osprey Publishing Ld, Al igh carved, Apt tom ary fl dealing forthe purpoee of private study, research, ceielem oF review, 98 permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1888, no part ofthis pubscation maybe reprociced, stored in a reboval system, or transmitted nary form oF by any means, electrons, ‘occa chemical mechanical, otical, photccopy'ng, recording or atharwis, ‘witha the prio writen permssion of tho conyright owner Enquies shuld be ‘asdossed 0 the Pubishes ACIP catalogue recard for thie book ie avaliable fom the Bath Library ‘SBN: 976 184609 181 5 tor: Man Window age layout by Ken Vail Graphic Design, Cambridge, UK Typeset in Hebticn Neve and ITC New Baskerite Index by Alison Worthington ‘rignsted by PPS Grasmere, Leeds, UK Printed in Gina tough Wer Print Lic mop i011 12 WoBTESAS24 FOR A CATALOGUE OF ALL BOOKS PUBLISHED BY OSPREY MILITARY AND AVIATION PLEASE CONTACT. NORTH AMERICA (Osprey Dect, lo Random House Distrbuton Centr 400 Hebn Road, Westminster, MD 21157 -mai ifoosoreye ALL OTHER REGIONS (Osprey Ouect UK, PO. Box 140 Wellngborough, Northants, NNB 2FA, UK Ema: inlo@ospreydrectco.k osprey Puaehingf supporting the Woodland Trust, the UKs leading ‘woodtans conservation cary, by funding the dedaton of tess. ‘wn ospreypublishing.com Conversion factors: Metric English 200 grams (g) ‘7.5 ounces (02) 300g 10.502 400g Adoe 500g 15.507 1 Kilogram (ke) 22 pounds (tb) ‘centimetre (em) 0.8937 inch (in) 1 motro (mn) 3.2808 feet (f) TITLE PAGE German photo from a sequence showing a ploneer squad making a training assault. In the final stat they have breached the barbed wire and, screened by ‘smoke gronades, divide around the sides of the enemy ‘bunker. At left, one man carries slung on his back the si large tank of a Flammenwerfer 35 flamethrower. The pale patches on the other men are slung bags for extra ‘grenades. (Courtesy Concorde Publications) Acknowledgements The author Is indebted to Russell Butcher, Nik Cornish, Richard Pelvin, William Schneck, Akira Takizawa (Taki), James Tiffin, Ron Volstad and Martin Windrow for their assistance, Artist’s note Readers may care to note that the original paintings from ‘which the color plates in this book were prepared are available for private sale. All reproduction copyright ‘whatsoever is retained by the Publishers. All enquiries should be addressed to: Peter Dennis, Fielahead, The Park, ‘Mansfield, Notts G18 2AT, UK The Publishers regret that they can enter into no correspondence upon this matter. Glossary ‘alternate position Position to be occupied when the first Is ‘compromised or untenable, covering the first position's field offre. assault attack) position Position from which the attack Is launched. ‘assembly area Position where units gather and prepare for the attack. counter-attack Attack mounted to dislodge or prevent the ‘enemy from consolidating on a seized objective. ‘dead zone (dead ground) Area that cannot be observed ‘or covered by fire from a given position. defilade Position located s0 as to be protected from ‘observation and fio. enfiade Fire that sweeps the length or long axis ofa target. field of observationitire Area that can be kept unde j ‘survelance and/or covered by fire from a particular ‘A British lance-corporal leading the Bren light machine gun (LMG) group within his infantry position. section (squad), winter 1944/45; line of departure Designated start line from which an assault _by this date he has been Issued is launched. 2 Sten 9mm sub-machine gun in ‘mainline of resistance The frontline trace of the main place of a rifle - British infantry

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