Re: [SG] Evil Empire

--- Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I was referring more to my respect for their intent
> than their 
> effectiveness, but I will concede that point to you.

Yeah, they tried.  But no one on the Western Front in
1940 was even capable (due to 20 years of
conditioning) of thinking in terms of a war of
maneuver.  Now the Poles, they had fought a big messy
war of maneuver against the Russians in 1920 and
kicked ass and took names.  This colored their
experience and they planned to do the same thing to
the Germans.  Problems arose for a couple reasons: 
Really effective use of tac air by Germans.  Loss of
security along the southern border due to Munich. 
Further the Poles were thinking in terms of the
marching speed of a horse rather than a tank or
halftrack.  Tanks in Polish brigades were there to
support the cavalry.  Oh yeah, plus they were badly
outnumbered and the Russians entering the war didn't
make things any easier.

John

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