On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Colen McAlister wrote:
> Well, that's the good thing about games, they never actually happened
> (unless you're playing a historical one, which E40k isn't).
>
> Can anyone answer a question for me, btw, the transport ships they used
> to get the men to the beach- wouldn't it have helped if they hadn't
> exposed the men to enemy fire as soon as the ramp went down? Maybe some
> sort of shield on the front?
This I often wondered about, that why LVT 3 and4 weren't used instead
of just the landingcraft for the first few waves. The Marines seemed
have better luck with the LVTs in the pacific. At least they had a few
guns, and could provide cover for the troops once on the beach.
>
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