| "Base of Fire" is still the core of squad level infantry tactics. Part of the squad lays down as heavy fire as possible to supress the enemy position, the rest move up and exploits the flanks or other weak points as they present themselves.
As far as trench's in '91, the US employed a tactic that made the "can't we all just get along" crew howl. It went something like this: Bradley's and M1's would approach a trench complex. The Bradley's would lay down heavy fire to pin the infantry down inside the trench. The M1's would move up, destroying hard points with direct fire. When all the bunkers were destroyed, they would drop their dozer blades and run down the trench filling it in. Since trench systems are several trenches deep, the guys in the next trench would see what was going on, and either surrender or die. |