Patton playbook for forested/urban areas mandated aggressive infantry patrolling in advance of tanks. Not a fun job but necessary.
“Patton playbook for forested/urban areas mandated aggressive infantry patrolling in advance of tanks. Not a fun job but necessary.”
The problem for Russia is that the tank corps are professionals while the infantry are conscripts, and conscripts cannot be sent over the border.
That is one reason the armor has consistently been so vulnerable.