Black Seas: 4th Rates squadron warlord-games The US army tactical doctrine

The US army tactical doctrine placed great emphasis on firepower and mobility

All Katyushas were used for long-range bombardment and most were truck-mounted

but don’t count on them to stick around in a firefight

even if the soldiers were Polish and not ethnic Cossacks

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