Combat
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A number of obvious choices for the Eastern Front, but if you want to do something different how about a Russian aerosled?
The RF-8-GAZ-98 aerosled was broadly employed at the front lines to conduct combat and reconnaissance operations. They sneaked into the enemy's rear area both singly and in combat groups. They had hundreds of successful operations to their credit in the execution of critical missions for maintaining communications with headquarters from front line troop units. They delivered urgent reports, patrolled isolated sectors of the front, and guarded strategically important facilities.
Because of their great vulnerability, in combat actions the aerosled was most effectively employed only in surprise raids and attacks against an unprepared and unfortified enemy. Utilizing its speed and high mobility across snow-covered roadless terrain, the aerosleds suddenly attacked an enemy caught off guard. Short-duration but frequent raids from various directions, the conduct of intensive fire from the march- these factors normally permitted them to achieve decisive success in their actions. The overwhelming advantage of combat aerosled units was the fact that their movement was executed off roads that were controlled by the enemy. Thus a number of successful raids into the enemy's rear succeeded in destroying his rear area installations and capturing carts with ammunition and foodstuffs.
The RF-8-GAZ-98 aerosled was broadly employed at the front lines to conduct combat and reconnaissance operations. They sneaked into the enemy's rear area both singly and in combat groups. They had hundreds of successful operations to their credit in the execution of critical missions for maintaining communications with headquarters from front line troop units. They delivered urgent reports, patrolled isolated sectors of the front, and guarded strategically important facilities.
Because of their great vulnerability, in combat actions the aerosled was most effectively employed only in surprise raids and attacks against an unprepared and unfortified enemy. Utilizing its speed and high mobility across snow-covered roadless terrain, the aerosleds suddenly attacked an enemy caught off guard. Short-duration but frequent raids from various directions, the conduct of intensive fire from the march- these factors normally permitted them to achieve decisive success in their actions. The overwhelming advantage of combat aerosled units was the fact that their movement was executed off roads that were controlled by the enemy. Thus a number of successful raids into the enemy's rear succeeded in destroying his rear area installations and capturing carts with ammunition and foodstuffs.
