I have seen the state of warfare in the Inner Sphere. Some call it deathballing. Some believe it is the way to win. I see this as arrogance. I see another path and don't know if it will work. That is part challenge and where all the fun is..
Prior to entering battle planning is everything. Without a plan you can't change the plan. Windbourne Highlanders are trying a new tactic. We call it fighting with The Line. Like the battleships of old, we use assaults as the anchors of our unit. It's bringing old earth-based tactics to the Inner Sphere.
Using Three 100 ton assault mechs, we create a formation called The Line. It is our simplest formation. Why do this? Projecting firepower outside the range of close range weapons, nuff said!
Assault Mechs are not mobile. Leveraging their firepower and armor shuts down lanes of advance for the enemy. Hitting a mech poking over a hill with 6 Gauss rifles is a work of art, like Michelangelo's painting on the roof of the Sistine Chapel. Unlike Da Vinci's work, I want to our masterpiece being the repetitive destruction of our enemy in long range coordinated fire. We will force the enemy to fight were we want them.
“Force enemy mechs to move or die”
What is The Line? It's a formation where three assault mechs stand shoulder to shoulder. We call the center mech the 0 (zero). The 1 (one) position is to center's left and the 2 (two) position is to their right. Stacking them close together ensures they can see the same targets and combine fire. We trust the 0 to call targets. They can reassign as they see best.
Future posts will cover protecting The Line and scouting.
“Line, Zero, fire on the red Mauler, 1000 meters, bearing two-three-zero”