Show ENGINEERS je CONDUCT PROBLEM 0 by pat marshall F dubin note lyle hyde is a member of company A engineers so the following article will be of interest to his friends the latest engineer combat problem featured company A in offensive action against B and C companies As the attacking I 1 force company A faced the problem of making an approach march into enemy territory and discovering enemy positions particular emphasis was placed upon the strategy s of locating the right and left flanks of the defending forces As nearly as possible the battle was waged in a realistic manner A company scouts preceded their main force and cautiously felt out the enemy position menon men on both sides took cover behind trees and blazed away with rifles and machine guns finally the umpires in charge called a halt to the i battle A As s is is customary in such ruch problems no one was designated victor victo r but the men of company A ha had d done a good jb of battle although outnumbered two to one they drove into B and C company compan y defense lines taking many prisoners and littering the landscape with enemy casualties to be sure this is but one version of a hotly contested battle companies B and C might tell a different story |