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I am currently reading Ambroise Citizen Soldiers and came across an interesting paragraph about a new section of replacements straight from boot camp assigned to a veteran US platoon. A veteran officer instructed a green private to go take an enemy house. The basic US infantry combat training was as quoted by Ambroise pathetic.
The private walked up to the front door, knocked and waited untill an German soldier answered, neither soldier could speak each others language but, the German disappeared to return with additional troops that went to the next house, this continued untill the village of approx 100 German troops surrendered to the lone Green US private. On the other hand if a proper attack had taken place from the start there would have been many casualities on both sides.

Imagine trying to include that chance of occurrence in SPWAW <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

I wouldn't be at all surprised if this happened in April or May, 1945. German troops were desperate to avoid falling into Russian hands.

Go to:
http://www.thehistorynet.com/worldwarii/articles/1997/07972_cover.htm for an interesting read.

"The Capitulation of Army Group South"

A lone U.S. cavalry platoon secured the surrender of the largest
organized German military force still in the field on May 7, 1945.

Imagine trying to include that chance of occurrence in SPWAW

Have you played the Russian side in the " Winter War " league?

The point isn't that this green replacement happened to get lucky, but the fact the veterans who had been together since the beginning would send replacements into danger rather than go themselves. Not because the vets were cowards, but because they figured they had done their share, and they weren't willing to lose more of their dwindling number if they could help it. The replacement just wasn't considered as valuable.