[TML] Molding Ships

[Leon Wu]

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> From: tml-bounces at travellercentral.com [mailto:tml-
> bounces at travellercentral.com] On Behalf Of James Ramsay
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 2:43 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TML] Molding Ships
> 
> Garry Ward wrote:
> > The early successes in WWII were due in a large part to the
logistics
> > advantage of the new mechanized warfare over the previous
> horse/wagon/foot
> > methods.
> 
> No they weren't. The logistics chain of the Wehrmacht  was largely
> compromised of horse drawn wagons for the entire war. Blitzkrieg was a
> strategy of quick breakthrough and elimination of enemy command and
> logistics elements, not a logistics method.

Early German success is in part to their superior organization,
coordination and their enemy's incompetence. Read Deighton's
"Blitzkrieg" which looks at the German invasion of France. Once they got
into Russia their shortcomings in logistics caught up to them.