Something I’ve been thinking about lately, especially in longer attack/defend scenarios.
Most experienced players learn pretty quickly that rushing gets you killed in CM. Suppression, spotting delays, and hidden AT assets punish impatience hard, so over time you naturally become more cautious. But I’ve started to wonder where the line actually sits between careful play and simply giving up initiative.
I’ve seen (and probably done myself) attacks that stall out not because the defender stopped them, but because the attacker became too concerned about losses and stopped pushing for information and positional advantage. On the other hand, pushing too early or without enough reconnaissance usually ends badly as well.
Curious how others approach this balance. Is it mostly scenario dependent, or do you find yourself deliberately forcing action at certain points to avoid losing momentum?
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
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For me the scenario time limit is usually deciding this.