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> Much of the time the roads were so bad that the Corps had to dismount and push their wheels along railroad tracks. Among other issues, the condition of the r
by karaterobot 3y ago
> Much of the time the roads were so bad that the Corps had to dismount and push their wheels along railroad tracks.
Among other issues, the condition of the roads made bicycling untenable. Even with fat tires, this seems like a big obstacle. This is why tracked vehicles were invented. If they could guarantee relatively flat roads with good drainage going all the way to the front, this seems like something that could work, but if you could do that then I guess you'd probably just take them in a bus.
- makeitdouble 3y agoI think bikes are fundamentally more geared toward guerilla and resistance. They allow small and lightly armed units to move fast through narrow/low accessibility paths, strike and flee/hide back. Rince and repeat.
- karaterobot 3y agoI don't think that would be the case, but I see what you mean.
- RugnirViking 3y agobut that's just what op was saying no? bicycles are not well suited to narrow/low accessibility paths. You can generally only use them on prepared pathways that will be on both your and your enemy's maps.
- makeitdouble 3y agoOp's assumption is you have bad terrain but still relatively flat and with good lateral clearance. I'd assume rocky desert or swampy plains for instance. That sure wouldn't be ideal for bycicles. But tracked vehicles (or any vehicle, short of bikes ?) wouldn't work in forest like ecosystems or mountain paths for instance. In comparison bycicles are fine whereever you have enough clearance for a single man to walk comfortably.