To say nothing of the risk that the additional formations the enemy is expected to send in (per the prologue) may be hot on the 6th's heels and be in a position to give the cavalry a very unpleasant day. Or that the 6th might, on reaching St Avold unopposed, regroup and fortify the position to deny us the opportunity for an encirclement (if they're not expecting us to attempt an encirclement they've somehow forgotten we're German). Seems a high risk/low reward solution, even against an enemy who've been weakened for the purpose of the exercise!
I'm still for using snipers, flying cavalry, and random artillery fire to lure the enemy to place where they can be hit from one side by the snipers, and the other by the artillery, leaving the cavalry to do what it does best and cause confusion and devastation to regiment of foot.
To say nothing of the risk that the additional formations the enemy is expected to send in (per the prologue) may be hot on the 6th's heels and be in a position to give the cavalry a very unpleasant day. Or that the 6th might, on reaching St Avold unopposed, regroup and fortify the position to deny us the opportunity for an encirclement (if they're not expecting us to attempt an encirclement they've somehow forgotten we're German). Seems a high risk/low reward solution, even against an enemy who've been weakened for the purpose of the exercise!
I'm still for using snipers, flying cavalry, and random artillery fire to lure the enemy to place where they can be hit from one side by the snipers, and the other by the artillery, leaving the cavalry to do what it does best and cause confusion and devastation to regiment of foot.