The problem is not the assault rule

[umbro]

A further side effect of these suggested changes would be to slow down offences as the attacker re-co-ordinated establishing arty LOS onto defensive targets. Perhaps other methods for achieving this effect would become unnecessary...

umbro

P.S. The last sentence was a supposed stab at humour and not meant to offend, at least, no more than the standard level of offence given by humour.