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"What was immediately needed in 1915, however, was the means of making a voice heard up to 4 miles away amidst the white heat of battle and that kind of magic was not quite ready"
"No soldier has ever stamped his individuality&teaching moe strongly upon the army of which he was the Chief. Schlieffen stamped his individuality upon the course of European history with fearful effect"
— Feb 16, 2019 12:25AM
"No soldier has ever stamped his individuality&teaching moe strongly upon the army of which he was the Chief. Schlieffen stamped his individuality upon the course of European history with fearful effect"
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This core evolution continued into 1917: "Bloody April" over Arras was another sacrifice in favour of anti-battery fire. Other novelties matured: wire contact fuses, topgraphical & sound range shooting, smoke shells, short barrages. By 1918, British gunnery had reached the adulthood that the next generation inherited at El Alamein & Caen.
— Feb 25, 2019 02:36AM
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"Quoi qu'on fasse, on perd beaucoup de monde" (gen. Mangin) but artillery was both the major casualty causer & major tech-drive. Already in 1916, High British RFC losses against the Albatros, equipped with Fokker's MG mechanism*, were to keep enemy spotters away & thus protect the heavy guns from anti-battery fire.
*copied from a Swiss concept, not romantically based upon his native windmill stone-throwing game!
— Feb 21, 2019 04:20AM
*copied from a Swiss concept, not romantically based upon his native windmill stone-throwing game!
