Just to try and get back on topic.
What were the reasons the "rolling barrage" failed at the Somme. Was it a failure of the barrage in cutting the barbed wire and churning up the ground meaning the attacking troops were to far from the German trenches when the shelling stopped?
Battle of the Somme
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Montegriffo
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For legal reasons, we are not threatening to destroy U.S. government property with our glorious medieval siege engine. But if we wanted to, we could. But we won’t. But we could.
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TheReal_ND
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Dan talked about this some. Iirc the problem was that they used light artillery believing it would do just what you say, cut barbwire, while Jerry was dug in deep. It didn't work.
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Montegriffo
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Makes you wonder why they kept doing it day after day when it failed so spectacularly on day one.
Where's Smitty when you need him?
Where's Smitty when you need him?
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TheReal_ND
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I know. I have deep seated feelings concerning this.
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Shut the hell up you ignorant piece of shit. It made new weapons and tech and stuff!!!Montegriffo wrote:Makes you wonder why they kept doing it day after day when it failed so spectacularly on day one.
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Montegriffo
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Ah, there's the wisdom of Smitty........GrumpyCatFace wrote:Shut the hell up you ignorant piece of shit. It made new weapons and tech and stuff!!!Montegriffo wrote:Makes you wonder why they kept doing it day after day when it failed so spectacularly on day one.
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Montegriffo
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A few more Generals on the front line might have led to more rapid advances in tactics....
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TheReal_ND
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Something i have been tangibly interested in is the religion of the generals. So far I have leaned that the Butcher of Somme was part of some kind of weird branch of Christianity and he heard voices.
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Montegriffo
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Who was the butcher of the Somme? Haig?
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