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  2. History of cannons - Wikipedia

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    The onset of trench warfare after the first few months of World War I greatly increased the demand for howitzers, as they fired at a steep angle, and were thus better suited than guns at hitting targets in trenches. Furthermore, their shells carried larger amounts of explosives than those of guns, and caused considerably less barrel wear.

  3. Trench warfare - Wikipedia

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    The war would be won by the side that was able to commit the last reserves to the Western Front. Trench warfare prevailed on the Western Front until the Germans launched their Spring Offensive on 21 March 1918. [25] Trench warfare also took place on other fronts, including in Italy and at Gallipoli. Armies were also limited by logistics.

  4. Trench newspaper - Wikipedia

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    A trench newspaper or front newspaper is a type of periodical that came into being during the First World War. Trench newspapers were produced for soldiers stationed at the Western Front, which had become bogged down in a trench war. They differ from the official military newspapers in that they were produced within the ranks or by private ...

  5. Albrecht mortar - Wikipedia

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    Although the majority of combatants had heavy field artillery prior to the outbreak of the First World War, none had adequate numbers in service, nor had they foreseen the growing importance of heavy artillery once the Western Front stagnated and trench warfare set in. [2]

  6. Trench raiding - Wikipedia

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    Despite the fact that World War I was the first conflict to be fought by mechanized means, trench raiding was very similar to medieval warfare insofar as it was fought face-to-face with crude weaponry. Trench raiders were lightly equipped for stealthy, unimpeded movement.

  7. Museum tanks and trench systems enhance Ukraine ... - AOL

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    Old Soviet tanks have been borrowed from museums to help train Ukrainian troops on what a commander of the EU training mission for Kyiv says are booby-trap tactics used by Russian soldiers on the ...

  8. Category:Trench warfare - Wikipedia

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  9. Archive of Scottish war poet who died in battle to go under ...

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    The archive of a “talented” Edinburgh war poet who died in 1917 before seeing his work published is set to be auctioned. ... Black Watch during the First World War. ... “For instance, when ...