Parts of the German trench line were successfully assaulted, and now provided shelter for the front line troops. On the conclusion of the first day, the officers understood they needed to drastically change their artillery tactics. The first thing the British demanded were high explosive shells that were designed to penetrated defenses. As the rounds were being delivered with the upmost urgency, the British used their forward positions in the newly conquered trenches to better see the placement of the German defensives. With one of the world’s greatest concentration of howitzers behind them, the British Officers began to prefect not only their forward observation skills, but skills needed to make proper adjustments. As the battle wore on, the quick learning British soldiers also implemented the proper math steps to perfect the creeping barrage that would give the Allies the ability to properly move under suppressive fire. The British would use this newly mastered technique until the conclusion of the
Parts of the German trench line were successfully assaulted, and now provided shelter for the front line troops. On the conclusion of the first day, the officers understood they needed to drastically change their artillery tactics. The first thing the British demanded were high explosive shells that were designed to penetrated defenses. As the rounds were being delivered with the upmost urgency, the British used their forward positions in the newly conquered trenches to better see the placement of the German defensives. With one of the world’s greatest concentration of howitzers behind them, the British Officers began to prefect not only their forward observation skills, but skills needed to make proper adjustments. As the battle wore on, the quick learning British soldiers also implemented the proper math steps to perfect the creeping barrage that would give the Allies the ability to properly move under suppressive fire. The British would use this newly mastered technique until the conclusion of the