(2) The sights of a musket are very inaccurate. Some musketeers have their weapons made by different gunsmiths but there was not one universal sight. All the sighs were different and most of the sights were off.
(3) The butts of the guns were all different. The butt of a common man’s gun could be faulty due to the cheap parts used to make the gun. The cheap parts will cause the musket be to be less accurate.
Linear warfare made the American soldiers looks less of a coward. If the American hid and attacked the British they would have been considered as cowards. The continental army was already fighting with unskilled soldiers. If the unskilled army couldn’t play the part they at least have to look the part.
The American army was not used …show more content…
If you know you’re going in the battle a little shorthanded, guerilla warfare can be used to bring the enemy’s troops down to even out your chances of …show more content…
If you know that you will be surprising your enemy, you could setup multiple weapons and traps.
Even though guerilla warfare is use full in many ways, there are still disadvantages of using it. If the attacks are slow there is a possibility that the enemy can easily stop the attack. Group of twenty troops can easily kill four poorly trained men. The attack also has to be welled planned. You have to predict the location of the enemy troops and be familiar with the area.
The Continental Army could have used their familiarity of the land to their advantage. If they would have weakened the British between each battle. A weaker British army would have made it easier and faster for the American army to win the war. This strategy is very tiring because it requires constant movement. To carry out these plans you will need a well-trained and well discipline militia. The militia was made of the common men. The militia included farmers, tradesmen, and general laborers. They supported the war but didn’t want to leave their farms or small businesses. They were untrained and undisciplined people used as pawns for war. Due to the lack of discipline and value of the military it will be hard to create a well-trained militia for guerilla
(3) The butts of the guns were all different. The butt of a common man’s gun could be faulty due to the cheap parts used to make the gun. The cheap parts will cause the musket be to be less accurate.
Linear warfare made the American soldiers looks less of a coward. If the American hid and attacked the British they would have been considered as cowards. The continental army was already fighting with unskilled soldiers. If the unskilled army couldn’t play the part they at least have to look the part.
The American army was not used …show more content…
If you know you’re going in the battle a little shorthanded, guerilla warfare can be used to bring the enemy’s troops down to even out your chances of …show more content…
If you know that you will be surprising your enemy, you could setup multiple weapons and traps.
Even though guerilla warfare is use full in many ways, there are still disadvantages of using it. If the attacks are slow there is a possibility that the enemy can easily stop the attack. Group of twenty troops can easily kill four poorly trained men. The attack also has to be welled planned. You have to predict the location of the enemy troops and be familiar with the area.
The Continental Army could have used their familiarity of the land to their advantage. If they would have weakened the British between each battle. A weaker British army would have made it easier and faster for the American army to win the war. This strategy is very tiring because it requires constant movement. To carry out these plans you will need a well-trained and well discipline militia. The militia was made of the common men. The militia included farmers, tradesmen, and general laborers. They supported the war but didn’t want to leave their farms or small businesses. They were untrained and undisciplined people used as pawns for war. Due to the lack of discipline and value of the military it will be hard to create a well-trained militia for guerilla