• Level 9, Miscellaneous 26.01.2015

    I was explaining to someone today who thought that it would pretty safe to be in one of the artillery batteries during WWI that it was in fact very unsafe. During WWI the ranging of fire against an artillery battery was perfected with deadly results, often killing everyone in the battery. Unless of course were a crew of Big Bertha (Dicke Bertha) which fired from a huge distance away.

    Big Bertha

    Big Bertha

    The normal artillery was much smaller and therefore used much closer to the front.

    Australian 18 pounders at Ypres 1917

    Australian 18 pounders at Ypres 1917

    Australian gunners with 18 pound in France WWI

    Australian gunners with 18 pounders in France WWI

    Australia photos as an example.

     

     

    Posted by Paul @ 9:36 am

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