What was good about a trench warfare?

Answer 1

The condition were TERRIBLE the ground would be wet and mud soaked causing the soliders to get a illness called trench foot with would then lead to there foot needing to be cut of. Millions were killed but Millions also got very sick lice and rats would also be a problem lice would lay eggs in the soliders clothes causing them constant scratching pain. The food was alot terrible in the trenches they would have 3 main meals, bread, hard biscuits and bully beef. If they were an officer they would have more luxurys by getting fish chocolate and cheese.

Answer 2

Daily Death in the TrenchesDeath was a constant companion to those serving in the line, even when no raid or attack was launched or defended against. In busy sectors the constant shellfire directed by the enemy brought random death, whether their victims were lounging in a trench or lying in a http://wiki.answers.com/../atoz/dugout.htm(many men were buried as a consequence of such large shell-bursts).

Similarly, novices were cautioned against their natural inclination to peer over the http://wiki.answers.com/../atoz/parapet.htmof the trench into http://wiki.answers.com/../atoz/nomansland.htm.

Many men died on their first day in the trenches as a consequence of a precisely aimed http://wiki.answers.com/../atoz/snipers.htmbullet.

It has been estimated that up to one third of Allied casualties on the Western Front were actually sustained in the trenches. Aside from enemy injuries, disease wrought a heavy toll.

Rat Infestationhttp://wiki.answers.com/../atoz/rats.htminfested trenches. There were two main types, the brown and the black rat. Both were despised but the brown rat was especially feared. Gorging themselves on human remains (grotesquely disfiguring them by eating their eyes and liver) they could grow to the size of a cat.

Men, exasperated and afraid of these rats (which would even scamper across their faces in the dark), would attempt to rid the trenches of them by various methods: gunfire, with the http://wiki.answers.com/../weaponry/bayonets.htm, and even by clubbing them to death.

It was futile however: a single rat couple could produce up to 900 offspring in a year, spreading infection and contaminating food. The rat problem remained for the duration of the war (although many veteran soldiers swore that rats sensed impending heavy enemy shellfire and consequently disappeared from view).

Frogs, Lice and WorseRats were by no means the only source of infection and nuisance. http://wiki.answers.com/../atoz/bodylice.htmwere a never-ending problem, breeding in the seams of filthy clothing and causing men to itch unceasingly.

Even when clothing was periodically washed and deloused, lice eggs invariably remained hidden in the seams; within a few hours of the clothes being re-worn the body heat generated would cause the eggs to hatch.

Lice caused http://wiki.answers.com/../atoz/trenchfever.htm, a particularly painful disease that began suddenly with severe pain followed by high fever. Recovery - away from the trenches - took up to twelve weeks. Lice were not actually identified as the culprit of Trench Fever until 1918.

Frogs by the score were found in shell holes covered in water; they were also found in the base of trenches. Slugs and horned beetles crowded the sides of the trench.

Many men chose to shave their heads entirely to avoid another prevalent scourge: nits.

http://wiki.answers.com/../atoz/trenchfoot.htmwas another medical condition peculiar to trench life. It was a fungal infection of the feet caused by cold, wet and unsanitary trench conditions. It could turn gangrenous and result in amputation. Trench Foot was more of a problem at the start of trench warfare; as conditions improved in 1915 it rapidly faded, although a trickle of cases continued throughout the war.

These are some of the reasons why trench warfare was so bad.

Answer 3

Because the trenches were very disgusting. They were constantly filled and drenched with water. Vermin and dead bodies were all in the trenches.

Many soldiers died from trench warfare in WWI

Answer 4

Yes, very. Trench warfare is when the opposing sides dig trenches in the mud, stand in them, and when the general orders them to attack, they run out, only to be gunned down by their enemies.

Because of the invention of the machine gun, it became easier to use rapid fire, and when you have a line of soldiers charging at you, it is very easy to use the gun to mow down the opponent.

It caused countless deaths and mass slaughters while only gaining very little ground. In addition, if it were to rain, the mud in the trench would run, getting everything wet. Eventually, soldiers feet would rot from never being dry and growing mold. Rats were also a huge problem in such small quarters.

Answer 5

Most simply, soldiers would sit in a trench, therefore exposing less body surface area, consequently decreasing their chances of being shot.

Answer 6

It doesn't solve anything. It's just soldiers in opposing trenches killing each other. Ther's no land gained and no capitol captured (the main goal of military strategies).

Answer 7

they got intoxicated by gas

Answer 8

The game