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Why was it easier to protect your own trench than attack your enemy's?
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∙ 9y ago
It was much easier to defend a trench because you were behing cover and camped in to your position unlike the attackers who were running across open plains and were constantly loosing men and getting shot down by machine gun fire.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoOnce you leave your trench to advance on the enemy's trench, you are out in the open and an easy target to a sniper and machine gun.
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What was the area between a trench and a enemys trench called?
"No Man's Land"
What is trench board?
A board placed at the bottom of a Trench for easier movement in the muddy conditions. :)
How does trench fever attack?
Unfortunatly , this comes from the breathe of other humans .
How did trench warfare protect soldiers in World War 1?
* Trench fighting did a lot of things. At night the soldiers could cut the opponents barbed wire and plan surprise attacks on those in the trench. * They slept in the trench. ==
What was the main function of barbed wire in world war 1?
To make it more difficult for the foot soldier to quickly approach or attack the trench line. It slows them down, and causes the soldiers to bunch-up along the wires. That makes them easier targets for machine guns & mortars.
What was the area between a trench and a enemys trench called?
"No Man's Land"
What is trench board?
A board placed at the bottom of a Trench for easier movement in the muddy conditions. :)
What did the trench systems look like in World war 1?
they were long narrow muddy about 7ft tall had michine guns placed around the trench to bring down enemys a lot of people in the trenches also got trenchfoot
What were the strategies of the trench warfare?
To protect themselves from enemy fire.
How does trench fever attack?
Unfortunatly , this comes from the breathe of other humans .
A cup trench or a v trench is used to?
A cup trench is used to protect unburnt area during a fire when the fire is moving downhill. A cup trench will catch rolling material that is burning and stop it from moving towards the unburned area.
What was ment by trench warfare?
there was the war were the dug trenches or like barrers to protect them
What is a underground saps?
an underground sap is when soldiers use to build tunnels under their enemys trenches so that they could place explosives underneath them and blow them up so that they could over take their trench ..
What is an underground sap in trenches?
The underground sap is when soldiers use to build tunnels under their enemys trenches so that they could place explosives underneath them and blow them up so that they could over take their trench ..
How did trench warfare protect soldiers in World War 1?
* Trench fighting did a lot of things. At night the soldiers could cut the opponents barbed wire and plan surprise attacks on those in the trench. * They slept in the trench. ==
What is the process of digging a trench?
The process of digging a trench can be as easy as using a shovel to remove the dirt along a line. For larger trenches, it is easier to use a back hoe to remove the dirt.
What was going over the top in the war?
It was a term used to describe departing the trench to attack an enemy position.
