The use of rifled guns and trench were the first steps towards modern warfare.
They represented a real tactical revolution whose first result was the dominance of the defense in comparison with the attack or, in other words the prevalence of fire opposed to the shock. That is to say that a position covered by an effective fire became almost impregnable.
In contrast to the shotgun that was effective up to about 90 meters, the rifled gun was deadly up to 600 meters and could still kill within a range of more than one kilometer, making expensive and almost useless the large bayonet charges in Napoleonic style.
The American generals never fully understood the tremendous lessons of the tactical revolution that was taking place before their eyes, which brought about an awful cost in terms of casualties, but they can not be blamed. European strategists understand lesser than them about it.
The lessons of the United States Civil War went almost lost and had to be relearned, at the cost of blood and tears, fifty years later on the fields of the First World War.
Furthermore, the use of the trench greatly limited that of the maneuver in tactical field, making in many cases the second one subordinate to the first one.
muskets IMPROVEMENT Sabres, revolvers, repeating rifles.
Most men already knew how to use black powder when they entered the war and there was no need to teach them how to use something else. The government was set up to produce Black power not mass quantities of Air rifles
i think it was during the civil war ( towards the end of the war )
The US purchased some 900 of the Greene rifles, so they did see some use. However, they were considered much too complicated for general issue to a largely conscript army. 1000 of the bolt action Palmer rifles were issued by the Union Army for Cavalry forces during the Civil War. However, it was most likely high cost which prevented them from seeing particularly widespread service.
Rifles that used minie balls contributed to the high casualty rate in the Civil War. Rifles with minie balls could shoot farther and more accurately and could be reloaded faster than old-fashioned muskets. As a result, mounted charges and infantry assaults did not work as well. Defenders using rifles could shoot more of the attackers before they got close. As a result, mounted charges and infantry assaults did not work as well. Defenders using
Yes, in the early years of the US Civil war the South used hunting rifles such as the Hawken and Kentcuky rifles and shotguns due too the shortage of military rifles, they remained in service until 1863.
muskets IMPROVEMENT Sabres, revolvers, repeating rifles.
They used their modern sniper rifles and high-powered machine guns.
Most men already knew how to use black powder when they entered the war and there was no need to teach them how to use something else. The government was set up to produce Black power not mass quantities of Air rifles
No, the M14 was developed in the 20th Century. The Civil War saw the use of muzzle loading percussion cap rifles, breach loading single-shot rifles, and saw the introduction of lever action repeating rifles. The only rapid fire weapon was the hand cranked Gatling Gun.
Yes they did use trenches in German and Britain and France
i think it was during the civil war ( towards the end of the war )
The US purchased some 900 of the Greene rifles, so they did see some use. However, they were considered much too complicated for general issue to a largely conscript army. 1000 of the bolt action Palmer rifles were issued by the Union Army for Cavalry forces during the Civil War. However, it was most likely high cost which prevented them from seeing particularly widespread service.
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They had a primitive machine gun and whenever the men went "over the top" they used bayonets attached to rifles tanks were invented then but mud made them hard to operate making them impossible to use in trench warfare
Rifles that used minie balls contributed to the high casualty rate in the Civil War. Rifles with minie balls could shoot farther and more accurately and could be reloaded faster than old-fashioned muskets. As a result, mounted charges and infantry assaults did not work as well. Defenders using rifles could shoot more of the attackers before they got close. As a result, mounted charges and infantry assaults did not work as well. Defenders using
Rifles and Arrows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!