Land Forces Quiz

[Albany Rifles]

Illumination since they didn't have arty illum rounds

[entropy]

Illuminating their own trenches to allow the Germans to bombard them?

The Russians performed poorly, but not that poorly.


Think of the type of warfare that did occur during the First, but not during the Second World War.
And the nature of the question is purely physical.

[Albany Rifles]

Entropy

Illuminating their own trenches to allow the Germans to bombard them?

You missed my point...illumination so that the Russian soldiers could engage attacking Germans at night.

Do not scoff at this. There are ample examples of this exact method being used.

Perhaps if you gave a measurement or distance of the straw piles from the edge of the trench line this question would make sense.

[entropy]

Illuminating their own trenches to allow the Germans to bombard them?

You missed my point...illumination so that the Russian soldiers could engage attacking Germans at night.

Do not scoff at this. There are ample examples of this exact method being used.

Perhaps if you gave a measurement or distance of the straw piles from the edge of the trench line this question would make sense.

My apoligies sir, it was by no means an attempt to ridiculize.
Also my apologies for the unclear description. The straw wasn't piled, but put in a layer in front of the trenches. The layer was even and parallel with the entire trench.

x is straw
= is trench

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The straw was put almost immediately before the trench.

Keep in mind that poor Russian logistics made one particular item scarce in the inventory of the soldiers.

[Albany Rifles]

Okay...it served as an early warning device...i.e., the crunching underfoot of the straw, etc, would signal an attack?

[entropy]

It was put on fire, sir. But on a very special occasion.

[Knaur Amarsh]

To prevent water from seeping in :))

[BD1]

As communications - light fire to signal infantry(raiding party/sturmtruppen) attack ? Because these would not be announced by artillery preparations?

[entropy]

The answer is purely physical, gentlemen. No information technology involved.

[BD1]

Against chemical attack? As protection?
Or another - to bury the stench of rotting corpses

[entropy]

Chemical attack is correct. Any ideas on the exact working of this technique?


(my English has deteriorated seriously during my WABsence. Should post more here)

[T_igger_cs_30]

The flames would burn the mustard gas particles as they drifted over?

[entropy]

It doesn't burn.

[Shamus]

The flames would cause a hot air barrier-as the gas reached the line of flames it would be carried up on the hot air??

[entropy]

The flames would cause a hot air barrier-as the gas reached the line of flames it would be carried up on the hot air??

Yeeeeeees, yeeeeees!


Due to braindead putting everyone on the right track, I do not know who of you should have the next question.

What I can do, is provide this nice set of dueling pistols.