Military Tactics

Question 1

Over the top

Answer 1

Charge across no man’s land towards enemy trenches, attack
*Could unsuccessful due to mud/bad conditions on no man’s land
*Exposed to enemy gunfire

Question 2

Artillery Bombardment

Answer 2

Mass shelling of enemy
*If enemy is hid well in dugouts, they could be ok
*Tended to tangled up in barbed wire, made it harder to cross

Question 3

Creeping Barrage

Answer 3

Shelling enemy as men follow behind
*Provided troops with cover
*If artillery got calculations wrong, could shell own troops

Question 4

Mining

Answer 4

Digging under enemy trenches to plant bombs
*Took a long time
*Dangerous if bombs went off prematurely/or caught

Question 5

Prelimary bombardment

Answer 5

Intense shelling of enemy before launching attack
*Enemy knew when to expect an attack, often ready defensively

Question 6

Night time patrols

Answer 6

Designed to seize prisoners and gather information
*Navigating no man’s land at night was difficult/dangerous