Tactics Used by Scots on the Western Front

Question 1

Creeping Barrage

Answer 1

Heavy artillery moved forward whilst firing ahead of the infantry towards the German trenches, so the Germans couldn’t see the soldiers on foot coming to attack

Question 2

Joint Allied Offences

Answer 2

When more than one country’s army would attack the Germans to overwhelm or split the enemy forces

Question 3

Bombardment of Trenches

Answer 3

The act of firing heavy artillery at enemy trenches to destwroy barbed wire and machine gun nests before ‘going over the top’

Question 4

Spotter Planes

Answer 4

These were used so that soldiers knew where to attack in the enemy trenches

Question 5

Tanks

Answer 5

Used to help soldiers cross No Man’s Land as they were protected inside them