Heavy Artillery Is Attractive New Fors
Dispatches from the European war describe German 16 inch siege guns that can batter strong fortifications and move quickly by motor trucks. An officer notes Germans may have mobile heavy artillery, comparing it to 11 inch coast defense mortars and stressing mobility, range, and the destructive potential of plunging shells against forts.
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New Fors
Liege
Namur
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France
Soldiers Fear Before Battle More Than Fire
A Bohemian study compiled from 2000 Tripoli veterans shows fear rises before combat and fades during the firefight. Leaders and immediate superiors largely shape action, with many answering that they advanced because their lieutenant did.
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Bohemia
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Prague
Tripoli
Solae Henry IV
Frederick the Great
Sweeping Mines From the Seas In Wartime Valor
A correspondent praises naval reserves and their minesweepers who use trawlers to clear mines from British waters in the North Sea. Two trawlers with a destroyer drag a steel hawser to snag mines, surfacing and detonating them safely. Mines have sunk ships, but sweepers serve Allies and neutral shipping, as well as Germany indirectly, with dangerous but vital work.
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War uniforms shift to khaki across Europe
A London dispatch notes broad adoption of khaki by most armies in modern warfare while a few hold to traditional colors. French blue, Belgian red, and gilt-trimmed officers persist, with Scottish kilts adapting to khaki. Despite new weaponry, bagpipes linger with the Scots as battle music fades.
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