The Trenches
The Trenches were a very complex fortification used to defend soldiers, since soldiers originally had to fight on flat farmland, it was the only proper method of defense.
There were many trenches that were used. There was the barbed wire before the frontal trench that prevented the soldiers of the opposing side to enter the first layer of trenches. Then there was the frontal trench that held the attacking soldiers. These soldiers were given a small shelf for sleep, and that was practically it. In the beginning of the war whenever it rained the soldiers would be flooded in the trench making fighting conditions unbearable This problem also led to trench foot (see trench foot). This was quickly fixed by trench engineers with the construction of the sewage system. This system had small wooden planks that would allow the water to pass through into a small ditch that would lead the water out of the trench. These were the only soldiers to be under fire at any given time and were the most vulnerable to enemy fire, artillery and other weaponry.
The second trench was the support trench. The soldiers here were not as impacted by enemy fire, and was a lot easier to work in, but soldiers would be shifted between these layers so no soldier ever really received a break.
The third trench was the reserve trench. In this layer the generals persisted and gave orders to the soldiers in the first trench using a communication trench.
The communication trench connected the three trenches to give any information to the soldiers from the generals.
Behind the reserve trench there was a artillery setup. This was placed far back since these weapons take a lot of crew to support and reloading times were very lengthy, making the soldiers arming them easy prey for snipers and enemy soldiers.
Underneath the entirety of the trenches there was a cave-like bunker. Here it was very unlikely for soldiers to be hurt by enemy fire as they were underground. The only real possible threat was if the ceiling was to collapse from an artillery shell, and the chance of this happening was very slim and did not really effect the rest of the cave.
There were many trenches that were used. There was the barbed wire before the frontal trench that prevented the soldiers of the opposing side to enter the first layer of trenches. Then there was the frontal trench that held the attacking soldiers. These soldiers were given a small shelf for sleep, and that was practically it. In the beginning of the war whenever it rained the soldiers would be flooded in the trench making fighting conditions unbearable This problem also led to trench foot (see trench foot). This was quickly fixed by trench engineers with the construction of the sewage system. This system had small wooden planks that would allow the water to pass through into a small ditch that would lead the water out of the trench. These were the only soldiers to be under fire at any given time and were the most vulnerable to enemy fire, artillery and other weaponry.
The second trench was the support trench. The soldiers here were not as impacted by enemy fire, and was a lot easier to work in, but soldiers would be shifted between these layers so no soldier ever really received a break.
The third trench was the reserve trench. In this layer the generals persisted and gave orders to the soldiers in the first trench using a communication trench.
The communication trench connected the three trenches to give any information to the soldiers from the generals.
Behind the reserve trench there was a artillery setup. This was placed far back since these weapons take a lot of crew to support and reloading times were very lengthy, making the soldiers arming them easy prey for snipers and enemy soldiers.
Underneath the entirety of the trenches there was a cave-like bunker. Here it was very unlikely for soldiers to be hurt by enemy fire as they were underground. The only real possible threat was if the ceiling was to collapse from an artillery shell, and the chance of this happening was very slim and did not really effect the rest of the cave.