05-31-2015, 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by nukem556
It's stunning the amount of ordnance fired in WW1.....tens of millions of artillery rounds, not to count small arms. A British machine gun company fired a million rounds in one 24hr period with their Vickers guns. What a horrible war, unimaginable carnage and waste and suffering, all for no good reason, ignited by a 19 year old kid with a FN .380.
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Dale
I agree also with you.
During the WWI too many people were sent out of their trenches and used like cannon fodder.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/FWWcasualties.htm
Sergio
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