trajan Posted 21 April , 2019 Share Posted 21 April , 2019 Notes on German Shells second edition 1918 is on line at: http://bulletpicker.com/pdf/Notes on German Shells.pdf and the companion Notes on German Fuzes second edition 1918 on line at: http://bulletpicker.com/pdf/Notes on German Fuzes.pdf Happy reading and downloading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootrock Posted 21 April , 2019 Share Posted 21 April , 2019 Why would information about German shells and fuses be useful to the Allies, who would only ever be on the recieving end of these things? Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14276265 Posted 21 April , 2019 Share Posted 21 April , 2019 1 hour ago, tootrock said: Why would information about German shells and fuses be useful to the Allies, who would only ever be on the receiving end of these things? Martin Rendering blinds safe... Utilising captured stores... Identifying technological, manufacturing and engineering advances... General intelligence of enemy artillery capability... To mention a few that spring immediately to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 22 April , 2019 Author Share Posted 22 April , 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, 14276265 said: ... To mention a few that spring immediately to mind. That certainly sums up the main points! Blinds and captured ammuntion can be very revealing about an enemy's artillery capabilities, and for the making safe of blinds, knowing what it is and what is in it is something any sapper or the like would like to know. Edited 22 April , 2019 by trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasemuseum Posted 22 April , 2019 Share Posted 22 April , 2019 British officers were expected to submit regular reports on the enemy shells landing near their position. Doing their best to identify and count the different types of shell by the nature of the explosions. This was useful data in calculating the strength and type of enemy artillery in a sector of the line. To identify whether shelling was just the routine "hate" or the registering/ranging of newly positioned artillery concentrated in a sector in anticipation of offensive operations. In WW1 in particular but in modern warfare in general there is a great deal of useful intelligence to be garnered from enemy munitions and the best knowledge possible of these is immensely useful. Cheers Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 23 April , 2019 Author Share Posted 23 April , 2019 It also occured to me that the position / range of an artillery piece firing a shell could be calculated from the fuze setting on an intact shell fuze, possible to calculate from these documents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootrock Posted 23 April , 2019 Share Posted 23 April , 2019 Thanks for that! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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