Creeping Barrage

With the mass slaughter of men in the trenches of the first world war, the generals decided to introduce a new tactic in the Allied armoury.The majority of the casualties were from soldiers killed after going over the top. The idea of a creeping barrage was to fire shells in a slow forward motion overhead of the advancing troops.

This it was hoped would keep German heads down long enough for Allied troops to advance and take their objectives. This was of course a huge advancement in artillery tactics. This also would save hundreds of thousands of lives in the upcoming battles of the Somme and Ypres. This allowed no mans land to be crossed in relative safety.