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Old 07-24-2003, 08:55 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally posted by Pacifier
not in the old times, gun squads were standing in front of each other and shooting the enemy. it was pretty static
The Prussians you are reffering to were using muskets. This type of weapon is only useful for massed fires. They did not even aim at individuals, just at the mass of soldiers to their front. The individual hit percentage was around 20%.
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