Wait... I like to point out the Union army may have been behind stonewall but was not entrenched like in WWone so creeping barrage would have been more effective than in WWone.I agree.
There were a lot of problems with it even with WWI equipment.
I think something everyone over looks about Gettysburg. Everyone one mention the smoke cover the battle field... but...that settles it once & 4 all
The secret overlooked during the battle was the smoke. Pickett's change should have start minutes after the confederate started firing on the union position. The smoke would have hidden their assault or charge from the union. The confederate artillery fire was to suppress the union artillery so the confederate troops would not have been in danger of being hit by their own artillery.the shells come down
so what! if it simply can't be done it makes no sense discussing its effect, does it? with no air defences a dozen dive-bombers would have endet the war in 1861 makes as much sense as your argument.Wait... I like to point out the Union army may have been behind stonewall but was not entrenched like in WWone so creeping barrage would have been more effective than in WWone.
... you need to see where you're shooting at for a creeping barrage, don't you?I think something everyone over looks about Gettysburg. Everyone one mention the smoke cover the battle field... but...
how so when the line of sight firing guns they had fired those canonballs right through the space their advancing men were in?The secret overlooked during the battle was the smoke. Pickett's change should have start minutes after the confederate started firing on the union position. The smoke would have hidden their assault or charge from the union. The confederate artillery fire was to suppress the union artillery so the confederate troops would not have been in danger of being hit by their own artillery.
infantry needs to know where the enemy they are supossed to attack is. being able to see is considered quite helpfull in that respect.Yes--- if the confederate had a little foresight they could have used the smoke as cover... so from creeping barrage to smoke screen,...
The intent of the WWI rolling barrage was to catch defenders leaving well-defended bunkers, shelters and really deep trenches. Not for the enemy to drop back 100 yards and dig in again. The other thing was that the rolling barrage was a feature of a static battle line, not a meeting engagement like Gettysburg. Perhaps you can find an example of a rolling barrage during a meeting engagement.Wait... I like to point out the Union army may have been behind stonewall but was not entrenched like in WWone so creeping barrage would have been more effective than in WWone.
The smoke was heavy and they waited for it to clear before Pickett's charge started. If they would have started the charge earlier during the bombardment the union side would ahve been caught off guard...how so when the line of sight firing guns they had fired those canonballs right through the space their advancing men were in?
Wait here... I have shown indirect fire had been around before 1860s and I showed that rapid fire weapons where within the tech window...good alternate timestream ideas change very little from actual history and go with that - fast forwarding 50 years of artillery development is a rather big change.
Maybe a little steam punk thrown into the "what if" time line...for a believable what if you need to twist history just a bit not a lot -
It was a good video... @rittmeister he posted some good photos...I agree.
There were a lot of problems with it even with WWI equipment.
i didn't deny that, did i?It was a good video... @rittmeister he posted some good photos...
Putting it all into the 'shock absorber cylinder of a WWI artillery piece is the problem. The theory of all its parts existed, but the technology of putting it all together did not.The smoke was heavy and they waited for it to clear before Pickett's charge started. If they would have started the charge earlier during the bombardment the union side would ahve been caught off guard...
Wait here... I have shown indirect fire had been around before 1860s and I showed that rapid fire weapons where within the tech window...
Hydraulic fluid machines... you know 1795 first year... did not take off until WW one... They point is the tech was there only had to be harnessed...
Hydraulic machines use liquid fluid power to perform work. Heavy construction vehicles are a common example. In this type of machine, hydraulic fluid is pumped to various hydraulic motors and hydraulic cylinders throughout the machine and becomes pressurized according to the resistance present. The fluid is controlled directly or automatically by control valves and distributed through hoses, tubes, and/or pipes.
Hydraulic systems, like pneumatic systems, are based on Pascal’s Law which states that any pressure applied to a fluid inside a closed system will transmit that pressure equally everywhere and in all directions. A hydraulic system uses an incompressible liquid as its fluid, rather than a compressible gas.
Joseph Bramah patented the hydraulic press in 1795.[1] While working at Bramah's shop, Henry Maudslay suggested a cup leather packing.[2][clarification needed] Because it produced superior results, the hydraulic press eventually displaced the steam hammer for metal forging.[3]
To supply large scale power that was impractical for individual steam engines, central station hydraulic systems were developed. Hydraulic power was used to operate cranes and other machinery in British ports and elsewhere in Europe. The largest hydraulic system was in London. Hydraulic power was used extensively in Bessemer steel production. Hydraulic power was also used for elevators, to operate canal locks and rotating sections of bridges.[1][4] Some of these systems remained in use well into the twentieth century.
Harry Franklin Vickers was called the "Father of Industrial Hydraulics" by ASME.[why?]
The popularity of hydraulic machinery is due to the very large amount of power that can be transferred through small tubes and flexible hoses, and the high power density and wide array of actuators that can make use of this power
Maybe a little steam punk thrown into the "what if" time line...
... and probablyThe smoke was heavy and they waited for it to clear before Pickett's charge started. If they would have started the charge earlier during the bombardment the union side would ahve been caught off guard...
to elevate napoleons for indirect fire you need to put sth under their wheels - good luck with thatWait here... I have shown indirect fire had been around before 1860s and I showed that rapid fire weapons where within the tech window...
for guns? how would they make the fittings to keep the fluid in place with the gun's recoil?Hydraulic fluid machines... you know 1795 first year... did not take off until WW one... They point is the tech was there only had to be harnessed...
To supply large scale power that was impractical for individual steam engines, central station hydraulic systems were developed. Hydraulic power was used to operate cranes and other machinery in British ports and elsewhere in Europe. The largest hydraulic system was in London. Hydraulic power was used extensively in Bessemer steel production. Hydraulic power was also used for elevators, to operate canal locks and rotating sections of bridges.[1][4] Some of these systems remained in use well into the twentieth century.
i love steam punk, but it's total nonsenseMaybe a little steam punk thrown into the "what if" time line...
e.g. adding another machine gun at 09.11.1923good alternate timestream ideas change very little from actual history and go with that - fast forwarding 50 years of artillery development is a rather big change.
You need time travelers.good alternate timestream ideas change very little from actual history and go with that - fast forwarding 50 years of artillery development is a rather big change.
while turtledove is fun to read his changes to history are kinda fishyYou need time travelers.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The story deals with a group of time-traveling Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging members from 2014, led by Andries Rhoodie, who wish to alter the outcome of the Civil War and, as a result, ensure the success of their own cause in the future. In order to do this, they provide General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and General Joseph Johnston's Army of Tennessee with a large number of AK-47s. To all but a few Confederate leaders, who are told the truth, they are known as "the Rivington men" after the (fictional) North Carolina where they set up their base. They explain the AWB initials on their organizational flag as standing for "America Will Break".
The Confederacy, starting to reel towards defeat in the late winter of 1864, welcomes the guns and other supplies. The armies of the Confederacy are trained in their use, and when the opposed armies break camp to fight the Battle of the Wilderness, there is an overwhelming Confederate victory rather than the inconclusive result in OTL. Lee's army defeats the Union again at the Battle of Bealeton in Virginia, crosses the Potomac River, and in a daring night battle, captures Washington City. With parallel successes by Confederate troops on other fronts, US President Abraham Lincoln has little choice but to sign an armistice, agreeing to the withdrawal of Union troops, and negotiations to determine a final border.
https://turtledove.fandom.com/wiki/The_Guns_of_the_South
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I like to point out with a little foresight many technologies were in the grasp of the 19th century man... You seem be a realist...
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6. Union and Confederate armies both used one particularly dangerous artillery technique known as “overhead supporting fire” during the war. Union gunners became adept at this practice, which entailed firing over the heads of their own advancing forces in order to weaken static enemy defenses prior to an assault. The Confederate army also used overhead supporting fire, but with disastrous results. At Little Round Top, the 5th Texas Infantry suffered casualties from their own cannon fire due to incorrectly sighted guns.
A creeping barrage would not have worked either.I disagree because it would have work at Pickett's charge.... They were firing at a hill...
They were firing at a hill...