By Keith Roberts
The Matchlock Musketeer follows the lives of squaddies armed with this weapon from its adoption through the English in Queen Elizabeth's reign until eventually its alternative with the flintlock on the finish of the seventeenth century. It used to be used widely throughout the Armada crusade (1588), the English Civil warfare (1642-1651), The recovery (1660) and the fantastic Revolution (1688). The musketeer's adventure in conflict, skirmish, siege and camp observed either swap and continuity in this interval. the typical stories of the musketeer (including digging trenches, firing and scuffling with, and existence on crusade) are explored during this identify.
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The Red Army man needed fewer supplies; Russian weapons were less complex and needed less attention; civilians performed duties in rear areas, in hospitals, on the railroads, and as veterinarians, 2. The smaller wagons were easier on the horses; tractors pulled heavy loads instead of large teams of draft horses, 3. The German division had more men to supply and more heavy weapons; 4. German service units had to protect themselves against partisans and required more men to do so, 5. The German philosophy was that a division supplied itself directly from the army depots using its own men to bring forward the munitions, fuel, rations, and fodder.
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