Infantry Combat

Infantry Combat, A deadly line from which there is no retreat.

These soldiers assigned to infantry combat are about to prepare for battle.

Summary

During the war, infantry combat was hard and cruel. The guns used at the time had remarkably low hit accuracy, so to compensate, the ranks of infantrymen had to advance to close range.

In the face of rifle muzzles and the enemy's intent to kill, they kept moving forward despite the terror of death. Anyone who turned tail to flee would be shot for cowardice by his own superiors. These battle tactics, characterized by intense oppressiveness and a sense of futility, had persisted for a century. Towards the end of the war, rifles with higher accuracy rates were developed, and this method of fighting began to fall out of favor.