Volley fire, as a military tactic, is (in its simplest form) the concept of having soldiers shoot in the same direction en masse. In practice, it often...
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volley fire with matchlocks was not implemented until 1526 when the Ottoman Janissaries utilized it during the Battle of Mohács. The matchlock volley...
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A volley gun is a gun with multiple single-shot barrels that volley fired simultaneously or sequentially in quick succession. Although capable of unleashing...
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reloading in a systematic fashion. Volley fire was implemented with cannons as early as 1388 by Ming artillerists, but volley fire with matchlocks was not implemented...
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Quan (李筌), contains the oldest known depiction and description of the volley fire technique. The illustration shows a rectangular crossbow formation with...
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based in Bergamo, Italy Volley Treviso, a professional volleyball team based in Treviso, Italy Volley fire, the simultaneous firing of a number of projectiles...
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while the bulk of the advance was held at bay by the steady British volley fire and artillery. Some of the Zulu force swung right to come in against...
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warships maneuvering to volley fire with the cannons along their broadsides. In conflicts where opposing ships were both able to fire from their broadsides...
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"Three Volley Salute" A US Army rifle party firing three volleys Problems playing this file? See media help. The three-volley salute is a ceremonial act...
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standard target. It was a skill valuable mainly in mass or volley fire, since accurate aimed fire on a man-sized target was effective only to about 200–300...
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writer Zhao Shizhen deeming Turkish muskets superior to European ones. Volley fire with matchlocks was also first used in this battle by Janissaries. The...
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and the Middle Ages. The line formation provided the best frontage for volley fire, while sacrificing maneuverability and defence against cavalry. It came...
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mines, naval mines and rocket launchers. Earliest recorded instance of volley fire with gunpowder weaponry, by the Ming dynasty. The rest of the world catches...
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became one of the first armies in Europe to implement rotating lines of volley fire in battle. The corps was organized into ortas (literally, "centers")...
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the troops providing cover fire above. The covering company would have moved towards a reunion, delivering heavy volley fire and leaving the trail of expended...
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second battalion. Unable to effectively reply to the devastating British volley fire, Charlot's men soon ran away. Seeing the battle going against him, Junot...
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Additionally he introduced the practice of volley fire, where all of the gunners in the ranks would fire at the same time. This was intended to bring...
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European or Chinese firearms at the time. Qi Jiguang applied the concept of volley fire to matchlock firearms and deployed teams of 10 musketeers. The optimal...
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battles, such as Rorke's Drift and the Battle of Ulundi, the order to volley fire was not given until the Zulus were at or within 400 yards. The ballistic...
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deliver significant kinetic effects. The development of disciplined volley fire, delivered at close range, began to improve the hitting power of infantry...
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by a short interval for reloading. The command to fire is re-issued before each individual volley to preserve organization. This was commonly used during...
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ordered usage of arquebusiers. He is proposed as an early innovator of volley fire in early modern warfare, setting the base for the European reforms of...
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oyster shells to produce lime. The French attack, but are met by accurate volley fire. With the British ammunition running low, Sharpe's men dump powdered...
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barrage of several missiles even if the system is effective, so that volley fire of interceptors continues to be required. There is also the possibility...
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This included the en masse adoption of muskets and the adoption of volley fire and rigorous drill techniques. Breech-loading swivel guns were particularly...
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Burning of Smyrna (redirect from Great fire of İzmir)
mentions in his memoirs that his unit of 13 cavalrymen was ambushed by a volley of fire from 30-40 rifles from the Tuzakoğlu factory after being saluted and...
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one of the most innovative forces in Europe, introducing the tactic of volley fire alongside and perhaps even earlier than most European armies. Even greater...
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of fire on the enemy by lining troops into ranks, allowing one rank to fire a salvo, or volley, while the other ranks prepared their guns for firing. The...
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Battle of Nagashino, defeated by one of the earliest recorded uses of volley fire (by Oda Nobunaga's 3,000 guns), and losing a large part of his forces...
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could cover the final 50 yards (46 m) while only receiving a single volley of fire from the infantry. The third formation, known as infantry square, used...
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