Vice Admiral Avis pointed his baton to the map behind the German front line, his tone light:
"The focus is on the German artillery!"
"We all know the German artillery holds the advantage, and the French Army only has 75mm infantry guns. Their range is far from sufficient to compete with the German Army."
In the Somme River area, the Allies' artillery gained the upper hand because the British concentrated thousands of cannons of various calibers.
The representatives nodded frequently, seemingly envisioning the horrific scene of French soldiers being blown away by the German 105mm artillery.
...
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Amidst the whistling sounds, rockets streaked across the sky, heading straight for the German 105mm artillery positions.
These were landing crafts equipped with rocket launchers, drifting downstream along the Somme River, positioned at the rear of the formation yet attacking first due to their 8 km range.
