A
rather informal name for boyaux and saps in an attack by regular approaches
that were defiladed along their length by sudden alterations in direction
to the front in a weaving back and forth pattern centered on the point of
attack. The basic idea was to direct the lines of boyaux and saps toward
points exterior to the fortification under attack so that the defenders could
not reach the interior of the trenches with direct fire that might render
the trenches unusable.
A
rather informal name for boyaux and saps in an attack by regular approaches
that were defiladed along their length by sudden alterations in direction
to the front in a weaving back and forth pattern centered on the point of
attack. The basic idea was to direct the lines of boyaux and saps toward
points exterior to the fortification under attack so that the defenders could
not reach the interior of the trenches with direct fire that might render
the trenches unusable.
