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Some of my older military ring customers may have heard this term before. This tactic was developed during WW1 and used in subsequent conflicts. The barrage used many different artillery pieces to fire on an area before the area was attacked by ground units.
The rolling barrage was developed from this. During the rolling barrage ground units followed the artillery closely in order to attack as soon as it stopped. This proved to be a very effective method of attack.
During my day as an Field Artillery FSO we didn’t even use the term barrage. The barrage evolved into what is called a preparation. During the preparation we fired artillery into an area before the attack but the difference is that we only fired at specific targets within that area. This technique is more effective than just bomarding a large area. We actually maximized the use of the Artillery by finding specific targets in the area to be attacked.
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