Про эффективность стрелкового оружия в допулеметную эру:
"At Gettysburg Union ordnance people reported that 4 1/2 million rounds of rifle and smoothbore ammunition were issued. ANV killed and wounded were around 26,000. About 2,000 casualties resulted from artillery.
I have read that the ANV expended over 3 million rounds that resulted in about 22,000 kia or mia. An additional 1,500 may have been caused by artillery. Artillery casualties are really only estimates as the differentiation between artillery and small arms casualties was made by doctors at aid stations and then extrapolated among total causalities.
A further factoid from Gettysburg is the famous fight of the 20th Maine. Chamberlain stated that he had slightly over 400 men available at the position with 40 rounds each or around 16,000 rounds, which was almost totally expended. Oates' men lost maybe 120 men in the fight, some of which was fired by the sharpshooters who sheltered with the 20th's Company B."
I have read that the ANV expended over 3 million rounds that resulted in about 22,000 kia or mia. An additional 1,500 may have been caused by artillery. Artillery casualties are really only estimates as the differentiation between artillery and small arms casualties was made by doctors at aid stations and then extrapolated among total causalities.
A further factoid from Gettysburg is the famous fight of the 20th Maine. Chamberlain stated that he had slightly over 400 men available at the position with 40 rounds each or around 16,000 rounds, which was almost totally expended. Oates' men lost maybe 120 men in the fight, some of which was fired by the sharpshooters who sheltered with the 20th's Company B."