Against dug-in troops skulking in their holes, do rounds pretty much have to land in the trench/foxhole to cause casualties? I can't understand how being in the dirt only a few meters from a 155 or 120mm mortar round would help you much, but Soviet statistics on number of rounds required for troops dug-in the open are really high.
Is dirt/earth just particularly good at absorbing shrapnel and explosive force? |