The muddy trenches of northern France exposed a number of flaws in the Chauchat's design.
In the opening scenes, the camera follows Bosnian soldiers into the deep, muddy trenches that have prevented Serbian army tanks from entering the city.
Mortars were very useful in the muddy trenches of the Western Front.
But there he was and I hadn't seen him since we shared a muddy little slit trench that was more of a shell crater than anything else.
The regiment remained in the muddy trenches and bombproof dugouts until 29 July 1864.
He settled down on the chair opposite his wife in the narrow, muddy trench and took a child upon each knee.
But I haven't forgotten what it's like to carry a gun into a muddy trench.
A loud whistle filled the air as Roger broke away and splashed out into the muddy trench.
Kalem wasted no time in dropping the shovel he had been using and clambering out of the muddy, half-finished trench.
But their romantic illusions died in the muddy trenches of the Somme.