tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post5922176054806140936..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: 100 Years Ago Today: First Shots Fired on the Italian Front, 24 May 1915snielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-63243221757181443312015-05-24T13:34:20.787-07:002015-05-24T13:34:20.787-07:00Not many structures in that era could withstand a ...Not many structures in that era could withstand a hit from a 305mm gun. and of course there were some 410mms. Our modern 240mm 8 inch heavy guns and MRLs are adequate for most every modern war use. The Central Powers engineers just factored it to overkill size. michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345350094817058528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-14774197515304803132015-05-24T12:36:01.377-07:002015-05-24T12:36:01.377-07:00Forts outlived there usefulness in World War I. Th...Forts outlived there usefulness in World War I. The massive guns of Austria especially rendered them all useless. bill o'neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987598176551650867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-25689088308903063652015-05-24T12:18:17.135-07:002015-05-24T12:18:17.135-07:00Franz Joseph answered the Italian proclamation of ...Franz Joseph answered the Italian proclamation of war with a proclamation of his own. "To my peoples: the King of Italy has declared war on me." He goes on to declare that such perfidy has not been known in history..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569175249488616541noreply@blogger.com