Comments by "" (@neutronalchemist3241) on "Why Barbed Wire? - WW1 Uncut: Dan Snow - BBC" video.

  1. The purpose of the barbed wire was not to stop the attack, but to slow down the attackers and force them to pass through few points, that could be more easily defended. After months of standstill, the barbed wired fences between the opposite trenches were often hundreds of meters deep. Even with cutters, and planks, and carpets, it took from hours to days to get through.
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  2. They did. The purpose of the barbed wire was not to stop the attack, but to slow down the attackers and force them to pass through few points, that could be more easily defended. After months of standstill, the barbed wired fences between the opposite trenches were often hundreds of meters deep. Even with cutters, and planks, and carpets, it took from hours to days to get through.
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