Decisive Battle of Gaza: Overhead Covering Fire and Successful Assault

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  • In the decisive Battle of Gaza, the attacking forces maintained effective overhead covering fire until they were within range of the trenches.
  • The Ottoman defenders were unable to aim and fire effectively due to the covering fire, allowing the attacking forces to advance.
  • The assaulting troops successfully covered the last 600-800 yards of smooth grassy slope in two rushes.
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From there they maintained effective overhead covering fire, until the assaulting troops were within a few yards of the trenches. These guns were also well-positioned to provide cover if pressure by the Ottoman reinforcements from Khan Yunus and Shellal proved too strong for the two troops of Wellingtons, or if the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade was forced to retire to the coast. After steady, methodical and persistent work, by 16:00 a cloud of smoke hung over the central redoubt from rifle and machine-gun fire. The covering fire was so effective that the Ottoman defenders had extreme difficulty aiming and firing their rifles and machine-guns. It then became possible for the attacking forces to cover the last 600–800 yards (550–730 m) of smooth grassy slope in two rushes.

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>From there they maintained effective overhead covering fire, until the assaulting troops were within a few yards of the trenches. These guns were also well-positioned to provide cover if pressure by the Ottoman reinforcements from Khan Yunus and Shellal proved too strong for the two troops of Wellingtons, or if the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade was forced to retire to the coast. ⇒襲撃する軍隊が塹壕の2、3ヤード手前に迫るまで、彼ら(砦攻撃するショーヴェル軍)はそこから頭越しに効果的な掩護射撃を維持した。もしも、カーン・ユヌスやシェラルからのオスマントルコ軍増援隊による圧力がウエリントンの2個軍隊にとってあまりに強いと分かっても、またはニュージーランド騎馬ライフル旅団が海岸へ退却せざるを得なくなるようなことになっても、これらの銃砲もまた、それに掩護を提供するのに具合よく設置されていた。 >After steady, methodical and persistent work, by 16:00 a cloud of smoke hung over the central redoubt from rifle and machine-gun fire. The covering fire was so effective that the Ottoman defenders had extreme difficulty aiming and firing their rifles and machine-guns. It then became possible for the attacking forces to cover the last 600–800 yards (550–730 m) of smooth grassy slope in two rushes. ⇒着実で整然とした持続的な攻撃作業の後、16時までにはライフルと機関銃砲火から立った煙の雲が中心砦の上を覆った。掩護射撃は大いに効果的で、オスマントルコ軍守備隊としてはライフルや機関銃で狙いをつけて射撃することが極めて困難となった。もはや攻撃軍隊にとって、草の多い滑らかな斜面になっている最後の600–800ヤード(550–730m)を2回ほどの突進で踏破することが可能であった。

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