Show ammunition used in war ilow how much ammunition does a modern army uso use we eliell not know until after tile tho war what the german and the allied forces have been expending but we isnow what the germans used tn in 1870 71 tile the total for rifles was catt cartridges ridges for held field artillery rounds it Is worth noting that battles are much less costly in ammunition than sieges tho the siege ot at strassburg alone cost weight for weight three times the amount of ammunition used in fit all the decisive battles and actions throughout the whole war of course these figures are a more mere bagatelle corn com gle with its ito millions of soldiers and its quick tiring guns and its week long battles manchester guardian |