How Canadian Gunners Fired 400 Rounds Per Gun at Vimy — When British Said 200 Was Impossible

Описание: The Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917. British artillery experts said 200 rounds per gun per day was the absolute maximum. Canadian gunners answered with 400 — and changed the course of the First World War.
In this documentary, we explore how the Canadian Corps developed revolutionary artillery techniques that shattered German defences at Vimy Ridge. From barrel rotation schedules to ammunition logistics, from counter-battery science to the deadly precision of the creeping barrage — discover the engineering genius that made the impossible possible.
Learn how Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew McNaughton transformed guesswork into science with flash spotting and sound ranging. See how Brigadier-General Edward Morrison's crews handled 4,400 kilograms of shells per gun per day. Understand why the Canadian artillery achievement at Vimy became a model for the entire British Empire.
Vimy Ridge cost 10,602 Canadian casualties — but achieved what 150,000 French soldiers had died attempting. This is the story of how mathematics, logistics, and relentless preparation won one of Canada's greatest military victories.
📚 Sources include official Canadian war diaries, artillery unit records, and veteran accounts.
🍁 Part of our ongoing series on Canadian military history in the World Wars.
⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 — The Impossible Number
2:15 — The Ridge That Broke Armies
4:30 — The Mathematics of Destruction
6:45 — The Barrel Problem
9:00 — The Human Machine
11:15 — The Ammunition River
13:30 — Seeing the Invisible
15:45 — The Creeping Wall
18:00 — The Two-Week Storm
20:15 — Zero Hour
22:30 — The Ridge Falls
24:45 — The Numbers That Mattered
27:00 — The British Response
29:15 — The Men Behind the Guns
31:30 — The Legacy of 400 Rounds
#VimyRidge #WW1 #CanadianHistory #WorldWarOne #ArtilleryHistory #CanadianArmy #MilitaryHistory