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1. Prussian Infantry

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   Linear Tactics and Maneuver
   Prussian doctrine dictated that infantry should advance in two ranks, maintaining extraordinarily close intervals. This density maximized the destructive potential of the volley, which was calculated to achieve a rate of $3.5$ rounds per minute per file under optimal (low-humidity) conditions [2]. The cornerstone maneuver was the Schwenkung (pivot maneuver), a highly complex flanking movement executed by the entire line simultaneously. Failures in t…