At which point in rifle development did it no longer be practical to have massed volleys? When it was okay to basically let every man pick his own target and find his own cover.
What specific rifle do you think defined the end of Volley Fire or at least started the chain that ended it?
>>34824222
>At which point in rifle development did it no longer be practical to have massed volleys?
bolt-action needles guns and trap-doors.
>What specific rifle do you think defined the end of Volley Fire or at least started the chain that ended it?
Dreyse rifle.
>>34824222
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S5xH1YELizY
Skirmishers were around since like the 1600s and fought more independently, but it didn't get big until the 1800s.