archieclement
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- Sep 17, 2011
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I'll put here, but question itself could include artillery.
I know soldiers themselves would upgrade their arms at times with battlefield booty. But after major battles where thousands of arms may have been lost in battle and retreat, or like at VB where almost 30,000 surrendered....what would be the process? Would it have differed by sides? Would they have been reissued to the winning side as is, or would they be sent back to depots or arsenals and been reconditioned and new CS or US marking or stampings added to them?
Would assume early in war they would be reissued As Is within that army by need, but as the war went on, and armies had became better equipped, was there a procedure or policy?
I know soldiers themselves would upgrade their arms at times with battlefield booty. But after major battles where thousands of arms may have been lost in battle and retreat, or like at VB where almost 30,000 surrendered....what would be the process? Would it have differed by sides? Would they have been reissued to the winning side as is, or would they be sent back to depots or arsenals and been reconditioned and new CS or US marking or stampings added to them?
Would assume early in war they would be reissued As Is within that army by need, but as the war went on, and armies had became better equipped, was there a procedure or policy?