· Fighting at night was especially unproductive because there was no way to see where you were shooting.
· Tracer bullets are rounds which emitted small amounts of flammable material that left a phosphorescent trail. The friction of air molecules against the fast traveling bullet was enough to ignite the pyrotechnic coating.
· The first attempt, in 1915, was not actually that useful, as the trail was “erratic” and limited to 100 meters, but the second tracer model developed in 1916 which emitted a regular bright green-white trail which was successful.
Tracer rounds were mainly used for against airial attacks so the round could be spotted hitting the plane
· Tracer bullets are rounds which emitted small amounts of flammable material that left a phosphorescent trail. The friction of air molecules against the fast traveling bullet was enough to ignite the pyrotechnic coating.
· The first attempt, in 1915, was not actually that useful, as the trail was “erratic” and limited to 100 meters, but the second tracer model developed in 1916 which emitted a regular bright green-white trail which was successful.
Tracer rounds were mainly used for against airial attacks so the round could be spotted hitting the plane