Planning an assault required assumptions about machine-gun positions that were often difficult to locate. An attack could reveal a viable route only after fighting began. One adaptation was to attack several points and reinforce the one that made progress. That changed the relationship between a designated diversion and a predetermined main effort. The method depended on commanders recognizing success and shifting support quickly.
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Several attacks tested where an assault could succeed
Commanders adapted by reinforcing whichever attack found an opening instead of fixing every role in advance.