FINNISH FIGHTING
ARMOURED SHIELDS USED BY RUSSIANS INACCURATE ARTILLERY (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 13. 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 12 The special correspondent of the American Press in the Summa sector says: “The Finnish officers showed me armoured shields which the Russians push before them as they crawl across the battlefield. They are about two feet high and shaped like a snowplough, with a hole in ihe apex for 't rifle. Many captured shields have been placed on top of the Finnish trenches. Some larger ones are used tc protect machine-guns. Others, fastened on skis, have protected the sledges on which the infantrymen rode into battle. “The officers say that the throwing back of the Russians has been easy. Their artillery fire is mostly inaccurate, but the tank crews are highly trained and difficult to combat. “About 170 planes support the enemy Army artillery on days of big attacks. The Russians rarely get close enough for hand-to-hand fighting.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21037, 13 February 1940, Page 5
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