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On the Western Front, the creeping barrage was often used. Though it was very unsuccessful, it was a well known battle strategy. The creeping barrage was a strategy that involved bombarding enemy defenses with very heavy artillery. They believed that preliminary bombardment would allow soldiers to capture enemy trenches. The creeping barrage required very precise timing. If they advanced too fast, they would advance into the shelling and were blown up. If they advanced too slow, the allied forces advanced into it. They had to move at the perfect speed for the creeping barrage to work right.