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When the Fourth Army advance resumed in August, the wisdom of not building light railways which would be left behind was argued by some, in favour of building standard gauge lines. Experience of crossing the beaten zone, showed that such lines or metalled roads could not be built quickly enough to sustain an advance and that pausing while communications caught up, allowed the defenders to recover. On the Somme the daily carry during attacks on a 12 mi (19 km) front was 20,000 long tons (20,000 t) and a few wood roads and rail lines were inadequate for the number of lorries and roads. A comprehensive system of transport was needed, which required a much greater diversion of personnel and equipment than had been expected. The Battle of the Somme was one of the costliest battles of World War I.

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Nakay702 · ベストアンサー

＞When the Fourth Army advance resumed in August, the wisdom of not building light railways which would be left behind was argued by some, in favour of building standard gauge lines. Experience of crossing the beaten zone, showed that such lines or metalled roads could not be built quickly enough to sustain an advance and that pausing while communications caught up, allowed the defenders to recover.
⇒第4方面軍が8月に進軍を再開したとき、鉄道は事後に残されるものだから、標準規格線を造ることに賛成して軽便鉄道を造らないようにする知恵が有志によって議論されていた。爆撃を浴びた地帯を横切る経験によって、そのような鉄路や整備砂利道が進軍を継続するのに十分速く敷設することはできず、交通通信機能を取り戻すための休止状態の間に、守備隊が回復するのを許してしまうことが分かった。

＞On the Somme the daily carry during attacks on a 12 mi (19 km) front was 20,000 long tons (20,000 t) and a few wood roads and rail lines were inadequate for the number of lorries and roads. A comprehensive system of transport was needed, which required a much greater diversion of personnel and equipment than had been expected. The Battle of the Somme was one of the costliest battles of World War I.
⇒ソンムでは、攻撃の間に12マイル（19キロ）にわたる前線へ毎日運搬するものは20,000英トン（20,000t）で、わずかな森の道とレール線路ではトロッコや道路の必要数に対して不十分であった。輸送の包括的なシステムが必要で、それは予想されたよりずっと多くの人員と器材の転換を必要とした。「ソンムの戦い」は、第一次世界大戦で最も高くつく戦いの1つであった。

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