S8 Ep1081: review: Colonel Jeff McCausland explains how Minie ball technology increased lethal ranges at Gettysburg. While accuracy improved

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review: Colonel Jeff McCausland explains how Minie ball technology increased lethal ranges at Gettysburg. While accuracy improved significantly, military tactics remained outdated, failing to account for the technology's devastating power against soldiers trained for older muskets.

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