ðə lɛθˈælᵻɾi ʌv ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi, kəmbˈaɪnd wɪððə lˈæk ʌv moʊbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ˈɪnfəntɹi, æz wˈɛl æz ðə sˈʌbsᵻkwənt dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv tɹˈɛntʃ wˈɔːɹfɛɹ, ɹˈɛndɚd ðɪs tˈæktɪk ɛkstɹˈiːmli kˈɔstli ænd jˈuːʒuːəli ɪnɪfˈɛktɪv.
The lethality of artillery, combined with the lack of mobility of infantry, as well as the subsequent development of trench warfare, rendered this tactic extremely costly and usually ineffective.