When the British saw a large number of German tanks appear in front of them, their fighting spirit was already lost.
They habitually thought that the Germans would defend in the trenches as before, using barbed wire and anti-tank ditches to stop their tanks from advancing, and bullet screens of machine gun bullets and various caliber shells to block their charge.
Even though it was a near-death experience, the British soldiers believed they could still rush into the trenches in the end.
Because they had the cover of tanks, and there were quite a few of them—over 70 tanks charging towards the enemy in a grand procession.
This was Monty's tactic, which he called the "Shield Array Tactic."
The name was derived from the shield array used in Ancient Rome.
