Before the minie ball, few soldiers could hit a target more than thirty meters away. With the new bullet, they could hit targets more than one hundred fifty meters away.

在迷你弹发明之前，很少有士兵能够在三十米开外的地方射中目标，而有了这种新子弹，他们就可以在一百五十米之外打中目标。

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They continued to use the old methods of attack that had worked before the minie ball was invented.

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Before the minie ball, few soldiers could hit a target more than thirty meters away.

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It was called the minie ball. It made the gun a much more deadly weapon.

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