here you had, for example, the .erman trenches we've got the allied trenches, and lots of crossfire going back and forth. machine guns, artillery guns, shells of all different sizes, including very large shells inspired by the naval guns, also called railway guns, because in order to get them in position to fire, the troops literally had on railroad tracks .o draw the munitions forward ok, this is going on pretty much constantly. the barrage is back and forth, and soldiers become adept at being just about anything in the trenches, whether it is eating or sleeping or taking cover or fighting or whatever else needs to be done. stubby figures out that this is he betterme, and adapt to it, and so he does. he learns how to hang out with the troops would it's appropriate, how to lay low when it's not. if there is major fighting going to go downncouraged underground to the bunkers, but played the role of official rat patroller. one of his duties was to capture the rats that were running around in the trenches. .e sat guard with the soldiers when someone was doing guard duty, it was not uncommon