In order to minimize the damage from grenades and artillery shells trenches ........

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In order to minimize the damage from grenades and artillery shells, trenches:

Ran in zigzag patterns rather than straight line

Ran in straight lines rather than zigzag patterns
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Were dug in well-drained areas with infrequent flooding

Were dug in unexpected locations far from “no-man's-land”

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Explanation:

The trenches were usually dug in a straight line. Elsewise, if the enemy managed to get into the trench, they could shoot straight along the line. Another very important reason for the trench being zigzag is that if a-bomb or shell landed in the trench, the blast could not travel far.