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I know you're tryning to be funny but your sarcasm is only half right. although they lined up an shot at each other it was mainly the Brits that used that tactic, and afterwards both sides didn't share tea and crumpets... they did however allow each other to recover and bury thier dead.
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"firing in ranks" was actually a great development in warfare. The "crawl" method (firing and reloading individually) failed to break infantry and cavalry charges.
All's fair in war, though. Honor and trust in your opponent are risky and should be approached cautiously, at best.