Early modern fortifications were shaped as stars rather than circles to eliminate dead zones for artillery defense

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Early modern military architecture shifted from traditional circular walls to star-shaped, bastion-front designs specifically to improve artillery defense and eliminate blind spots.

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The claim states that early modern fortifications were designed as stars instead of circles to eliminate dead zones for artillery defense. Papers [2] and [5] discuss how fortifications were adapted and engineered with angled bastions to counter siege cannons, supporting the historical engineering rationale behind the trace italienne.

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The Old Navarino fortification (Palaiokastro) at Pylos (Greece). Adaptation to early artillery

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Xeni Simou. The Old Navarino fortification (Palaiokastro) at Pylos (Greece). Adaptation to early artillery. 2020. https://doi.org/10.4995/fortmed2020.2020.11389

Discusses the transition of fortifications to adapt to early artillery, highlighting the evolution of bastion designs.

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Fortification Renaissance: the Roman Origins of the Trace Italienne

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Robert T. Vigus. Fortification Renaissance: the Roman Origins of the Trace Italienne. https://doi.org/10.12794/metadc271911

Explains how the angled bastion of the trace italienne was developed to counter the rising threat of siege cannons.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 7801 Aug 2026

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