Context: The French were equipped with bronze, rifled muzzle-loading artillery, while the Prussians used new steel breech-loading guns, which had a far longer range and a faster rate of fire. Prussian gunners strove for a high rate of fire, which was discouraged in the French army in the belief that it wasted ammunition. In addition, the Prussian artillery batteries had 30% more guns than their French counterparts. The Prussian guns typically opened fire at a range of 2–3 kilometres (1.2–1.9 mi), beyond the range of French artillery or the Chassepot rifle. The Prussian batteries could thus destroy French artillery with impunity, before being moved forward to directly support infantry attacks.

Question: What type of artillery were the French equipped with?
Answer: bronze, rifled muzzle-loading

Question: What newer artillery were Prussians using?
Answer: steel breech-loading guns

Question: What did the French believe was overly wasted in artillery with a higher rate of fire?
Answer: ammunition

Question: The Prussian artillery batteries had what percentage more of guns than the French?
Answer: 30% more

Question: What was the typical range that Prussian guns could fire?
Answer: 2–3 kilometres