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A big part of the high casualties in the early part of first world war was the lack of experience with modern artillery and machine guns. A limited war between modern powers some time between 1900 and 1914 would make clear a lot of the faults with existing military doctrine without turning all of Europe into a bloodbath. The problem is that I'm having trouble coming up with a war that stays limited instead of simply turning into WWI earlier. Is there a potential war between modern armies in that period that could serve as a limited laboratory for modern warfare tactics?