Bad Things In Ww1

The new weapons used in WW1 included: The Rifle used by every country involved in the war, The machine gun, Gas bombs which included chlorine in the early stages of the war then mustard gas in the later stages of the war, Flamethrowers, a Zeppelin or blimp which was a massive aircraft used by the Germans, Tanks 1st used in the battle of Somme, Planes which could dispense bullets at an incredible rate, drop bombs and even support a cannon, and submarines with torpedoes, to make easy pickings on the biggest ships. The rifle, machine gun, and the airplane were invented before WW1 but were upgraded into war machines that were devastating for soldiers.

With the weapons came the tactics to World War One. The main warfare tactic was defensive trenches. People made many trenches and hid in them. But they also stored weapons and fought against people. They would shoot from inside the trenches, but then some people

In the early phases of ww1 (1914) the flamethrower brought extreme terror to the British and French troops. However other nations quickly caught onto it. The weapon wasn’t at all hard to make, but was very effective. The idea of a flamethrower was to throw burning fuel at the enemy. The Germans created two types of flamethrowers or models of flamethrowers. One large and one small, both developed by Richard Fiedler. The lighter and smaller flamethrower was designed for one man to be able to carry it. This flamethrower used pressurised air and nitrogen/carbon dioxide. A stream of burning gas and oil would be thrown up to 18 meters to hit. the enemy. The second and larger model was not appropriate for a single soldier. Its range could double the small flamethrower. This particular model could withstand flames for up to 40 seconds. However the only down side to this model is that it used a lot of fuel which was highly costly. These weapons were very effective in world war one when used at close range but there were disadvantages of them. Flamethrowers didn’t have the range of a rifle. If you operated a flamethrower you were in target of

Light machine guns and sub-machine guns were invented during World War I as small arms, but the larger machine guns were modernized as well. Flame throwers were used as an offensive attack against trench warfare.[ix],[x]

The nations of the Entente (Britain, France, and Russia) sought the new technology as well. A German press report found that the French used chemical weapons at Ypres (Document 5). The technology of poison gas, though ultimately ineffectual in swaying the war to one side’s favor, showed the changing landscape of military technology in the First World War. A fundamental part of modern warfare is the use of “armor” or vehicles protected from conventional small-arms and small-artillery fire, such as tanks. The first widespread and successful use of tanks was seen in WWI.

In fact, many of the technologies introduced during the war, are still being used today. Hydrophones now the modern cell phone were one of the main technological advances as well as automobiles. WW1’s Hydrophones were invented in 1914 by Reginald Fessenden Hydrophones were designed for the purpose of having a waterproof microphone, which could record underwater.

If an enemy was charging they would fire that and it would either kill them or they would get sawdust in their eyes. Another type of weapon was the rifle. Rifles were way less advanced than rifles today. A rifle had a lead ball and there was a special way to load it or the gun would blow up on the person firing it. Today, a person just takes out the magazine that's in there and put a new one in.

types of weapons used in World War I. The greatest advances were in aircraft and tanks.

One of the first alliances was a secret political alliance named the Dual Alliance in 1879 between Germany and Austria-Hungary, to defend themselves from Russia. This alliance was later updated to the Triple alliance when Italy sought out an alliance after losing their North African ambitions to France. In the alliance, the countries agreed that Italy would assist Germany if France attacked them and would also stay neutral if Russia attacked Austria-Hungary. The alliance was periodically updated, but ended in 1915. Austria-Hungary also made a secret political alliance with Serbia two years later, this alliance is called the Austria-Serbian Alliance. It made Austria-Hungary virtually the sole market for agricultural products from Serbia and thereby dominant. As the Central Powers gain alliances, so did the allies. In 1894 Russian wanted an alliance against Austria-Hungary and France wanted an alliance against Germany. Thus, creating the France-Russian alliance between Russia and France. Three years later Russia also joined forces with Britain in the Anglo-Russian Entente, to end the controversial dispute between the countries. France also joined the Entente in the same year, because of their worsening relationship with Germany. This alliance is called the Triple Entente. Altogether, these six alliances played a major role in starting World War 1, by interconnecting the countries together.

Throughout World War I technology changed the way war was fought and new defensives were created every day to protect each respective side. Weapons were one of the major technological items that changed the course of the war from soldiers fighting style from trench warfare to the first line of defense. Artillery was a new piece of technology that impacted World War I especially during trench warfare. Artillery was considered to be the number one threat to infantry due to its high explosive power. Artillery’s main use was to counter trench warfare to due to it shot at a trajectory in order to shoot from a high angle. Artillery was the most impactful technology of World War I due to its high success rate for counter attacks as well as its threat

One of the main reasons the Germans were so successful with Blitzkrieg warfare was because Blitzkrieg warfare utilized all of the modern technologies to its

This is so because especially Germany which had during the Industrial Revolution began inventing new bigger, better and more deadly than ever more. These new inventions were then made in bulk. This gave Germany some new found confidence and an itch for war. Germany also started to use its multitude of weapons as a way of intimidation. These new inventions were not only used by germany but soon were taken up by other countries causing the start of trench warfare. The final thing that came from the arms race is the U-Boat. This didnt play a large part in WW1 but would change warfare for the upcoming wars. This new typeof warfare and World war 1 in general had begun to break almost all the Traditional European Rules of

During World War 1, there was many different weapons use to lead to successful battles. Many people after the war played down the bayonet but it was an important weapon of the war. The flamethrower was highly effective because it would either drive away the enemies or kill them. Machine guns were one of the most lethal weapons in the war. The benefit from the mortar was its security . The tank was most affected versus machine guns because it could withstand the fire from it. All of the weapons played a big part in the war. The Germans developed more types of bayonets then all the other armies combined.

There were many weapons that were used, it the war. These weapons included all sorts of rifles, bayonets, grenades, flamethrowers, machine guns, tanks, artillery, and gas. These were all the major equipment used in the war. All of these went meant for attacking, but for example the machine gun up was only used for defense. The bayonets were a very good choice and almost every soldier had one. While there were very few flamethrowers being used because if they got hit they would explode. Tanks acted like a wall, letting the soldiers get past on on their way, but landmines often blow up the tank making them not as effective as you would think they would be. But the artillery and gas where some of the most horrible things. The artillery would just shoot all day and would make huge holes in the ground and cause mass casualties. But the gas was one of the most deadly weapons because if it got to up to the shoulders it would burn them and often get in their lungs and kill them.

One of the most recognized technologic advancements in plans during world war one and two waqs the blitzberg plan. The World War Two era was a time of change. There were many technological advancements during this time. These advances can be categorized into three categories. They are weapon advances, vehicle advances, and strategic advances. This technology would change the face of war forever.