Chapter 9.6 - The nature of warfare in World War 1 by Evangeline Nonis https://padlet.com/noniseva/oxcab3i47x9mkdfj en-us 2022-08-26 04:17:29 UTC 2022-08-30 04:42:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Guns and artillery noniseva https://padlet.com/noniseva/oxcab3i47x9mkdfj/wish/2272306220 Machine guns:
  • first used in American Civil War
  • improved for use in WW1
  • capable of firing up to 600 rounds of ammunition (bullets) per minute
  • often over heated 
  • heavy
  • difficult to move through mud
  • devastating when used against oncoming troops
Heavy artillery guns:
  • guns could fire large shells over a long distance, usually projecting them in an arc to land on the target from above
  • heavy
  • difficult to move
  • mounted on wheels that often became bogged down in the mud or got stuck in bomb craters

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  • Germany introduced poison gas as a weapon of war
  • Created in April 1915
  • Chlorine was blown over many trenches, burned and destroyed the respiratory tracts (airways) of anyone without a gas mask --> terrible pain and death
  • Other examples of gas: Mustard and tear gas
  • Poison gas attacks were so horrific that the use of chemical and biological weapons were banned under treaty signed in 1925 known as the Geneva Protocol 
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  • The British army introduced the first tanks into the war in September 1916 at the Battle of the Somme in France
  • successful at overcoming barbed wire obstacles and trenches
  • the mechanical unreliability of these early tanks meant they were not always so useful
  • first tanks were designed and built quickly which led to frequent breakdowns and getting stuck in muddy trenches
  • crews inside the tanks had to endure unbearably hot and noisy conditions, almost constantly choking on the fumes inside the cab
  • by the end of 1917, improvements in the design and manufacture and tank battle tactics made tanks more efficient
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  • large scale aerial warfare was conducted for the first time in WW1
  • At first, small planes were used to scout for enemy positions
  • Later, planes armed with machine guns were used in aerial combats (dogfights)
  • Zeppelins (huge airships) were used by the Germans in the first air raid over England in January 1915
  • Made of cylindrical metal frame covered with fabric and filled with gasbags full of hydrogen
  • can travel silently over their targets
  • the ability to hit the target accurately was poor 
  • vulnerable to strong winds that could blow them off course.
  • towards the end of the war, zeppelins were replaced by multi engine bomber planes
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  • 1914 - sea was vital for transportation, trade & communications
  • protecting the sea lanes in your own waters(or striking at those of the enemy) was an essential part of the war effort
  • submarines were widely used during WW1
  • intially used for ...

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