Essay On World War 1 Weapons

World War I was the bloodiest and most brutal battle at its time, and without all the new weapons, it might not have been. World War I started in 1914 and ended in 1918. It was a war fought

This weapon was typically on a tripod to steady the bouncing that came with automatic fire. One of the more unpredictable attacks came from the Arisaka Bolt-Action Rifle. Rifles were recognized in WWII for their long range and accuracy. This gun could be used with or without a scope. When scoped, range was greatly increased, as the shooter could see farther distances and put a round down range with precision. Though this wasn’t the primary weapon for most of the soldiers, it was favored by snipers for its precision at long ranges.

During the Revolutionary War we do not see much advancement in weaponry, but we do see a wide array of weapons such as Artillery, Rifles and Muskets, Pistols, Swords and Sabres, Ship classes, and even Submarines. Although there was not a huge technological leap in weaponry, the weapons were very interesting and effective at the time.

Imagine a war so great and powerful that new weapons and ideas were created in order to fight it. This is exactly what took place during World War 1. Both sides of the war invented different types of weaponry and artillery. These weapons that were invented were never introduced to society before the war. The men going to war had no idea what the other side was going to use or not to use. The new weapons were machine guns, mortars, poison gases, tanks, airplanes, and u-boats. During the Great War there were several consequences of these new weapons. These consequences were increases in casualties, trench warfare, and massive land destructions.

The most common weapon used in the trenches by the British were rifles. The rifles that the British used were robust and were ideal for the harsh conditions in the trenches. This rifle was called the bold action rifle which could fire 15 rounds per minute and could kill a person from 1400 meters away. Machine guns in WW1 needed approximately 4-6 men to work it, they also had to be on a flat surface. The machine guns had roughly the firepower of 100 guns. The artillery

Weapons in WW1 could decide who would win and who would lose. Newer weapons were brought into the War constantly as they were the most efficient in destroying and making other weapons useless. Making them more powerful for this reason making the death count rise double- time, however, not for long…

Often times, when a British infantryman had used a sword, it was usually a small cutlass that was usually used in the place of the bayonet, though the cavalrymen had used a much longer and heavier sabre in order to fight on horseback. Soldiers on the American side had used axes and tomahawks as well as the swords that they had looted from British soldiers, as the axes could do massive damage to someone within close quarters with exceedingly high accuracy. Close quarter weapons were less preferred, as it had required face-to-face contact with the person of whom you are killing, thus it left emotional scars on the soldiers whom had to fight with them, though it was accurate, its drawbacks led to less people using them. (Unknown)

Another very powerful gun that was used in World War II was the Submarine guns. The submarine guns are much stronger and better than normal guns due to the fact that they have better firing distances (Military History 7). The submarine gun was built mainly for endurance and for accuracy. This gun had the accuracy to fire from 800 to at least 1,000 yards away and delivers a powerful blow to its victims. One problem which the gun had was the fact that it could dislocate a soldiers arm whenever it was fired. But finally the submarine gun was improved and is now less powerful which makes it easier for firing full automatic rounds along with pistol rounds (8).

World War 1 was know as “the chemists war” so they are many chemicals going in the air that it cause deaths. The usage of poison gas was war crime and it prohibited the usage of poison or poisoned weapons. The most effective gas was mustard gas. Mustard gas was used to trouble and disable the enemy and contaminate the front. The gas also caused internal and external bleeding, leaving. Poison gas blinded eyes, i can see the victims fighting for breath saying their throats are closing and they know they're going to die of choking.

Weapons used in WW2 From sniper rifles, to bombs and gases, WW2 killed a lot of people. The Americans, Germans, and Japanese, used a variety of weapons during WW2. I am going to tell you about some of the weapons used in this deadly war. America had issued rifles for the war. The Germans and Russians used snipers a lot.

Infantry used the M-67 recoilless rifle to destroy bunkers. It was a breach-loaded single shot rifle (much like a bazooka and other

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24- pounder Howitzer, 10- pounder rifle, 3- inch Ordnance rifle, and the 20- pounder Parrott rifle. Although these words are all very confusing to me and probably you, these cannons are a huge impact on the war. Some smaller cannons are used for shorter distances and other large ones are meant for farther distances.

There were many weapons used in World War I like the bayonet, rifle, pistol, machine guns, grenades, mortars, artillery, tanks, mines, barbed wire, flamethrowers, and torpedos. All these weapons were used differently to kill enemies or defend against enemies. World War I was the deadliest conflict up to that point in history. sixteen million died and a total of both civilian and military killed around thirty seven million and it also killed almost seven million civilians and ten million military personnel.

American army officer Omar Bradley once said,“If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.” The meaning of this quote lies in the destruction and devastation of humanity and geography during war. If we do not stop advancing in ways of killing and causing suffering, we will soon face the consequences of these technologies. Throughout World War I and World War II, there was a ginormous technological boom in which countries were competing to invent new weapons or vehicles used in warfare. Specifically, World War I could be blamed for the start of the creating of new technologies used in warfare even today. These technologies were often invented or created during World War I,