The Innovation of War
War is an unforgettable event in our history, but through them, they can create some great opportunities to better the future. There have been some remarkable inventions as a byproduct of war, and that has in turn revolutionized our way of life in communication, transportation, and medicine. Many of your everyday items were develop during a time of war, mainly because war has always been an accelerator for technological advancements. It brings the research phase to the utilization phase of production to happen quicker. Most of the things we take for granted today have come from top military research developments; that at the time, were war-winning technologies, such as plastic and nylon. These materials were use in
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Some of those innovations were soon transition into the civilian sector to become one of the best all-terrain vehicles in US, the Jeep.
In WWII, the Jeep was and still to this day is a true work horse and decorative war hero machine. The Jeep was a lightweight, 60 horsepower, and four-wheel drive vehicle with the max speed of 65 miles per hour. After grueling tests, the Army fell in love with the vehicle. Soldiers shorted the name of General Purpose to GP or Jeep. The Jeep name stuck but the vehicle rarely did. The vehicle helped the Army go mechanized to where ever the enemy was. The Jeep had many purposes such as reconnaissance vehicle, assault vehicle, cargo and even medical evacuation vehicles. The Jeep became a symbol of WWII. General Eisenhower said at the end of the war, “there were three weapons that were decisive to victory, and the Jeep was one of them”.
Just like in every war, there are some down falls. A country’s natural resource is amongst its greatest asset. The United States is bless with a great quantity of reserves, such as steel and petroleum. The United States, at the beginning part of WWII, caught off guard by one resource shortage that without we could not win the war. Rubber was one of the strategic materials in WWII that made it the first mechanize mobile war ever. After Pearl Harbor, the Japanese capture Singapore, which was the United Sates number one ally for natural rubber. The loss of Singapore brought the Nation to its first real
Duddy, around 1938 and 1939 the motor company called American Bantam Car Company produced a simple inexpensive utility vehicle that the National Guard would use to do small exchanges during training exercises. During this point in time the United States Army was trying to develop a new way to replace the use of the horse and try using vehicles that required gasoline. The American Bantam Car Company was given the orders by the Technical Ordinance Committee to develop vehicle that could be used to all the active branches and to help on the battlefield during the war. His article is important because it gives references on how the jeep came to be and how the United States Army developed it with the help of the manufacture company, American Bantam Car Company it changed the way World War II to ended. By improving the research with this article it will understand the history of the jeep and how it improved the lives of the United States Army and the other branches of the
Another big ideas the war made were the weapons and injuries the war brought to our minds. They used many weapons to defeat and injure each other in the war. As in source 2# by John Singer the men were in a line just waiting in pain to be treated for their injuries after the gas attacks. Also in source 7# it showed one of the many weapons men used like the RAF which was the main aircraft used in World War 1 which carried 2 heavy around machine guns on it. This bias article showed pictures of our military power and what we used to win the war.
Which weapons were created during WW2 and what was their impact on our society today? WW2 was a very industrious and devastating period in time, in which many weapons and massive bombs were manufactured to help win the war, killing many innocent people in the process. Some of the main innovations include infantry weapons, military vehicles, and a massive nuke called the atomic bomb.
In an article by Jonathan Tracy entitled, “Why Study World War II?” he characterizes the war as the defining tragedy and pivotal period of the 20th century. He points out that the war saw the introduction of radar and electronic warfare, sonar, hand-held antitank weapons, the jet engine, the cruise missile, and the smart bomb. The war also saw the first wide-spread use of antibiotics, blood plasma, synthetic insecticides, and two-way radios. In addition, World War II saw the creating of the V-2 rocket, the first vehicle capable of reading outer space, and when coupled with nuclear weapons, can have a decisive impact on the human race.
a more complicated (perhaps even non-Euclidian) solid. The areas of conflict are inextricable linked together; any discussion of slavery must include economic aspects, economic differences are at the root of political conflicts, and political ideas lead to Constitutional questions. However, to examine all possible causes would be far beyond the scope of this paper; consequently, the discussion will be limited to a more manageable discussion of two of the more important aspects of the road to war
By mid-1942, World War II was looking bleak for the Allied powers. The German Wehrmacht was blitzing through Soviet Russia, the Luftwaffe had laid waste to much of London, Rommel was about to take Africa, and the Japanese nearly had control of the Pacific. Fortunately, as the Axis started running low on materiel, America was increasing the Allied supply dramatically. This enormous production capacity displayed by the U.S. was the product of their new military-industrial complex, as plants across the country geared up production of weapons and combat vehicles and the government began pumping resources into the creation of new military-oriented production facilities. The American
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So as a result, these wars brought forth many useful inventions that would later become used for household or medicinal purposes. Inventions like the computer, super glue, penicillin, radars, ballpoint pens, and jet engines. All of these inventions were created for the purpose of war, but were re-purposed to fit needs in every day life back home afterwards. Imagine the world without computers or penicillin.
The majority of all AAA were used and produced in other countries. Such examples of these are the Chevalier, Model 1918, Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF), Hotchkiss and a variety of Improvised Fighting Vehicles. The Chevalier was produced by a Swiss national living in Great Britain and was armor piercing. The GPF and Hotchkiss were both outfitted to the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) when they arrived in France in 1917. The Model 1918 was one of the first AAA weapons that was actually produced by America; however, it was not fielded until December 1918 after the armistice had already been signed. Lastly, the Improvised Fighting Vehicle, also known as “Technical”, was the name given to make shift 4x4 trucks which were crudely equipped with machine guns on the back of them. Numerous countries frequently used these low cost options to aid in the fight against
“I don’t think we could continue the war without the Jeep. It does everything. It goes everywhere. It’s as faithful as a dog, as strong as a mule, and as agile as a goat.” Ernie Pyle. The Jeep was extremely versatile in the was that most of the Allied Forces used the Jeep all over the world because they were not complex and they were used in many different ways on the field, both on the front lines and at the military base. The first Bantam Jeeps were mostly used in the Lend Lease Act and were sent overseas to the Soviet Union and Great Britain. Later Lend Lease Act Jeeps were sent to Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. The Jeep was very important to defeating the Axis Powers when they served in the war over in Europe. They were crated and freighted, broken down, and built up, modified, converted, and moved about on the road, rail, sea, and they could be delivered into landing zones which gave airborne troops some much-needed mobility and their carrying capacity was used rapidly as needed. The Jeep was used in the rear of the war from towns to military bases to lay telephone communications, to transport the wounded, mail delivery, the replenishment of supplies, the evacuation personnel, and as taxis for battle commanders, generals, prime ministers, and presidents. The Jeep was a nimble, a wide-ranging scout car that became a platform for machine guns to bazookas, as well as a troop carrier, ambulance, and hearse. It could be a
The very first Jeep was created in 1941. This Jeep was known as the Military Bantam AKA the MB Jeep. The United States Department of War needed a new light, cross-country, reconnaissance vehicle. Therefore an American automobile company called Willy’s-Overland and Motors created the Army’s new vehicle. This vehicle was a 2.2L engine, 4 wheel-drive, 2-door, with a 3-speed manual transmission Jeep. The “Willy’s Jeep” another name for the MB was also a ¼ ton vehicle that was the top of the line military technology. Jeeps were essential to transportation of military soldiers and equipment to designated spots. With this amazing help of the Jeep, the army was getting to its peak in World War II. Jeeps grabbed my attention and interest because not only do I own one, but I believe the iconic history of Jeeps is amazing. It amazes me that this small vehicle can have such a huge impact on history as becoming the “World War II Vehicle”. Jeeps have inspired other similar light utility vehicles and are the oldest off-road vehicle ever made. Jeeps also have a huge impact on today’s modern society. Jeeps bring society together. Jeep people have a slang term for themselves called “Jeepers”. Within today’s society there are Jeep Clubs. The aftermath of the Military Bantam Jeep, the Civilian Jeep, was another start to the legacy of Jeeps. In 1944 the CJ was brought to life with in the Jeep world. Along with all of its other brothers in the military this was the first Jeep to be used in public
Did you know that World War II was a spring of crazy ideas for weapons? Some may think this is insane but all of theses ideas were actually projects in WW2. Some might have made it to the battleground and some didn’t even make out of the testing labs. Well, during the war the Allied forces came up with the ideas of Feminizing Hitler, teaching pigeons to fly missiles, and creating a exploding wheel.
Am general’s was created Humvee in 1979 which is an acronym for the formal designation “High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV).
War has undoubtedly changed the vast majority of lives on this planet. Even the technology I am using to communicate this message is a product of war. Alan Turing developed the first computer, which was instrumental in the subsequent decryption of the Enigma code in World War II. The first jet aircraft was manufactured by the Luftwaffe to aid them in the same war, leading to today's primary mode of international travel. Countless medical breakthroughs and techniques are the direct product of war such as MRI, various drugs, and especially the laser. The United States even has a separate department, DARPA, whose contributions to the civilian lifestyle continue to innovate and impress. Many of these innovations, although funded for military reasons, have been invaluable to the human race, and we take them for granted day-to-day. From rockets, GPS, and Penicillin, to synthetic rubber, physics, and national defense, war may be hell, but it is certainly beneficial. The benefits of war are not restricted solely to technology; war is an effective catalyst for a nation's economy.
In the time period of last ten years, many changes have been observed in the nature of Warfare from being aggressive towards more argumentative. There are various views and debates among the nature and character of the wars and the debate continues to grow with time. The several reasons of changes can be attributed to the technological advances and other situational changes. This essay is going to shed light upon whether the nature and character of war has been changed in the course of recent years or it continues to be the same as it was years ago.