Ww1 Technology

They knew about the basics like hand grenades, rifles, and pistols; but they didn’t have the slightest idea of the gas attacks, machine guns, and tanks. The Germans used the machine gun and gas to their advantage, and it was a deadly combo in trench warfare. The Germans would shoot gas into the enemy’s trenches, sort of like a mortar shell. The unlucky soldiers who have broken their masks would crawl out of the trench to try to get some fresh air (or so they thought). The German machine guns would tear through the crawling soldiers that were desperate for air. On the Western Front, many soldiers died because of this, mostly French and British, due to lack of knowledge and disastrous plans. However, due to this cruel and disastrous plan, the Germans had to pay for all of the damages that they have caused in the Great War. They only fully paid out this debt in

The first World War has been reported to be one of the most brutal wars in the history of time for many reasons. One of those reasons was strategic usage of chemical warfare. Chemical gas was used on both sides of the line, which turned out to be fatal for many. World War I was mostly fought in the trenches, where soldiers lived in deep, v-shaped holes or underground bunkers. Both sides would occupy these trenches in order to escape from the constant stream of bullets. These battles often ended in a standoff, or tie, which helped the introduction of a different, brand new style of fighting that included the use of chemicals. These chemicals had a range of

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.

In the 1940’s during World War II, technology had presented an importance to ensure success on the front. There were a wide range of scientists outside the military who could make things like this possible. When the war was ending, it had been discussed that lasting peace may not be guaranteed for the future. People in the war department of the Military and in other sections discussed the need for “private organization to connect military planning with research and development decisions” (cite

William Pollard once said, "Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient tomorrow." Maybe the generals of World War 1 (WW1) should have been told this when they used cavalry when they were outdated and rifles and machine guns were the weapons of this war. They found this out the hard way which sparked the time of technological innovations and changes that was WW1. The three technological innovations I will write about are machine guns, planes and tanks.

World War 1 or the Great War was one of the most brutal if not the most war the world has faced so far. It originated in Europe which quickly went global, the war started on the 28th of July 1914 and ended November 11th 1918. The war consisted of many weapons and deadly gases. The weapons include;

World War One, one of the most deadliest wars in history, caused massive damage to countries in Europe. During World War One, the technology advanced, with many creations were created, that caused a high amount of death and destruction. The U-Boat, also known as a submarine, is a underwater boat that the Germans used during World War One. The Tank was developed in World War One to help make crossing no man’s land easier. Poison gas was used in World War One as a new tactic to kill people in the trenches

During World War I there was an increase in casualties because of the introduction of new infantry weapons, artillery, and vehicles that greatly impacted the war. There were many causes of casualties but these were the most common. WWI was a very new type of warfare so it had new, deadly weaponry. Some people agree this was the bloodiest war in history. The question that makes many wonder is, what was the main weapon that really caused all this bloodshed?

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

B. Thesis: The First World War stimulated the greatest changes in warfare because it brought about new technology and industry development, advancement in science, and improved infrastructure and communication; essentially the First World War combined the legacies of the French and Industrial Revolutions and set the pattern for twentieth century warfare. ii. The industrialization in Europe and the new technology escalated the power of the WWI as compared to the other wars fought across the world there before.

The use of trench warfare, primarily along the Western Front, protected the soldiers from small arms fire and moderately from artillery. It introduced one of the most important weapons of the war, the machine gun. Before WWI, one of the most advanced weapons was the gating gun. It was hand-cranked and could deliver hundreds of rounds per minute. However, not every soldier was gifted this gun; it needed to be rolled around and required multiple riflemen to operate it. By the beginning of the war in 1914, practical machine guns were already in production since their invention by Hiram Maxim in 1884. The “Maxim gun,” was self-powered, using the recoil power of the previously fired shot to reload rather than being hand-powered. This enabled a much higher rate of fire and made the battlefield much more deadly. The machine gun was most commonly used in conjunction with poison gas, most commonly, mustard gas. World War I was the first war that saw the use of large-scale chemical weapons. There were many, different gases that had different reactions onto he body. Chlorine would cause the lungs to break down and choke its victim to death; mustard gas would blind its victims. This left the enemy open for machine gunners; the guns would be strategically mounted and provided the first defense against the enemy. Another tool used with the machine gun was barbed wire. Originally created for herding cattle, barbed wire ran for miles along the front of the

In World War I, about ten countries were involved. The countries separated themselves into allies: The Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria) and The Allies (Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States). World War I lasted for four years and suffered from great amounts of casualties. Eight million soilders suffered from casualties on the battlefield because of the new technology availible. World War I introduced the immense use of machine guns, poisonous gases, tanks, and submarines. The new technology dramatically increased the number of casualties compared to preceding wars.

Advancements in technology and science contributed to one the most gory and bloodiest war in the annals of human existence. These new technological advancements revolutionized how people regarded war. War was no longer where the opposite forces fought in a coordinated battle. War evolved into game of cunning strategy where the side with the bigger, powerful, and smarter toys played better. This led to a fierce competition where each side tried to create the smarter machines and better weapons, leading to deadly mass killing weapons in the process. One weapon or machine was created and an even better one was made. New developments such as machine guns, poison gas, tanks, and new strategy to thwart trench warfare affected how WWI was

During World War I many new kinds of weapons and technology were invented and improved. Some of these weapons included tanks, chemical and biochemical weapons, grenades, and machine guns. Chemical Warfare was used for the first time on a large scale in World War I. There are two main types of chemical warfare, one affects the surface of the body they come in contact with and the other affects the nervous system. Almost all chemical warfare weapons needed to be inhaled to cause severe damage or death. Chemicals that caused neurological damage acted by blocking the transmission of nerve messages throughout the body, these types of chemicals included tabun, soman, sarin, and VX (“Chemical and Biological

Between WWI and WWII there was a lot of continuities of military technology throughout the two wars such as the U-boat, better known as the modern day submarine, and automatic weapons, but also experienced changes such as naval weapons and nuclear weapons of mass destruction; battle tactics also evolved in terms of armoured vehicles and strategic battle plans while chemical warfare continued throughout both wars.