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    Trenches In Ww1 Essay

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    Trench warfare was implemented to provide cover for soldiers during battle in WW1 seeing that most battlefields were open field & farms, so soldiers had little or no cover from rifle fire. After suffering thousands of casualties, soldiers began to dig into the ground creating cover. Over the months the trenches grew & evolved to hold barracks & equipment. Within a few months trenches were equipped with all essentials to ensure there was no need to leave them unnecessarily. Trenches were first

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    Half an hour until the conference starts and they all waited patiently for it to start. Five minutes into the conference Lance calls the cops and tells them that there is a person on top of a parking garage across from the conference and has a sniper rifle. He says he thinks that he might try to shoot the president. So Lance starts to walk up to the top of the parking garage to check upon on Benjamin. As soon as Lance walks up to the top he sees Benjamin aiming at the president. Lance hurries and

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    learned after getting certified as a sniper is the importance of selecting and adjusting a quality trigger. When shooting it’s important to have an adjustable trigger that will allow the shooter to have a light and crisp shot. In the military a heavier two stage trigger is used, and this aids a soldier with better accuracy under pressure and when using winter gloves. It allows the soldier to feel a little extra creep or bump before the shot breaks. If these rifles are used in the civilian market, the

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    Rifles and Pistols One of the most important and common weapons was of course the Rifle and Pistol. Rifles and pistols were large and significant part of the war.

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    There are many different types of firearms including rifles, pistols, and shotguns and people use them for many different purposes. “Guns have been used to implement both the highest and basest goals of humanity - to put food on the table, to provide personal protection, to enforce or defy the law, to defend or acquire territory” (Supica). An example of this is using firearms for America to obtain their freedom from Britain. The advancements in firearms drastically changed warfare, hunting, and

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    until the enemy was retreating. Rifle- A rifle was the weapon that was something that everyman got, it was reasonably cheap to produce, reliable, accurate and easy to carry. British soldiers were issued with the Lee-Enfield 303, while most Germans received a 7.92mm Mauser. Both of the rifles were highly durable and had good long range. But this long range was largely wasted on the Western Front, where distances between trenches could be as low as 40 meters. Rifle cleaning, maintenance and drilling

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    The Evolution of Gunsmithing Firearms have been used for centuries to alter history. Without the creation of it the world would be very different places. Some countries may never have been formed and some may have been saved. Firearms have built cities and destroyed them; they have caused crime and stopped crime, just think where we would be without them. One of the most important aspects behind a gun is the gun powder. Gun powder is an explosive powder that when ignited sets off a violent reaction

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    Quotes 1. “Before leaving a corpse, Elijah tells me he has taken to opening each man’s eyes and staring into them, then closing them with his calloused right hand, letting a strange spark of warmth accumulate deep in his gut each time that he does it, noting the colour of the iris knowing that he, Elijah, is the last thing that each will see before being placed into the cold mud and water here. Before they go to their place.” (pg 200) 2. “He walks back to the dugout, his anger watered down

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    of the use of physics in design I am explaining the use of physics for the design of a rifle as it incorporates many important aspects of physics. I find this combination of intelligent design fascinating. It shows how our use of a complex and interesting subject as well as a certain degree of common sense has made it possible to create whatever we may need for any purpose. The oxford dictionary defines a rifle as a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel

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    Well I disagree; there’s much for politicians to learn about these weapons, which is one of the biggest problems. These weapons are actually not dangerous tools for murderers and psychopaths, as they are made out to be. They are sporting and hunting rifles that can be outfitted for a variety of jobs for the public. AR-15s should absolutely remain legal in the United States as the are more than just weapons of mass destruction: they can be used for safety and defence, they actually aren’t assault weapons

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