weapons of world war one. war between nations most of us think of war as a conflict between nations....
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WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR ONE
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War between nations
• Most of us think of war as a conflict between nations.
• However war also is a conflict between two other entities…
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Tactics Versus Technology
• Tactics: how one fights and/or uses his armed forces to engage his opponent in battle
• Technology: the advancement of weaponry in an attempt to disrupt and defeat an opponents tactics
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• All wars begin with outdated tactics. • As battle ensues, the side that has the most
up-to-date technology usually has the advantage.
• Adapting to technology is vital in modern warfare.
• Tactics during World War I, for the most part, failed to adapt, leading to slaughter.
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The Weapons of the War
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Poison Gas
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Poison Gas was first used by the Germans against the French in April, 1915
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Chlorine and Mustard Gas
• When inhaled, the gas would cause choking and vomiting as it destroyed the lining of the lungs.
• Mustard gas would also blister the skin over a period of hours.
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Note the blisters under the arm and neck
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Protection Against Gas Attacks
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In the TrenchesProtection for both man and
beast.Gas would filter into the
trenches.
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Tactics Used to Protect Horses
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Tanks
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French FT – 17’s
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Advantages of Tanks
• Protected those inside
• Could break through enemy lines
• Multiple guns were fired from inside the tank
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Disadvantages
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Airplanes
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Initial Uses
• First used as observation platforms to help direct troops and artillery
• Pilots then begin shooting at one another using hand-held pistols and rifles
• Also dropped bricks and small bombs by hand
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Fixed guns were then added to aircraft, resulting in “Dogfights”
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Dutchman Anthony Fokker
• Invented an interrupter gear that enabled the pilot to fire a machine gun through the propeller blades.
• Prior to this, steel guards were used, causing ricochets which often killed the pilot.
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German Fokker
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The Aces
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Manfred Von Richthofen
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Richthofen’s Plane
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The Red Baron
• Richthofen became known as the “Red Baron”
• Flew a “Blood Red” Fokker
• Credited with 80 “kills”
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Eddie Rickenbacher
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America’s Top Ace
• Rickenbacher was credited with 22 “kills”
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German Gotha
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First Bomber Aircraft
• The Gotha caused 835 deaths and 1,972 injuries
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Machine Guns
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• Machine guns did more to cause the carnage of World War I than any other weapon
• They fired between 450 and 600 rounds per minute
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Artillery
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Artillery evolved from cannons
• Designed to shell the enemy from protected positions behind the front lines.
• High explosive shells were developed in order to cause “maximum” damage.
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Big Bertha
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Also known as the Paris Gun
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• The Paris Gun fired a 210 pound projectile 75 miles
• The Germans used this massive weapon to shell the French Capital
• The Coriolis Effect impacted trajectories due to the distance and height reached
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Submarines and Mines
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Flamethrowers
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Dirigibles
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Zeppelins
• Germany used its Zeppelins to bomb London.
• Became obsolete with the advancement of airplanes.
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How Did the Tactics Adjust?
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They Didn’t
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Men Hid in the Ground!
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Trench Warfare Ensued