A NEW KIND OF WAR PART 2
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A NEW KIND OF WARPART 2
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rapid-fire machine guns were used
early machine guns: were big & heavy needed a crew of four to six people to
operate lacked cooling
mechanisms shot 400-600 small
caliber rounds perminute
GUNS
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later machine guns were lighter & more portable
lighter weight, but still too heavy
1918 guns for infantrymen now existed◦ lighter weight◦ lacked enough ammunition
by end of war, guns had been added to tanks, warships, & aircraft
GUNS
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aka: landships
armored vehicles could cross rough battlefield terrain
◦ such as no man’s land
first tank, “Little Willie”◦ 14 tons (weight) with 12-foot long track frames◦ space for three men (cramped)◦ maximum speed of 2 mph (on rough terrain)
TANKS
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first developed in Great Britain◦ France & the US soon became interested
not very reliable or useful at first
used later in the war◦ November 1917,
Battle of Cambrai
TANKS
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Uses of aircraft: observe enemy positions armed with machine guns & bombs attacked battlefields & cities attacked enemy planes
(“dogfights”)
useful from beginning of war
AIRCRAFT
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most countries had few planes at start of war
production of planes increased rapidly
planes had to be easy to fly◦ first, designed for stability◦ later, designed for maneuverability
generals began including planes in planning
AIRCRAFT
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U-boat: submarines used by Germans in WWI and WWII◦Unterseeboot◦ developed by Germans
unrestricted submarine warfare◦ any ship traveling in water around Great Britain
was subject to attack
SUBMARINES
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easy to attack without being seen attack merchant ships
◦ cut off (British) supply lines
Great Britain developed convoys◦ helped against threat of attack
United States entered war on Allied side◦ Americans had been killed because of
unrestricted submarine warfare
SUBMARINES
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flamethrower◦ different sizes for different circumstances
MISCELLANEOUS WEAPONS
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grenade◦ detonate two different ways: impact or timed-fuse
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bayonet◦ had more of a psychological use
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mortar◦ could be fired from inside a trench
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Trench-made weapons
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On a sheet of paper… Pick one of the following weapons:
◦ machine gun◦ tank◦ airplane◦ submarine
Write the name of it (and your own) at the top of the paper.
Explain which weapon had the most profound affect on warfare. Minimum one paragraph