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Much more people would've been killed because of the lack of defense. Trenches served a great big deal during World War 1.

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What would it be like in World War 1 without the machine gun?

Without the machine gun in WWI, it would have been very different. Machine guns were used very much in WWI. They were used to mow down soldiers that were trying to rush the trenches, and so they were very effective for defending the trench from oncoming soldiers. Without the machine gun, bolt action rifles and bayonets, along with Mills bombs would have been the main weapons. Bolt action rifles are much slower to shoot than machine guns, and therefore trenches would have been conquered much more easily.


Where did the soilders of World War 1 sleep?

Inside the trenches there is dugouts. They would sleep in there.


What is a reserve trench?

Reserve trenches were used as supplies for the trenches out the front. In world war one, they had come up with a technique of hiding in trenches before they fight. To do this properly, they had made them zig-zags. The trenches on the front line were where the soldiers would fight from. Reserve trenches were used in case these people had anything happen to them and they needed to use more trenches and more men. Throughout the war, the conditions of the front line trenches became worse as the communication and reserve trenches improved. I hope that helped :)


Where did World War 1 soldiers sleep?

Mostly on the ground, if they were in the trenches. They would scrape "funk holes" in the side of the trenches as some protection from the elements and shrapnel or, if they were lucky there would be a dugout - an underground tunnel that would be safe against all but a direct hit from a shell.


Why were trenches difficult to defeat?

If you tryed to run across, the enemies would pop out of the trenches and shoot you. Another negative factor was that both sides had periscope rifles. A periscope rifle has a periscope instead of a normal scope; this allowed them to shoot above the trench without showing your head

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What would it be like in World War 1 without the machine gun?

Without the machine gun in WWI, it would have been very different. Machine guns were used very much in WWI. They were used to mow down soldiers that were trying to rush the trenches, and so they were very effective for defending the trench from oncoming soldiers. Without the machine gun, bolt action rifles and bayonets, along with Mills bombs would have been the main weapons. Bolt action rifles are much slower to shoot than machine guns, and therefore trenches would have been conquered much more easily.


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TheGermans realized that they would have to stay in hem longer so they carefully planned their trenches. The British however didn't realize this and hastily constructed their trenches. Hope that helped!


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