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The Machine gun was the most effective weapon in world war one. It killed more than 7million people out of 8 1/2million. Used to protect trenches. It was effective enough that a counter measure had to be developed to overcome it. The tank. Even in WW2, Gen Patton stated that the primary weapon of a tank was it's machine gun, and not it's cannon.
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What country developed the machine gun in world war 1?
Germany
What weapon of World war 1 was responsible for stalemate?
Machine gun
Vickers machine gun world war 1?
The machine guns in 1914 needed 6-8 one to fire, one to reload ammunition rest to carry gun. The machine guns needed to be on a flat surface and was placed on a tripod. They also had a fire power of 100 guns. The Vickers machine gun was sued through the first world war and through the second world war.
Which World War 1 technologies were most effective?
Of course (while not entirely new) the proliferation of the machine gun forced the type of warfare that ensued.
How many people died from machine guns in World war 1?
96,786 soldiers died from machine gun's
What machine gun was used in world war 1?
The British used the Vickers machine gun
What were the main british machine guns used in world war 1?
The Vickers machine gun was the primary machine gun they used in WWI.
Did they have machine gun turrets in world war 1?
Yes that is when gun turrets were invented.
What types of machine guns were used in World War 2?
In World War 2 there were three types of machine guns used: squad support weapon, medium machine gun, and Heavy Machine gun such as the Browning M2, and the M1919
What was the name of the machine gun used by Britain during World War 1?
The primary one they used was the Vickers machine gun.
Why was the intervention needed for World War 2 Production?
Machine Gun
What country developed the machine gun in world war 1?
Germany
What weapon of World war 1 was responsible for stalemate?
Machine gun
When was the machine gun first used in world war 1?
The machine guns they had in WW1 were very only effective indefence because of the size (heavy), it wasn't intill WW2 that they gave them to almost every unit.
Which World War 1 technologies were most effective?
Of course (while not entirely new) the proliferation of the machine gun forced the type of warfare that ensued.
What weapon was very effective in killing the enemy in World War 1?
The machine gun (used by both sides) was very effective in wiping out whole lines of soldiers advancing towards the enemy over open ground.
How did the machine gun effect World War 1?
Machine guns became common weapons in World War I. These weapons were very deadly and highly effective in the war.
