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What is used to map enemy positions and trenches and to attack trenches from above?
for look the position is used the photography and some time bombs
How did they build the trenches in ww1?
They used shovels and picks to dig out the trenches.
What are 3 separate lines of trenches?
The three rows of trenches covered between 200 and 500 yards of ground. Communication trenches, were dug at an angle to the frontline trench and was used to transport men, equipment and food supplies.
What was a parapet used for in the trenches?
A parapet was used to provide cover for soldiers as they moved about and fought in their trenches. (Note: a parapet was simply a vertcial extension of the trench, typically made of sandbags or piled earth, placed on the lip of the trench facing the enemy.)
What were fire steps used for in the trenches?
The trenches were deep enough to allow soldiers to move about without being shot. So if they wanted to look out to see what the enemy were doing they needed a step to stand on. This was the firestep, constructed at the front of the trench, which also allowed them to fire at the enemy in the trench opposte.
What was chlorine used for now and in ww1?
Chlorine gas was used to drive enemy men out of their trenches in order to make it easier to take the enemy trenches. Even now, it is used to soften up enemy positions.
What is used to map enemy positions and trenches and to attack trenches from above?
for look the position is used the photography and some time bombs
What were the trenches in ww1 used for?
Basically, to shelter troops from enemy attack.
Where were trenches in position to the enemy?
During World War I, trenches were for the most part located directly in front of the enemy's projected line of attack. Where possible, trenches were also located to the sides of enemy positions; however, many trenches (such as those used for supply- and communication-purposes) extended backwards from the front lines.
What did they do to stop the enemy from the trenches in ww1?
They shot at them, used barbed Wires and lines.
What did both sides invent to break deadlock in ww1?
gas attacks were used, eventually both sides ran out of equipment and men, so they used rapid machine gun fire into enemy trenches, it lasted for months
Why were the trenches built in the world war?
Trench warfare used several different types of trenches. Firing trenches were used by soldiers to protect themselves while firing their weapons at their enemy. Cover trenches were often built next to the firing trenches as a second line of defense in case the enemy captured the firing trench. Support trenches were used as rest areas for off-duty troops, who sometimes lived in dugouts excavated in the sides of the trench. A network of reserve and communications trenches was used to bring supplies and fresh troops to the front.
How was chlorine gas used?
It was used as a weapon during WW1. The gas was packed into artillery shells and shot into the enemy trenches.
How were trench mortars used on the battlefield during World War I?
they were stuck in the trenches and were fired out to hit the Enemy
What was the command used to tell soldiers in World War 1 to get out of the trenches and charge the enemy?
"Over the Top"
How did they build the trenches in ww1?
They used shovels and picks to dig out the trenches.
Laboratory equipment used for supporting other equipment?
A watch glass
